Born 
                              in 1960 in Milan. He is the top manager of Aurora 
                              Srl, the family company operating in the field of 
                              monument restoration and internal decoration. In 
                              1996, he was appointed vice-president of Aeerpa. 
                              Since June 1999 he has been the president of Iniziativa 
                              Italia, and since January 2000 of Apimilano; 
                              since June 2000 he has been vice-president of Apilombarda 
                              and Società 
                              d’incoraggiamento d’Arti e Mestieri. 
                              
                              Within the Chamber 
                              of Commerce of Milan, he has been a member of 
                              the council since 1997 and of the executive board 
                              since September 2002, and the president of the observatory 
                              on taxes since December 2002. In September 2002 
                              he was appointed president of Confapi.