(Ivrea, April 11, 1901 - Aigle (Switzerland), February 27, 1960)
The product that made the reputation of
was born on the hill of Monte Navale, near Ivrea on April 11, 1901, from his father Camillo, jew, and his mother Louise, Valdese. In 1924 he graduated in chemical engineering and, after a period of study in the United States, during which he was able to catch up on practices of business administration, came in 1926 in the factory where his father, at the behest of Camillus, had his first experiences as a laborer. He became director of Olivetti in 1933 and president in 1938. He opposed the fascist regime with periods of active militancy (attended by Carlo Rosselli, Ferruccio Parri, Sandro Pertini and others in the liberation of Filippo Turati). In 1949 he converted
Olivetti to Catholicism "for the conviction of his superior theology." He was mayor of Ivrea in 1956 and in 1958 was elected as a representative of the "Community". Student of urban planning, he directed the development plan of the Valle d'Aosta and was also president of the National Institute of urban planning. On February 27, 1960 died suddenly during a train journey from Milan to Lausanne at the time of his death, the company founded by his father and him for a long time boasted a direct presence in all major international markets, with approximately 36,000 employees, more than half abroad.
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