Exor said Tuesday that it has chosen
Gianluca Ferrero, a highly respected manager, accountant and
auditor, to be the new president of Serie A giants Juventus
after Andrea Agnelli resigned as chairman on Monday along with
the rest of the board of directors.
The Turin giants said Agnelli, vice president Pavel Nedved and
the other directors had resigned over "pending legal and
technical/accounting matters".
CEO Maurizio Arrivabene also resigned but was asked to stay on
until a new board could be appointed.
Prosecutors in the northern Italian city are investigating
allegations that the club presented false information to
investors about its accounts in recent years.
The accounts of the club, a listed company, have also come under
the scrutiny of Italian stock-market regulator Consob.
"As a corporate adviser, auditor, board and committee member of
a number of companies, Mr. Ferrero has significant experience
and the required technical competencies, as well as a genuine
passion for the bianconero club, making him the person most
qualified to fulfil this role," said Exor, the Agnelli family
holding company that controls Juve.
Exor said it will publish the full list of its candidates for
the new board of Juventus before a shareholders' meeting on 18
January.
Andrea Agnelli steered Juventus to a period of enormous success
after taking the helm of the club in 2010, including a run of
nine consecutive Serie A titles.
He was also one of the ringleaders of the failed attempt to form
a European Super League last year.
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