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De Benedetti family sells Italy’s biggest media group GEDI to Agnelli family

December 6, 2019

John Elkann, heir to the Agnelli industrial dynasty, says his family’s $113 million deal with the De Benedetti family’s media empire will future proof the publisher of Italy’s La Repubblica and La Stampa newspapers.

FB Roundup: Subway, CIR Group & Tata Sons

May 4, 2018

Sister of Subway founder retires after 45 years, Monica Mondardini steps away from GEDI, Tata and John Deere lease to subsistence farmers

Sister of Subway founder retires after 45 years

Suzanne Greco, the sister of Subway founder Fred DeLuca, has retired as chief executive after more than 45 years with the business.

Greco started with the company as a “sandwich artist” in 1973, and worked her way up the ranks, becoming chief executive in 2015 when her older brother died of cancer.

Top speakers confirmed and nominees shortlisted

April 12, 2018

Exceptional speakers are confirmed and shortlisted nominees are ready for the judges’ consideration now there are just two months to go until Campden Wealth hosts the Davos and Oscars of family business in Europe.

Italy’s Starhotels crowned supreme European family business in 2017

June 21, 2017

Starhotels has taken out the top award at the sixth annual European Families in Business Awards, presented in Prague on 20 June.

Starhotels has taken out the top award at the sixth annual European Families in Business Awards, presented in Prague on 20 June.

Brave battle to save centuries-old business earns German family special award

March 22, 2017

Prym family members gave a tearful speech and won the hearts of the audience when they accepted their surprise tribute at the latest CampdenFB European Families in Business Awards

Prym family members gave a tearful speech and won the hearts of the audience when they accepted their surprise tribute at the latest CampdenFB European Families in Business Awards

Members of Germany’s oldest family-owned business were the surprise winners of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the fifth annual European Families in Business Awards in Berlin in June.

German families enjoyed dazzling success at the gala dinner at Hotel de Rome, winning awards in five out of seven categories.

Euro star: Monica Mondardini and the secrets to effective management

December 21, 2016

Winning the Top Non-Family Director Award at this year’s European Families in Business Awards is just the latest in a series of accolades for Monica Mondardini. The trailblazing chief executive of CIR Group tells James Beech her philosophy for working with family businesses, the secrets to effective management and what Italy must do to reach sustainable economic growth

Winning the Top Non-Family Director Award at this year’s European Families in Business Awards is just the latest in a series of accolades for Monica Mondardini. The trailblazing chief executive of CIR Group tells James Beech her philosophy for working with family businesses, the secrets to effective management and what Italy must do to reach sustainable economic growth

Family business roundup: A mix of big ups and big falls for ArcelorMittal, Ford and Cir

October 31, 2012

Economic woes are no doubt having an impact on the performance of family businesses around the world, but some companies are posting figures that are simply poles apart.

ArcelorMittal, the family-controlled steel and mining company, said sales fell to $19.7 billion (€15.1 billion) for the third quarter of 2012, from $24.2 billion for the same period last year.

Europe’s top 25 family businesses and leaders

July 5, 2012

With just days to go until the winners of the Families in Business Awards, in association with Societe Generale Private Banking, are announced, CampdenFB takes a look at the shortlisted candidates and businesses – and their achievements.

The winners will be announced on 9 July at an awards ceremony in Amsterdam, which will be held at the Heineken Brewery, one of the Netherlands’ most iconic family businesses.