“Piaggio Aerospace It doesn’t concern us, it doesn’t concern Leonardo. We can’t afford it and it’s something out of our product portfolio”. This was stated by the CEO of Leonardo Roberto Cingolani responding to a question from reporters on the sidelines of the conference organized in Genoa by Uilm ‘The future of the Ligurian defense industry between geopolitical challenges, innovation and green and digital transition’. The Minister of Business and Made in Italy also asked for Leonardo’s involvement in the rescue of the aeronautical company with factories in Genoa and Villanova d’Albenga (Savona). Adolfo Urso.
“Enough, we understand that Roberto Cingolani is not interested in Piaggio Aerospace. Repeating is useless: these declarations are disturbing us, every time we are about to finish an auction there is this type of declaration. I don’t want it to become a disturbance Did you journalists ask it well, but you can also not answer”, replies one of the three commissioners of Piaggio Aerospace, Vincenzo Nicastro.
“Beyond Leonardo’s declarations, which do not interest us – adds the other commissioner Carmelo Cosentino – we want to reiterate that this is a healthy, viable company, as the minister stated. It is a company that has great validity technological and with a future perspective. It is a company that can be of interest to serious groups who are able to make an investment. It is not a broken company and free, meaningless statements can create an auction disturbance.”
“Leonardo has to do fewer things, but very well. Wass it would be better if he were at home Fincantieri. Let’s try to accelerate as much as possible, we’re talking about days. We would like this matter to be closed”, adds Cingolani, speaking of the upcoming acquisition by Fincantieri from Leonardo of the Livorno company active in the construction of underwater defense systems.
“On the alliance with Fincantieri we are very close to the goals we have set ourselves, there is direct contact between the CEOs, between me and Folgiero, the teams are working, the technicians are working, we hope to be able to give good news soon “he then clarified.
“There are attachments to the shirt, small good-natured resistances to overcome – explains Cingolani – you have to be authoritative, but not authoritarian. There isn’t an announcement, but in reality there is: we will close very quickly”. Shortly before, the CEO of Fincantieri, Pierroberto Folgiero, he had denied that there were second thoughts: “There is no moment of stalemate”.
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