Pirelli Believes in Young Managers

At just 34 years old Gianluca Lionetto was appointed as managing director of Pirelli Asia in July, gaining responsibility for Pirelli activities in 14 Asian countries excluding China and Japan. Before taking on this new role Lionetto spent one year as a managing director in South Africa, following two years as marketing director there. His successor as head of Pirelli South Africa is 35 year-old Alessandro Marchi.