Vincenzo Trani (born May 18, 1974) is an Italian businessman. He is the founder of the Russian car-sharing company Delimobil.[1]
Vincenzo Trani | |
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 Vincenzo Trani in 2019 | |
| Born | May 18, 1974 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | St. Petersburg Institute of International Trade, Economics and Law |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Founding of Delimobil |
| Board member of | Delimobil |
Early life and education
editTrani was born on May 18, 1974, in Naples, Italy. He comes from a family of Italian bankers. His father served as the head of international department of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, an Italian bank which is the world's oldest bank.[2]
He is a graduate of the St. Petersburg Institute of International Trade, Economics and Law with a degree in events economics and jurisprudence.[3]
Prior to his arrival in Russia, Trani served in the Italian Army[2] and was employed as a banker hailing different positions at Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena.[4]
Career
editTrani arrived in Russia in 2001 when he saw an advertisement in the Moscow Times about the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).[4] He started out as a senior advisor of small and midsize business development and then as the EBRD representative of the board of directors.[4] He later became the deputy director general of KMB Bank in Russia.[2]
Trani founded the company, Mikro Kapital launched in 2008, a firm which lends loans to small scale and medium-sized businesses in Russia, East Europe and CIS countries.[5]
In 2015, Trani founded the car-sharing service Delimobil.[6][7][8][9]
From 2019 to 2022 he was President of the Italian-Russian Chamber of Commerce[10][11][12][13] In March 2021, The Guardian reported that Trani had helped close the deal on an arrangement in which ten million doses of the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine would be produced in Italy for export to non-EU countries by the end of 2021.[12]
Awards and achievements
editTrani is the recipient of the Order of the Star of Italy.[14]
In 2009, he was appointed as the Honorary Consul of Belarus in Naples.[15][16] The term as consul expired in 2020 and has not been renewed.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Stolyarov, Gleb (October 19, 2020). "Russian car-share service Delimobil to sell 10% stake in pre-placement before New York IPO: founder". Reuters. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ a b c Rudenko, Petr (October 29, 2013). "The Adventures of an Italian in Russia: What You Can Achieve by Arriving at an Ad in a Newspaper". Forbes. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ "Vincenzo Trani". Holy Family. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ a b c Zubacheva, Ksenia (October 3, 2019). "How an Italian became one of Russia's top financiers". Russia Beyond. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ Giannoni, Camilla; Margaryta Kirakosian (January 22, 2021). "Microfinance boutique launches fund focused on Silk Road markets". Citywire Selector.
- ^ Openkina, Irina (November 13, 2019). "The head of Delimobil talks about corruption, vandalism in Chechnya and the future of car sharing in Russia". The Firm's Secret. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ "President of Delimobil and Founder of Mikro Kapital Group Vincenzo Trani: Nobody tried to explain things, nobody even warned us about the suspension of carsharing". Interfax. April 27, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ Rzhevkina, Anna (October 11, 2017). "It's good to (car) share: Why Moscow residents are crazy about the service". Russia Beyond. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ "Electric scooter rental opening". Mayor of Moscow Official Website. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ Hashmi, Faizan (June 4, 2019). "General Invest Head Vincenzo Trani To Lead Italian-Russian Chamber Of Commerce". Urdupoint. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ "Sergey Katyrin: The Italian-Russian Chamber of Commerce is a key business structure in bilateral business relations between Russia and Italy". The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ a b Olterman, Philip; Angela Giuffrida (March 10, 2021). "Russia's Sputnik V Covid vaccine gaining acceptance in Europe". The Guardian. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ Utkin, Evgeni (September 28, 2017). "Vincenzo Trani: I am a banker who is engaged in microcredits". Very Life Victory. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ "Honor to Dr. Vincenzo Trani (Villa Berg, 26 February 2020)". Embassy of Italy in Moscow. February 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ "On the Meeting of Mr. Vladimir Makei, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, with Mr. Vincenzo Trani, Honorary Consul of Belarus in Naples". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Belarus). July 11, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ "Vincenzo Trani". Carnelutti. Retrieved 6 March 2021.