ROME (ITALPRESS) – The Young Manager Award was presented today to ten promising managers, plus a special mention to the best Expat manager. Now in its sixth year, the prestigious award is established by Federmanager and its Young Group to enhance the role and value of managerial skills.Winning this edition, as the best Young Manager of the year, is Maristella Pignone, Paintshop manager & cluster leader innovation at Stellantis Spa.An engineer, in Stellantis for about a year, she has developed a career path focused on the automotive sector with different roles and responsibilities; she was also awarded for her “strong communication and relational skills, open approach, and uncommon social intelligence.”Here are the names of the other award-winning managers:Andrea Colombo – Dynamic systems repair and overhaul manager – Italy of Leonardo Spa – Helicopters division;Leonardo Fabbrizio – Business development manager of Expertise Srl;Luisa Gamba – Head of partnership public sector Italia of Amazon Business Italia;Antonio Merola – Hr Director of Ecobat resources Italy;Carla Monastero – Head of retail demand, forecast and portfolio management of Enel Energia Spa;Calogero Saeli – General manager eMobility of Hitachi Energy Italy Spa;Luca Stronati – Head of software release, integration, safety whole vehicle of Automobili Lamborghini;Giulia Zanzi – Vuarnet brand director of Thelios, Lvmh Group;Andrea Zapponini – Head of group procurement, governance & process of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane Spa;The special Expat award was given to Andrea Risatti, vice president – head of department forging of Sms India private limited.Today’s award concludes a contest involving some 2,000 managers registered under 44 in Federmanager. After a review of resumes arrived from all over Italy, the best ones were selected by an evaluation committee, made up of the Federmanager Youth Group and Jefferson Wells – Manpower Group, based on study and career path, seniority in the role, any mentions for professional merits and motivation for the candidacy. “To the young awardees go my applause and encouragement to strengthen skills and networks. The impact of new technologies, in particular, will lead to new opportunities for young people who can seize them. Therefore, it is important to recognize the merit, execution and determination of these young people: they are key resources for driving the sustainable development of companies and the country,” commented Federmanager President Valter Quercioli. “The Award continues to grow and consolidates its presence in the territories, involving levels of excellence in managerial skills. Artificial intelligence requires knowledgeable leadership, which is why the award was intended to reward not only skills, but also the vision and willingness to use emerging technologies responsibly,” said Federmanager Young Group coordinator Antonio Ieraci.Alessandro Testa, Jefferson Wells Director, said, “We are proud to be a partner of the Young Manager Award, an initiative that celebrates excellence and innovation in management, values that we share and promote every day in our search and selection of senior and executive managers. Today, for those in a leadership role, it is essential to grow their talents and skills, in what must be a continuous evolution. “The sixth edition of the Award, entitled “IANG – Artificial Intelligence New Generations,” was also an opportunity to bring out the value of managerial training for managing the impacts that artificial intelligence is registering, in terms of the transformation of organizational models and production processes that affect work, including from an ethical and social point of view.Federmanager Academy President Marco Bertolina stressed that “Federmanager Academy has always flanked and supported the Young Manager Award. We want to be the point of reference for the training of young managers, with a view to career development and also the growth of companies and the entire country system. “It is a pleasure to contribute again this year to the Young Manager Award by offering the winner the opportunity to attend our Executive MBA,” said Luigi Gangitano, Chief of Digital Innovation at POLIMI Graduate School of Management. “We firmly believe that continuing education is the key to developing leadership capable of addressing the complex challenges of our time and driving change toward a more sustainable and innovative future. “For Professor Leandro Pecchia, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Chair of the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program at the University Campus Bio-Medico in Rome, “AI is the greatest opportunity ever to improve the quality and sustainability of work. It is up to managers, particularly young leaders, to empower their companies to seize this momentous opportunity. To drive this change, exceptional training, partnerships with top researchers and innovators, and the courage to experiment are essential. With the UCBM Academy at the University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, we are at the forefront of accompanying managers in this unprecedented transformation, pouring the expertise of world-renowned researchers into our executive and master’s courses on AI and management, designed together with world-leading companies in the field.”Luca Brambilla, director of the Academy of Strategic Communication, also wished to express his satisfaction, “The Academy of Strategic Communication is pleased to be a partner of the Federmanager Youth Group, accompanying managers in the development of strategic-relational skills that are the key to achieving increasingly challenging goals in today’s complex environment. “The event was held in the new “Cu.Bo” location of the Campus Bio-Medico University in Rome, where a roundtable discussion was held with the voices of the associations representing youth in management, industry and the professions. Moderated by Janina Landau, head of the Rome office of Class Cnbc, speakers included Francesca Boccia, Coordinator of the Federmanager IA Commission, Giulio Natalizia, Vice President Young Entrepreneurs of Confindustria, Francesco Cataldi, President National Union of Young Certified Public Accountants and Accounting Experts, Benedetto Delle Site, President Young Christian Entrepreneurs Union Executives Angelica Donati, President Young National Association of Building Contractors, Gabriele Ferrieri, President National Association of Young Innovators, Luigi Salvatore Falco, Vice President Young Confapi.The contest was organized in collaboration with Iws, Industria Welfare Salute and 4.Manager.
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