Benedetto Vigna (born 10 April 1969 in Potenza) is an Italian physicist and businessman. He is currently the chief executive officer of Ferrari.
Benedetto Vigna | |
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.jpg) Vigna in 2017 | |
| Born | 10 April 1969 Potenza, Italy |
| Occupation | Business executive Physicist |
| Title | CEO, Ferrari |
| Board member of | Ferrari |
Career edit
Born in Potenza, Basilicata, he grew up in the neighboring municipality of Pietrapertosa.[1]
Graduating as a physicist from the University of Pisa in 1993, in 1995 he started working for STMicroelectronics starting the company's commitment to microelectromechanical systems.[2]
He is the inventor of a three-dimensional motion sensor which was initially applied to the airbags of automobiles.[3] After reducing its size and cost, the sensor was used in the Nintendo Wii console's wireless controller.[3] For this invention, Vigna was included in the shortlist of twelve candidates for the "European Inventor 2010" award promoted by European Patent Organization.[3] In his career he has registered more than one hundred patents.[4]
On 9 June 2021, he was announced as the new chief executive officer of Ferrari.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Il lucano Benedetto Vigna dal 1° settembre amministratore delegato Ferrari. "Orgoglio e senso di responsabilità"" (in Italian). 8 August 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Biografia di Benedetto Vigna" (PDF). STMicroelectronics (in Italian). Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b c de Paola, Giovanni (12 March 2010). "Premio per l'inventore europeo. In gara anche un italiano". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Benedetto Vigna Result list". Espacenet. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Ferrari appoints Benedetto Vigna as chief executive officer". Ferrari. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.