the Board of Directors gives the general secretary Andrea Varese a no-confidence vote and he resigns

They should have designate Massimo Lapucci’s successor to the Ogr («defenestrated» by the leadership of Crt upon Palenzona’s arrival a year ago) and instead the councilors disheartened Andrea Varese, the new general secretary of the Turin Foundation. Yesterday at the headquarters in via XX Settembre, a few minutes were enough Board of directors to trigger an earthquake finished with the Varese’s resignation and the door slammed by a very irritated man Fabrizio Palenzona. The Board of Directors has in fact transformed itself into a settling of accounts. Last week Varese reported to the Mef Supervisory Authority the existence of a “pact” between councilors (the Fondazione di Domani) which aimed to manage appointments and decisions in an autonomous way.

The «discovery» of the «foundation within the foundation» led to the resignation of Corrado Bonadeo, a former Palenzona loyalist who had inspired “the pact supporters” of the Steering Committee. Yesterday the Board of Directors, meeting for the appointments of the OGR, argued bitterly with Varese, saying that the secretary “should not have made the complaint to the Mef without first going through the Board of Directors”. Unnerved, feeling surroundedabove all by the insistence of attacks, by Caterina Bima and also from Anna di Mascio, and therefore disheartened, Varese felt that the relationship of trust no longer existed and threw in the towel by resigning. In less than a year of operational government, Andrea Varese, born in 1964, former Fiat and then Unicredit manager, leaves a highly coveted seat which has become a powder keg.

After the long battle in the last vote for the presidency between Fabrizio Palenzona and Giovanni Quaglia, which ended last April 10 to 7, the atmosphere at the foundation never really calmed down. President Palenzona is often traveling and outside Piedmont for meetings and business. Varese, who had never held positions in philanthropic or institutional bodies, found himself under fire from the board of directors and the foundation’s board of directors. And the initiation of a “pact” within the foundation under his nose, although discovered in time, certainly did not help his leadership.

Crt Foundation now, barring second thoughts, will have to find not only that a new guide for Ogr, a 100 million investment for the city, but for its entire structure. The non-profit organization manages more than 3 billion in investments and provides around 70 million euros in the area. It has shares in Unicredit and Mundys, and recently also in Banca d’Asti and Banca del Fucino. Under the guidance of Varese and Palenzona Fondazione Crt also acquired an innovative winery in the Alessandria area, 20 million euros for Enosis.

Discontent and stomachaches grow among the notable citizens. Among those who did not appreciate the heated battle of a year ago for the conquest of an institution which, despite being a crossroads of national financial transactions, remains a philanthropic entity. Yesterday just before the fiery board meeting in which he left Andrea Varese the renewal of the board of directors had taken place in anything but a sign of institutional peace. The outgoing councilors have stopped almost all the indications that came from politics and the parties. And therefore both Enzo Ghigo, former governor of Piedmont, supported by Cirio, and Annalisa Genta (Brothers of Italy) were rejected. Gianfranco Morgando, among the founders of the Democratic Party, and indicated by Stefano Lo Russo, was not elected.