Antonio Benedetti

Biography

Antonio Benedetti was formerly the CEO of Magirus, one of the world largest Fire Engines company. Since 1864, Magirus has stood for innovation and tradition for firefighters around the world. Providing comprehensive state-of-the-art fire trucks, ladders, rescue and equipment vehicles as well as special solutions, pumps and portable pumps, Magirus is one of the largest technology leaders in the firefighting industry. With more than 1.300 employees and operations in Germany, Austria, Italy and France, Magirus is present in more than 100 countries and in the last few years has been through an intensive turnaround which involved footprint, operations, product portfolio renewal, global expansion and Brand repositioning. Prior to Magirus, Mr Benedetti was Group CFO and Director of Archimica, an international contract manufacturing organisation of active pharmaceutical ingredients and their pre-cursors for the global branded and generic pharmaceutical industries. Prior to Archimica, Mr Benedetti worked for more than 10 years in different sectors of the Fiat Group, including Case New Holland, Fiat Powertrain Technologies and Fiat Group Automobiles.

Research Interest

Automobiles