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Outstanding Contribution… Pierluigi Coppo Mr Giovanni Coppo, CEO, Sambonet accepted the award on behalf of his father Dr. Pierluigi Coppo. It was presented by Thomas Kastl, director dining, Ambiente.
Arcturus Group’s Pierluigi Coppo honoured with Outstanding Contribution Award at Tableware International’s Awards of Excellence Arcturus Group began as a small mechanical workshop in Milan, acquired in 1978 by Pierluigi Coppo and his brother Franco. Today the Group is one of the leading producers of high-quality design items of tableware, kitchenware and living, both for home and HoReCa market. With more than 1,000 employees, Arcturus Group operates worldwide with offices in Italy,
Germany, France, United States and China. Pierluigi Coppo was born in Casale Monferrato (Alessandria, Piedmont) in 1948 and today he is the president of the Holding Arcturus S.r.l, founded by him in 1978, with his brother Franco. Pierluigi Coppo was born into a family of small entrepreneurs in the field of mechanics, and after graduating with honours in economy and statistics, he pursued a two-year masters degree in financial management with a study and work program in an Italian society controlled by General Electric. At the age of 30 he began his entrepreneurial journey with his brother Franco, an engineer, four years younger than him, who supported him in all subsequent acquisitions and restructurings. From the early years by acquiring Alluminio Paderno, a company active in the production of professional cookware, he founded Paderno S.r.l. The company has become a leader in Italy and worldwide in the manufacture of kitchenware for restaurant and professional kitchens, offering 10,000 product references.
In 1997, it was the turn of one of the most renowned Made in Italy brands, the Piedmontese Sambonet, specialised in the production of cutlery and stainless steel silver-plated for the home and restaurants, a global leader in hotel supplies. Starting from 2009 Pierluigi Coppo developed a strategy of expansion in the international market, through the acquisition of prestigious foreign brands. The first one is Rosenthal AG, German company globally recognised as a leader in tableware porcelain, with about 1,000 employees and brands such as Studio-Line, Rosenthal meets Versace, Hutschenreuther and Thomas. Through the integration of Rosenthal and Sambonet, he created one of the most important international groups in the elegant table sector, which enlarged in 2013 with the addition of Arzberg and in 2015 with the French Ercuis SA and Raynaud SA of Limoges. Since 2021, the Group has entered a new phase of governance restructuring, transitioning from a centralised management to a Board of Directors that also includes two
independent members and involves the second generation of the family with their respective children, Giovanni and Alessandra, who are already part of the Group in important managerial roles. Today, Arcturus Group operates through production facilities in Italy (in Orfengo, between Novara and Vercelli), Germany (in Selb, Upper Bavaria), France (in Limoges), and commercial branches in China (Shangai) and United States (New York and Miami). Sambonet is among the first companies to have obtained the excellence certificate for implementing an integrated management system for quality, environment, and safety. In 2016 Pierluigi Coppo was awarded the title of “Cavaliere del Lavoro” (an Italian recognition that is assigned annually by the President of the Republic to 25 entrepreneurs who have made significant contributions to the promotion of the national economy and the improvement of living and working conditions in the country), a prestigious honour that he dedicates to his brother, his family, and those who contributed to his professional journey.
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