Companies & managers
Paolo Cavallacci appointed new General Director of Kale Italia.
Mauro Vandini appointed new Managing Director of Marazzi Group.
Nino Piredda appointed new General Manager Grohe Italia
On 1 April 2013, Paolo Cavallacci took over from Burak Orhun as General Director of Kale Italia, the group which acquired the Edilgres, Edilcuoghi and Campani brands in 2011. Cavallacci came into the ceramic industry in 2006, after holding a string of top jobs at major companies including Manetti&Roberts and Sun Chemical Group, by joining Emilceramica as Industrial Director, before then becoming the company's General Director in 2009. From September 2012 to March 2013, Cavallacci then served as Managing Director of Ceramica Fondovalle S.p.A.
Within the framework of the management reorganisation brought about by the company's acquisition by Mohawk Industries, the Marazzi Group has appointed Maurizio Vandini as its new Managing Director. For Vandini it’s a homecoming, because he worked for Marazzi for almost 30 years (until 2009) and now takes over from Andrea Sasso, whom the company thanks for his hard work, over the course of his brief term of office, in ensuring the success of the takeover by Mohawk Industries.
Nino Piredda has been appointed as the new General Manager of GROHE SpA, the Italian subsidiary of GROHE AG, a worldwide manufacturer of taps and fittings, bathroom accessories, kitchen mixer taps, shower systems and sanitaryware. Piredda takes the helm at GROHE after filling the same role for several years at the Italian subsidiary of General Electric Lighting. Born in Pavia but of Sardinian parentage, Piredda gained a degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Pavia and a Masters in Corporate Management from Deakin University in Melbourne. Over the past decade, he has held positions of increasing responsibility at Siemens, at the company’s subsidiaries in the Far East and Oceania and at its headquarters in Munich. From 2007 to 2009, Piredda was also Sales and Marketing Director at Osram.
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