Nationality Italian Net worth 4.8 billion USD (2015) | Name Paolo Rocca Parents Roberto Rocca Siblings Gianfelice Rocca | |
Born 14 October 1952 (age 72) ( 1952-10-14 ) Milan, Italy Residence Buenos Aires, Argentina Alma mater University of MilanHarvard Business School Similar People Agostino Rocca, Roberto Rocca, Gianfelice Rocca | ||
Engaging leaders paolo rocca on his leadership journey
Paolo Rocca (born 1952) is an Italian businessman, CEO of the Techint Group, which holds Tenaris, Ternium and other companies that operate in the engineering, construction and energy sectors. He is also Chairman and CEO of Tenaris, and Chairman of Ternium.
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- Engaging leaders paolo rocca on his leadership journey
- Paolo rocca bloomberg tv
- Early life
- Career
- Techint
- Boards and awards
- References
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Early life
Paolo Rocca was born in Milan, Italy in 1952. He is the son of Roberto Rocca, who was Honorary Chairman of Techint, and grandson of Agostino Rocca, founder of this industrial group. Paolo Rocca earned a degree in Political Science from the Universita degli Studi di Milano. In 1985 he pursued an MBA in Harvard Business School.
Career
After having served as assistant to the Executive Director of the World Bank, in 1985 Paolo Rocca began his career at Techint Group as assistant to the Chairman of the Board of Directors. In 1990 he assumed as Executive Vice-president of Siderca.
Techint
Since 2002, he is the CEO of Tenaris and Techint. In addition, he is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tamsa and of the Board of Directors of Ternium, and Director of the Techint Financial Corporation. Rocca led Techint in a series of acquisitions in Latin America and the world, which led to the development of operations in more than 20 countries.
Boards and awards
Paolo Rocca is a member of the Executive Committee of the World Steel Association and was the chairman of this association during the 2009-2010 period. He was a member of the International Advisory Committee of New York Stock Exchange, and of the Advisory Board of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) private sector. In 2004 within the "Argentina-Mexico: Vision y Perspectivas” forum, he was awarded with the Orden Mexicana del Aguila Azteca. In 2008 he was recognized by Fundacion Konex with the “2008 Platinum Konex Prize: Industry businessmen”; and in 2011 he was chosen “Steelmaker of the Year” by the Association of Iron and Steel Technology (AIST). In 2013 the Columbia Business School honored Paolo Rocca with the "Deming Cup" in recognition to the impact of his leadership on Tenaris's competitiveness.
