- CIR Group
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Compagnie Industriali Riunite S.p.A. Type Società per azioni (BIT: CIR) Industry Holding company Founded 1976 Headquarters Milan, Italy Key people Rodolfo De Benedetti (CEO), Stefano Micossi (Chairman) Products Industrial holdings Operating income €215.8 million (2010)[1] Profit €56.9 million (2010)[1] Total assets €7.622 billion (end 2010)[1] Total equity €2.523 billion (end 2010)[1] Employees 12,910 (end 2010)[1] Website www.cirgroup.com CIR Group (Compagnie Industriali Riunite, BIT: CIR) is the industrial holding company of the De Benedetti Group, controlled by COFIDE — Gruppo De Benedetti, the financial holding company of the De Benedetti family.
CIR principal holdings include media (Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso, in which it holds 54.8%), energy (Sorgenia, which it controls in conjunction with Austria's Verbund), automotive components (Sogefi), and health care (KOS). CIR is also an anchor investor of venture capital funds managed by Noventi.
The group was established by Carlo De Benedetti in 1976. He remains honorary chairman of the company today, with his son Rodolfo De Benedetti having served as CEO since 1995.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Annual Report 2010". CIR Group. http://www.cirgroup.com/fileadmin/docs/Cir_Annual_Report_2010.pdf. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
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- Companies established in 1976
- Companies based in Milan
- Companies of Italy
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