Benedetto Vigna (born 10 April 1969) is an Italian physicist and businessman. He is currently the chief executive officer of Ferrari.

Benedetto Vigna
Vigna in 2017
Born (1969-04-10) 10 April 1969 (age 55)
Potenza, Italy
OccupationBusiness executive Physicist
TitleCEO, Ferrari
Board member ofFerrari

Career

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Born in Potenza, Basilicata, he grew up in the neighboring municipality of Pietrapertosa.[1]

Graduating as a physicist from the University of Pisa in 1993, in 1995 he started working for STMicroelectronics starting the company's commitment to microelectromechanical systems.[2]

He is the inventor of a three-dimensional motion sensor which was initially applied to the airbags of automobiles.[3] After reducing its size and cost, the sensor was used in the Nintendo Wii console's wireless controller.[3] For this invention, Vigna was included in the shortlist of twelve candidates for the "European Inventor 2010" award promoted by European Patent Organization.[3] In his career he has registered more than one hundred patents.[4]

On 9 June 2021, he was announced as the new chief executive officer of Ferrari.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Il lucano Benedetto Vigna dal 1° settembre amministratore delegato Ferrari. "Orgoglio e senso di responsabilità"" (in Italian). 8 August 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Biografia di Benedetto Vigna" (PDF). STMicroelectronics (in Italian). Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b c de Paola, Giovanni (12 March 2010). "Premio per l'inventore europeo. In gara anche un italiano". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Benedetto Vigna Result list". Espacenet. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Ferrari appoints Benedetto Vigna as chief executive officer". Ferrari. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.