President of Fondazione Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi since 2022 and Director since 1992. Former Professor of Animal Physiology at Piacenza Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. He is a member of the Technical Committee for Animal Nutrition and Health - Technical Section for Animal Feed and for the Protection of Animals for Breeding and Slaughter of the Ministry of Health. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the European Federation of Animal Science, the Board of the Scientific Association of Animal Production and the Board of Directors of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.
Rector and Professor of Demography at Milan Bocconi University. He was a Professor at Oxford University and Nuffield College and a research director at Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. He has been a pro-tempore member (as the Rector of Bocconi University) of the Board of Fondazione Invernizzi since 2022.
Consigliere Delegato della Fondazione Invernizzi dal 2018. Studia all’Università Bocconi (DES, 1987) e alla Columbia Business School (2000). È stato Amministratore Delegato e poi Presidente di RHIAG Group, distributore europeo di componentistica auto.
Engineer and Architect, he is the Chairman of Yarpa Investimenti SGR S.p.A. and a Director of Vittoria Assicurazioni S.p.A. and Yafa S.p.A.. He was the Chairman of Banca di Piacenza, General Finance Director of Pirelli Group and Vice-President at Chase Manhattan Bank, now JPMorgan Chase.
Professor of Biology of Microorganisms and Technology of Food Products of Animal Origin at Piacenza-Cremona Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. Since 2017, he has been the Director of the Department of Food Science and Technology for a Sustainable Food Supply Chain, DiSTAS. He has been a pro-tempore member of the Board of Fondazione Invernizzi since 2018, delegated by Milan Archbishop Mario Delpini.
Managing Director of the family company, which is one of Made-in-Italy excellences, as it was awarded the title of Best Distillery in the World in 2019 by Wine Enthusiast, a first for Italy and for Grappa. She is responsible for artisanal distillation and is in charge of sales and marketing for the Italian market. Together with her sisters she received the Guido Carli Foundation Award for Entrepreneurial Merit in May 2024. She has been a member of the Board of Fondazione Invernizzi since 2023.
Vice-Chairman of Fondazione Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi since 2022 and Director since 2011. Notary public in Milan. Author of publications on civil and commercial law and speaker at conferences and seminars.
former Full Professor of General Surgery, he was the Director of the School of Specialisation in General Surgery at Milan University. He was a member of the Board of Directors of INGM (National Institute of Molecular Genetics) and he contributed in particular to its establishment and start-up stage. He was the Chairman and a member of the Regional Ethics Committees and I.R.C.S. until March 2024. He was a member of the Ministry of Health Technical and Scientific Committee and a Scientific Advisor of IRCCS MultiMedica. He has been a member of the Board of Fondazione Invernizzi since 2004.
Romeo was born in Pozzuolo Martesana on 3rd May 1906 in a family of small entrepreneurs who were already involved in dairy production. The development, growth and visibility of the company stemmed from his commitment and ingenuity. He spent some time in Marseilles where he studied the techniques of transalpine marketing, focusing on product differentiation from competitors and the power of advertising as a sales driver.
In 1941, after the passing of his father, he took over most of the management functions. Advertisements are memorable that were launched by the company, such as the young boy licking his fingers, Susanna tutta panna and cow Carolina, which contributed to the success of Invernizzi. In 1966, he was appointed Cavaliere del Lavoro (Knight of Labour) for his merits in the agri-food and entrepreneurial fields. In 1998, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore awarded Romeo Invernizzi an Honorary Degree in Agricultural Sciences.
Together with his wife Enrica Pessina, they were representatives of Milan high society and were proactive philanthropists. Among many other things, they supported Milan La Scala Theatre and the construction of the pavilion of Milan Maggiore Hospital (the current headquarters of Ingm). Enrica Pessina, a violinist and a fashion and interior design enthusiast, was the president of the association “Gli amici della Scala” (The friends of La Scala) in 1978.
In 1990, as the ultimate expression of their patronage, they set up Fondazione Invernizzi, which was established with the aim of organizing scientific and cultural initiatives and events in the fields of economics, medicine and agri-food sciences. It was their idea to establish the Invernizzi Award, which was assigned from 1997 to 2003 and suspended in 2004 when it was turned into a grant for research. The Foundation was chaired by Romeo Invernizzi until 2004, always flanked by his wife Enrica who was the Vice-President and later, the President until 2005. Invernizzi Award, attivo dal 1997 al 2003 e sospeso nel 2004 quando è stato convertito in contributo alla ricerca. La Fondazione è stata presieduta da Romeo Invernizzi fino al 2004, sempre affiancato dalla moglie Enrica che ne è stata Vicepresidente e successivamente, presidente fino al 2005.
Romeo Invernizzi passed on 17th July 2004 and his wife, Enrica Pessina, died a few months later on 27th January 2005.
President Emeritus of Fondazione Invernizzi since 2023. Chartered accountant in Milan. He served as the President of Fondazione Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi from 2005 to 2022, following the passing of the Knight. Since the passing of Mrs Enrica Invernizzi and in accordance with her will, he has successfully managed the assets that the Invernizzi family had allocated to the Foundation. He has contributed to the growth and consolidation of the Foundation, strengthening its assets, preserving and promoting its identity and committing to providing financial resources to Milan Università degli Studi, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi for scholarships and research projects.
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