ill for some time, he was 65 years old

The entrepreneur Paolo Pininfarina, president of the group of the same name, has passed away. Son of the senator for life, Sergio Pininfarina, and nephew of the founder of Pininfarina, ‘Pinin’ Farina, he was 65 years old and had been ill for some time. After graduating in mechanical engineering at the Polytechnic of Turin, he continued his studies in the United States and Japan. The death of Paolo Pininfarina comes 16 years after the death of his brother Andrea, who died in August 2008 in a car accident while on his way to the company. The note of condolence underlines that his wife Ilaria, his five children Greta, Giovanni, Iole, Tullio and Giulia and his mother Giorgia Gianolio were close to him until the end.

The farewell

The Board of Directors and the company «gather around the family in memory of the professional and human figure of Paolo Pininfarina, who for many years has poured commitment, enthusiasm and energy into the company founded by his grandfather Battista in 1930, presiding over it from 2008 to today . Thanks to the dedication of Paolo Pininfarina, the company began a diversification process in the 1980s which led it, over time, to become a point of reference in design fields other than automotive.”

Paolo Pininfarina has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1988 and a member of the Management Committee of the parent company Pininfarina Spa since 2002. In 2006, he was appointed vice president of Pininfarina Spa and in 2008, after the sudden death of his brother Andrea, he assumed the position of president.Ars

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