Federico Silvestri is Media Person of the Year at the NC Awards 2026
The award is intended to recognise figures who have distinguished themselves for their strategic vision, capacity for innovation and management of change in the media world
Federico Silvestri, CEO of the Il Sole 24 ORE Group, was awarded the Media Person of the Year prize at the 20th edition of the NC Awards organised by ADC Group. The award ceremony took place on Friday 5 June at Talent Garden Calabiana in Milan.
The NC Awards represent one of the main Italian events dedicated to integrated communication Made in Italy. The creative review and the award were created with the aim of enhancing and stimulating the qualitative development of the communication industry, rewarding the most original, innovative and multidisciplinary expressions.
The Media Person of the Year award is intended to recognise figures who have distinguished themselves for their strategic vision, capacity for innovation and management of change in the media world. An award that this year celebrates the managerial career of Federico Silvestri, a leading figure in the transformation of the Il Sole 24 ORE Group and the strengthening of its role in the economic, institutional and cultural panorama of Italia.
The motivations for the award highlight 'the vision, authority and spirit of innovation with which he has led the Group's transformation, consolidating its results and strengthening its role in the country's economic, institutional and cultural debate. With the rebranding on the occasion of the newspaper's 160th anniversary, the launch of TV, and the integration of multimedia and artificial intelligence, he has built a unique publishing ecosystem, while enhancing people and skills'.
During his leadership, Federico Silvestri accompanied the media company on a profound path of industrial and multimedia evolution, consolidating economic performance and accelerating development on multiple platforms.
