Andrea Pininfarina

Andrea Pininfarina (June 26, 1957 – August 7, 2008) was an Italian engineer and manager, former CEO of the Italian coachbuilder Pininfarina, founded by his grandfather Battista "Pinin" Farina in 1930 and still controlled by the family. He was the son of Sergio Pininfarina and was married to Italian aristocrat Cristina Maddalena Pellion di Persano, with whom he had three children, Benedetta, Sergio and Luca.cite web
title = E' morto Andrea Pininfarina travolto in uno scontro con un'auto
publisher = Repubblica, 7 August, 2008
url = http://www.repubblica.it/2008/08/sezioni/economia/muore-pininfarina/muore-pininfarina/muore-pininfarina.html]

Pininfarina was born in Turin. In 1981 he graduated from Polytechnic of Turin as a mechanical engineer and in 1982 was employed by Fruehauf corporation in the United States of America.web cite|url=http://www.pininfarina.com/index/gruppo/management/aPinin.html|title=Andrea Pininfarina|publisher=Pininfarina|accessdate=2007-08-20] In 1983 he joined the family business as Program Manager of the Cadillac Allanté project at Pininfarina.web cite| url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_23/b3886207.htm|title=Andrea Pininfarina| publisher=Business Week| date=2004-06-07| accessdate=2007-08-20] In 1987 he was promoted to Co-General Manager of the company, and in 1988 he became General Manager. In 1994 he was again promoted to Managing Director, and in 2001 he assumed the responsibility of chief executive officer. Mr. Pininfarina recently served as vice president of Italy's Confindustria industry lobby.cite web
title = Pininfarina CEO's Death Puts Cloud Over Company's Future
publisher = The Wall Street Journal, Gordon Sorlini, August 8, 2008; Page B3
url = http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121814681866122121.html] In 2004 he was named by Businessweek as one of the "25 stars of Europe", in the category dedicated to innovators, while in 2005 he received the "Eurostar 2005" award from Automotive News Europe, awarded to "top managers who have particularly distinguished themselves in the business sectors covered by their respective automotive companies."cite web
title = Andrea Pininfarina Eurostar 2005
publisher = Pininfarina.com
url = http://www.pininfarina.com/index/eventi/eventiPin.html?index.php&p=466]

Pininfarina died while riding a Vespa scooter, near the company’s headquarters in Cambiano,cite web
title = Obituary: Andrea Pininfarina
publisher = Autocar UK, 7 August 2008
url = http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/234359/] outside Turin, Italy, on the morning of August 7, 2008. According to police at the scene, the dynamics of the accident were clear; without seeing the approaching scooter, a car, driven by a 78 year old man, [cite web|url=http://www.spiegel.de/auto/aktuell/0,1518,570678,00.html|publisher=Spiegel Online|date=2008-08-07|accessdate=2008-08-10|title=Designerlegende Pininfarina ist tot [http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?doit=done&tt=url&intl=1&fr=bf-home&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spiegel.de%2Fauto%2Faktuell%2F0%2C1518%2C570678%2C00.html&lp=de_en&btnTrUrl=Translate Translation] ] maneuvered from a side street around a parked lorry unloading sand, pulling directly in front of Mr. Pininfarina, whose scooter then impacted the car head-on. Conditions at the time of the accident were very foggy.cite web
title = Andrea Pininfarina Dies in Turin Road Accident
publisher = Corrierre.it
url = http://www.corriere.it/english/08_agosto_08/pininfarina_213a5ac4-654b-11dd-ab30-00144f02aabc.shtml] cite web
title = Andrea Pininfarina killed in crash
publisher = ANSA.it, August 7, 2008
url = http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2008-08-07_107251727.html]

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