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11 December 2019

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

Francisco Fisher

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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Francisco Fisher

Francisco Fisher, Content Developer

Francisco is a content developer for Bureau van Dijk. He has spent more than a decade working as a writer, editor and content marketing specialist for tech-focused companies and publications.

Francisco is a content developer for Bureau van Dijk. He has spent more than a decade working as a writer, editor and content marketing specialist for tech-focused companies and publications.

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