Milan, Giorgio Furlani is the new CEO
Milan announced today that “Giorgio Furlani has been appointed as the new CEO, succeeding Ivan Gazidis who will end his term in early December. Milanese and AC Milan player since birth, Furlani has been a member of the AC Milan Board of Directors since 2018 and has played a fundamental role in the club’s successes under the management of Elliott Advisors, who leaves to take on the new position of CEO of AC Milan “.
Commenting on the appointment, FDirector and Managing Partner of RedBird Capital Partners Gerry Cardinale said: “When RedBird Capital Partners took upon themselves the responsibility of becoming AC Milan’s keeper, we said we would bring our experience in sports, media and entertainment to the Club to bring it back to the pinnacle of European football, where it belongs. George we recognized the ideal CEO profile to lead the day to day Club and work closely with the RedBird team to make that vision a realityto. Giorgio knows both the Club and the city of Milan thoroughly and, more importantly, in the last four years he has won the esteem and trust of the whole team at Casa Milan. He will therefore be able to better manage the transition to his new leadership role to keep our focus on the challenging goals we have before us. For this next chapter in the history of Milan, our vision is very clear and to achieve it the RedBird team will work in full harmony with Giorgio and with tall the management of Casa Milan“.
“I want to thank Gerry and the RedBird team for granting me the great honor of leading the Club I love as it enters a new phase of its rebirth”, said Giorgio Furlani. “I look forward to the prospect of working with the President Scaroni, Paolo Maldini, Stefano Pioli and more generally with all the management of the Club: I am convinced that in the coming years, together, we will be able to reach new and great goals, on and off the pitch. Go Milan!”.
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