CIR Group (Compagnie Industriali Riunite, BIT: CIR) is an Italian holding company listed on the stock exchange which is 46% controlled by COFIDE of the De Benedetti family. The company was founded in 1976, when Carlo De Benedetti acquired the company Concerie Italiane Riunite, a Turin based tanning company, from its historic owner the Bocca family and transformed it into an industrial holding company. The company was then renamed Compagnie Industriali Riunite. Rodolfo De Benedetti has been the Chief Executive since 1993.
Today CIR heads an industrial group active in energy, media, automotive components, healthcare and financial investments. In 2011 the CIR group reported revenues of approximately 4.5 billion euro. The group has around 15 thousand employees.
Read more about CIR Group: The Group, Principal Shareholdings, Board of Directors, Shareholders
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