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Established in 1901, the honor of Knight of Labor is awarded every year on the occasion of Republic Day to Italian entrepreneurs who have distinguished themselves in the five sectors of agriculture, industry, commerce, craftsmanship and credit and insurance activities.
The requirements necessary to be awarded the honor are to have operated in one’s sector continuously and for at least twenty years with independent responsibility, and to have contributed significantly, through business development, to economic and social growth and innovation.
Particular attention is paid to the values that are the basis of the honor: the mirrored moral and civil conduct, in compliance with ethical principles and social, environmental sustainability and good governance. Among the 25 new appointments made by head of state Sergio Mattarella (to date there are 610 in total) there are also two Trentinos.
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Matteo Bruno Lunelli, 50 years old from Trento who works in the field Ferrari sparkling wine production And Fausto Manzana, 65 years old from Trento who works in the tertiary sector, specifically in IT services.
Matteo Bruno Lunelli has been president and CEO of Ferrari F.lli Lunelli since 2011, a leading family company in Italy for classic method sparkling wine with over 6 million bottles marketed every year and 27% of the national market.
Since 2004 he has also been CEO of Lunelli Spa, the holding company of the Group to which they belong head of Ferrari F.lli Lunelli, the Surgiva mineral waters, the Segnana distillery, the Tenute Lunelli, active in Trentino, Tuscany and Umbria in the production of wines, the Bisol 1542 winery for Prosecco Superiore di Valdobbiadene and Cedral Tassoni for citrus-based drinks. Over the last decade the Group has recorded an increase of approximately 150% in turnover. It employs 200 people. He is president of the Altagamma Foundation.
Fausto Manzana is CEO of GPI Gruppo, which he founded in 1988 for the supply of administrative-accounting systems and information technologies for the healthcare sector.
Since the early 2000s he has been guiding its development through the acquisitions of approximately 50 Italian and foreign companies, including in the last two years Tesi Elettronica e Sistemi Informativi, specialized in the creation of IT solutions for the world of healthcare, and Evolucare, a French software provider active in the healthcare sector.
It operates with a headquarters in Trento and 50 operational offices throughout the country. It serves approximately 9,000 customers between healthcare companies and hospitals, private clinics, diagnostic centers, Regions and Provinces. It employs 4,800 people.
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