Lapo Elkann
| Lapo Elkann | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Lapo Edovard Elkann 7 October 1977 New York City |
| Occupation | President, Italia Independent President, Independent Ideas, Founding Partner, LA Holding Director of Brand Promotion, Fiat Group |
| Known for | Grandson of Gianni Agnelli, Nephew of Umberto Agnelli, Cousin of Donna Bianca Brandolini d’Adda |
| Parent(s) |
Countess Margherita Agnelli de Pahlen Alain Elkann |
Lapo Edovard Elkann (born 7 October 1977) is an Italian entrepreneur and grandson of Gianni Agnelli, the former controlling CEO and controlling shareholder of Fiat Automobiles.
Elkann, who was a Fiat marketing manager and manager of brand promotion at Group Fiat, is currently president of LA Holding, Italia Independent and Independent Ideas.
A member of the Agnelli family, Elkann was born in New York City, the son of Countess Margherita Agnelli de Pahlen and the American-born Italian writer Alain Elkann. His father is Jewish and his mother is Catholic. He is the brother of John Elkann, the current Chairman of Fiat and the Chairman and CEO of Exor, an investment company controlled by the Agnelli family, which owns Juventus F.C.. Elkann is a grandson of Fiat chairman Gianni Agnelli and Marella Agnelli. He is nephew of Don Carlo Caracciolo, founder of Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso - owner of the newspaper la Repubblica, the Italian daily general-interest newspaper. Elkann is also a stepson of Russian nobleman Count Sergei de Pahlen.
In addition to his brother John, Elkann has a sister, Ginevra Elkann, and five half-siblings by his mother's second marriage (Maria, Pierre, Sophia, Anna, and Tatiana). He is also a great-grandnephew of Ettore Ovazza, of the Ovazza banking family, via his grandmother, Carla Ovazza.
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