Lapo Elkann

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name = Lapo Elkann


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Lapo Elkann (October 7, 1977) is a New York-born Italian industrialist, former marketing manager and heir to the automaker Fiat. He is the brother of John Elkann, who is widely expected to become the head of the Fiat group. Lapo Elkann, who is an avid Juventus fan, was engaged to the Italian actress Martina Stella.

Elkann is a son of the novelist Alain Elkann and his former wife, Margherita Agnelli. He is a grandson of Fiat chairman Gianni Agnelli and a stepson of Serge Graf von der Pahlen. In addition to his brother, John, Elkann has a sister, Ginevra Elkann, and five half-siblings by his mother's second marriage: Maria, Pierre, Sophia, Anna, and Tatiana.

He survived a nearly fatal drug overdose that put him in a coma on October 10, 2005 in Turin, Italy, while in the company of a group of older transsexuals.cite web|url=http://www.corriere.it/Primo_Piano/Cronache/2005/10_Ottobre/12/imarisio.shtml|title=Il racconto: «Lapo è un bravo ragazzo»|work=Corriere della Sera|author=Marco Imarisio|accessdate=2006-09-04] Some media outlets speculated that the cocaine Elkann used that night may have been of lower purity, or may have been laced with heroin.

Lapo rebounded in early 2007 with the launch of italiaindependent.com, a project featuring products conceived, developed and produced in Italy.

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External links

* [http://www.motortrend.com/features/consumer/112_0512_lapo_elkann_interview/ Interview - Lapo Elkann, Fiat's head of brand promotions]
* [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/4c124ffc-a181-11db-8bc1-0000779e2340.html Interview - Lunch with the FT: Lapo Elkann]
* [http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/01/08/opinion/flapo.php Interview - A new definition of Italian luxury]
* [http://www.style.com/w/feat_story/020307/index.html Interview - Lapo Elkann: Recovery Mission]
* [http://www.italiaindependent.it/ Website - Italia Independent]
* [http://www.independentideas.it/ Website - Independent Ideas]