Giovanni Castellucci

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Giovanni Castellucci
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Castellucci in 2018
Born (1959-07-23) 23 July 1959 (age 66)
Senigallia, Italy
CitizenshipItaly
Alma mater University of Florence
OccupationBusinessman

Giovanni Castellucci (born 23 July 1959) is an Italian businessman who served as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Autostrade per l'Italia and Atlantia. [1] [2] In 2023, he was convicted of manslaughter and negligence in relation to the 2013 Monteforte Irpino bus crash, after having been acquitted at the initial trial. The conviction was upheld by the Court of Cassation in 2025, and Castellucci was sentenced to six years in prison. [3] [4]

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Early life and education

Castellucci was born on 23 July 1959 in Senigallia, Italy. He earned a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Florence and later earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Bocconi University School of Management in Milan. [2]

Career

Early career

Castellucci worked for the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) from 1988 to 1999 at its Paris and Milan offices, where he became a partner and lead of the Italian customer service and pharmaceutical practices.

Autostrade

In January 2000, Castellucci was appointed CEO of the Barilla Group. The following year, he joined the Autostrade Group as a general manager. From April 2005 to January 2019, he served as CEO of Autostrade per l'Italia.

Atlantia and the Abertis operation

In April 2006, Castellucci became CEO of the Autostrade Group, which was later renamed Atlantia. In March 2018, the Atlantia Group acquired a 15.49% stake in the Eurotunnel. [5] [6] [7] Castellucci took on the position of Chief Executive Officer of the new holding. In November 2013, he became a board director of Aeroporti di Roma. [8] Castellucci acquired the Spanish infrastructure company Abertis, [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] which has been acquired by Atlantia following an agreement with ACS and Hochtief. [14] On the 17th of September 2019, Castellucci resigned from both his positions as Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Atlantia. [15]

2013 bus crash trials

On July 28th, 2013, a bus on the A16 motorway near Monteforte Irpino (Avellino), plunged off a viaduct, killing 40 people. Multiple former and current managers at Autostrade, including Castellucci, were charged with multiple counts of negligent homicide and criminal negligence in connection with the incident.

On January 11th, 2019, Castellucci was acquitted by the Court of Avellino. [16] In 2023, the Court of Appeal of Naples overturned the acquittal and sentenced him to serve six years in prison. The Court of Cassation upheld the conviction on 11 April 2025. [3]

Awards

In 2016, he was appointed a Knight of the Legion of Honour during a ceremony at Palazzo Farnese. [17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Company Overview of Atlantia S.p.A.
  2. 1 2 "GIOVANNI CASTELLUCCI Chief Executive Officer of Atlantia and Autostrade per l'Italia".
  3. 1 2 "Viadotto di Acqualonga: La Sentenza della Corte d'Appello di Napoli confermata dalla Corte di Cassazione". 11 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Acqualonga bus massacre: Castellucci turns himself in to prison". L'Unione Sarda English. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Atlantia Acquires a 15.49% Stake in Eurotunnel (Getlink)". www.businesswire.com. 2 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Laskine, Roland (2 March 2018). "Les Benetton prennent le tunnel sous la manche". Le Figaro.fr.
  7. ↑ "Atlantia compra un 15,5% del Eurotunnel por 1.056 millones en plena OPA por Abertis - elEconomista.es". www.eleconomista.es.
  8. ↑ "Giovanni Castellucci - Biography". www.marketscreener.com.
  9. ↑ "Atlantia, ACS complete 16.5 billion euro acquisition of Spain's Abertis". 29 October 2018 – via www.reuters.com.
  10. ↑ "Atlantia, ACS complete 16.5 billion euro acquisition of Abertis". euronews. 29 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "Atlantia and ACS wrap up $19bn Abertis acquisition". Verdict Traffic. 30 October 2018.
  12. ↑ "Atlantia CEO Says $23 Billion Abertis Deal Will Speed Growth". Bloomberg.com. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  13. ↑ Politi, James (15 November 2017). "Atlantia signals plan to raise its €16.3bn bid for Abertis". Financial Times. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  14. ↑ "La nueva Abertis se centrará en países de marco 'estable'". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 11 December 2018.
  15. ↑ "Press releases - Atlantia". www.atlantia.it.
  16. ↑ "El consejero delegado de Autostrade es absuelto en Italia en un caso de 2013". La Vanguardia. 11 January 2019.
  17. ↑ "A Giovanni Castellucci la Legione d'Onore". la Repubblica. 10 November 2016.
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