Profile
John Elkann
Industrialist + President
Male
Born
Apr 1, 1976
Age
37
Hometown
New York City
Nationality
Italy
John Philip Jacob Elkann is an Italian industrialist. He was the chosen heir of Gianni Agnelli, his grandfather, and controls the family's automaker Fiat. He is the Chairman of Fiat and the Chairman and CEO of Exor, an investment company controlled by… Read More
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Fiat Chairman Says Group Is Open To Tie UpsReuters.com - May 30, 2013
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It's OfficialHuffington Post - May 24, 2013
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Fiat "Must Continue To Grow", Says Chairman John ElkannReuters.com - Apr 09, 2013
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Fiat Chairman Says Still Discussing How To Merge With ChryslerReuters.com - Mar 12, 2013
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1976
Birth
Born on April 1, 1976.
TEENAGE
1994
18 Years Old
Elkann attended primary school in the UK and in Brazil, before his family moved to Paris, where he obtained a baccalauréat scientifique at the State School Lycée Victor-Duruy in 1994.
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TWENTIES
1997
21 Years Old
In December 1997, Elkann was selected by his grandfather Gianni Agnelli to take the place in the family business of Giovanni Alberto - the son of Gianni’s younger brother, Umberto, who had died at the age of 33 – and he was appointed to the Fiat Board at the age of 22.
2000
24 Years Old
In 2000, after graduating in Management Engineering from Politecnico di Torino, he joined General Electric’s Corporate Audit program.
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2003
27 Years Old
In 2003, he joined IFIL (now Exor) and worked on the turnaround of Fiat Group.
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THIRTIES
2010
34 Years Old
In 2010, he became Chairman of Fiat S.p.A., succeeding Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, and Chairman of the Giovanni Agnelli e C. Sapaz, succeeding Gianluigi Gabetti.
2011
35 Years Old
In February 2011, he was appointed Chairman and CEO of EXOR. In September 2004, Elkann married the Italian countess Lavinia Borromeo on Isola Madre, one of the Borromean Islands of Lake Maggiore; the reception, held on nearby Isola Bella, featured a 5 meter long chocolate cake depicting the Lingotto car plant of Turin and a unicorn, the heraldic symbol of the Borromeo family, and a guest list including Henry Kissinger, Mario Monti, Michel Platini, Valentino Garavani, Carla Bruni and Elle Macpherson. Their first child, a boy named Leone (Italian for "lion"), was born in August 2006. On 12 November 2007, Mrs. Elkann gave birth to the couple's second boy, Oceano (Italian for "ocean").
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