From wine to IT: the 25 Knights of Labour honoured by Mattarella
The honour of Cavaliere del Lavoro is awarded annually by the President of the Republic to entrepreneurs who have distinguished themselves for their merits in the national economy
Key points
From Abruzzo wine to IT, via sportswear. The productive fabric of Italia is back in the limelight with the appointment of new Knights of Labour. The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, signed the decrees appointing 25 new Cavalieri del Lavoro (Knights of Labour), at the proposal of the Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso, in agreement with the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, Francesco Lollobrigida.
The nominations recognise entrepreneurs and businesswomen who have distinguished themselves in industry, agriculture, trade and services, representing the excellence of Made in Italy throughout the country.
The new honorees
Here is the complete list of the awardees, indicating for each one the sector of activity and the Region of origin: Andronaco Vincenzo, Tertiary Food Trade - Abroad; Coin Roberto, Goldsmith Handicrafts - Veneto; Cvetic Marina, Wine Agriculture - Abruzzo; Da Ros Katia, Refrigerant Products Industry - Veneto; D'amico Sabato, Food Production Industry - Campania; Delladio Lorenzo, Sportswear Industry - Trentino Alto Adige; Dogliani Matterino, Infrastructure Construction Industry - Piedmont; Fontana Giuseppe, Metalmechanics Industry - Lombardy; Fontana Sergio, Pharmaceutical and Cosmetics Industry - Apulia; Girondi Giorgio, Filtration Technology Industry - Veneto; Gozzi Antonio Steel Industry - Liguria; Gritti Gioconda, Tertiary Catering Industry - Lombardy; Ibba Giangiacomo, Tertiary Retail Industry - Sardinia; Invernizzi Ambrogio, Agriculture, Dairy Production - Piedmont; Lastrucci Carlo, Electronics Industry - Tuscany; Marsiaj Giorgio, Car Components and Space Industry - Piedmont; Moro Elisabetta, Metering Machines Industry - Veneto; Negro Giancarlo, Tertiary Sector IT Services - Apulia; Pallini Micaela, Distillery Industry - Lazio; Piraccini Bruno, Ortofrutta Industry - Emilia, Romagna; Ponti Giacomo, Food Industry - Piedmont; Sorbini Alberto, Food Supplement Production Industry - Lombardy; Trombetti Marco - Tertiary IT Industry - Lazio; Vitale Giuseppa, Tertiary Food Retail Industry - Sicily; Zucchi Patrizia - Energy Distribution Industry - Emilia - Romagna.
The meaning of honour
The honour of Cavaliere del Lavoro is awarded annually by the President of the Republic to entrepreneurs who have distinguished themselves for merits in the national economy. The requirements include at least twenty years of continuous and autonomous activity, as well as behaviour marked by social responsibility, innovation and attention to workers. The Order of Merit for Labour, established in 1901, represents one of the most prestigious recognitions awarded to the Italian entrepreneurial class and valorises figures capable of contributing to the economic, employment and social development of the country.
