Fortune Italy uses data from Orbis in its Businessperson of the Year ranking

Data from Orbis, the world’s most powerful comparable data resource on private companies, helped Fortune Italy identify 8 individuals as Businessperson of the Year.

The winners

• Fabrizio Palermo, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP)
• Carlo Messina, Intesa Sanpaolo
• Francesco Starace, Enel
• Giovanni Ferrero, Ferrero
• Nicoletta Luppi, Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) Italy
• Silvia Candiani, Microsoft Italy
• Miuccia Prada, Prada
• Davide Dattoli, Talent Garden

Methodology

In the first stage of its assessment, Fortune Italy used Orbis to evaluate companies that have performed the best in the past 3 years, focusing on 8 key sectors:

• Industrial
• Finance
• Energy
• Food
• Pharmaceuticals
• Technology
• Startups
• Fashion

Secondly, the publication narrowed down companies using its own set of criteria:

• Sustainability
• Propensity for innovation

And then selected individual candidates based on personal qualities including:

• Charisma
• Strategic vision
• Leadership

Fortune Italy notes that it calibrated their judgment for gender equality.

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