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Andrea Illy - Chairman of illycaffè S.p.A.

Andrea Illy (born 7 September 1964) is an Italian businessman. He is Chairman of illycaffè S.p.A.,[1] a family coffee business founded in Trieste in 1933, co-Founder of Fondazione Ernesto Illy, and co-Chair (with Jeffrey D. Sachs) of The Regenerative Society Foundation.

He has additionally been Chairman of Altagamma since 2013.[2]

Life and education[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

Illy was born on 2 September 1964 in Trieste, the son of Ernesto Illy.[3] He started his studies in Switzerland and graduated with a degree in Chemistry from the University of Trieste. He subsequently took a Master Executive at SDA Bocconi, Milan, attended the six-week Advanced Management program at Harvard Business School, and the Executive Program at Singularity University, Silicon Valley. In 2003, he joined the Advisory Board of SDA Bocconi. Illy is married and has three daughters.[4]

Business career at illycaffè[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

In 1990, he joined the family business as a supervisor of the quality control department. Inspired by his previous experience in Japan, Illy started the Total Quality Program, which established standards for the company and coffee industry.

In 1994 he was appointed CEO of illycaffè S.p.A. and held that position until 2016. He has been Chairman of the company since 2005.[5] At illycaffè, he developed several projects:

  • The "Università del caffè" (University of coffee) with the objective of developing and spreading the culture of coffee in the world.[6]
  • The retail business at global level, with approximately 230 stores and monobrand illy.[7]
  • "Iperespresso" the new capsules system to prepare espresso coffee, based on a two phases (hyperinfusion and emulsion) extraction chamber.[8]

Illy contributed to Expo Milan 2015 by curating the Coffee Cluster, a 43,000-square foot pavilion hosting 10 coffee-producing countries, while illycaffè has been Official Coffee Partner of the Universal Exhibition.[9]

Other[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

In 1996, Illy was chosen as "Marketing Superstar" by the American magazine Advertising Age.

In 1999, he undertook the role of president of A.S.I.C. (Association International du Café Scientifique - Paris),[10] while today he is Honorary President.[11]

Between 2003 and 2006 he was a member of the Advisory Board of the SDA Bocconi School of Management.[12]

In 2004, he was awarded the title of "Imprenditore dell'Anno" (Template:Lang-en) by Ernst & Young Italia.[13]

In 2008, together with the other family members, he co-founded Fondazione Ernesto Illy, today chaired by his sister Anna Illy, to keep alive their belated father Ernesto Illy’ legacy. [14]

In 2012, he co-founded the LH Forum reflection group, the Movement for the positive economy created by Jacques Attali.[15]

From 2012 until March 2016, he was Chairman of the Promotion and Market Development Committee of the International Coffee Organization (ICO).

In 2012 and 2013 he was Board member and President of the Sustainability Committee of the coffee and tea leading Dutch multinational company D.E Master Blenders 1753.[16]

Since 2013, he is part of the Board of Governors of the Bank of Italy for the seat of Trieste.[17]

In April 2013, he was elected Chairman of Fondazione Altagamma gathering High-End Italian Cultural and Creative Companies, of which he was a member of the Board of Directors since 1999 and, as a representative of the food industry, vice-president since 2007.[18] In December 2015 he was reconfirmed as Chairman for the 2016–2018 period.[19]

He was named Cavaliere del Lavoro by the President of the Italian Republic in 2018.

In 2019, he was awarded the Leonardo Prize, given to individuals who actively promoted Italy’s image in the world. [20]

In 2020, he co-founded, together with a group of Italian entrepreneurs, The Regenerative Society Foundation, supported by several institutions. [21]

Publications[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

  • Illy, Andrea; Viani, Rinantonio (1995). Espresso coffee: the chemistry of quality (2nd print). London: Academic Press.
  • Illy, Andrea; Viani, Rinantonio; Suggi Liverani, Furio (2005). "Espresso coffee: the science of quality". Amsterdam. Elsevier academic press.
  • Illy, Andrea; Illy, Elisabetta (2010). L'aroma del mondo: un viaggio nell'universo e nell'emozione del caffè. Milano, Hoepli.
  • Illy, Andrea (2015). A Coffee Dream. Torino. Codice Edizioni.
  • Illy, Ernesto; Illy, Andrea. The complexity of coffee. Scientific American (summer edition 2015), pag.10.
  • Illy, Andrea; Antonioli, Francesco (2018). Italia Felix. Milano. Piemme.

See also[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

References[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

  1. ^ Thomson Reuters Foundation, Low coffee prices add to climate change threat: illycaffe, su news.trust.org.
  2. ^ Charitybuzz: Coffee with Andrea Illy Chairman and CEO of illycaffè at ... - Lot 947200, su charitybuzz.com.
  3. ^ Andrew Davidson, The original Mr Bean, in The Sunday Times, October 2007. URL consultato il 9 February 2011.
  4. ^ Andrea Illy: family businessman who's raising the bar for premium coffee, su theguardian.com, 22 September 2011.
  5. ^ Archived copy, su ceeman.lecturehub.com.
  6. ^ Masters of the world of coffee, 23 September 2012.
  7. ^ John Tagliabue, Coffeehouses as Fashion Boutiques; Selling Cachet by the Cup, 26 December 2006.
  8. ^ Archived copy, su gec.co.
  9. ^ Ambassador Andrea Illy (eng), su youtube.com, YouTube, 1º luglio 2015. URL consultato il 22 maggio 2020.
  10. ^ MBA Lecture: Andrea Illy "From Altagamma to Coffee" | BBS - Bologna Business School, su bbs.unibo.it, 27 March 2014. URL consultato il 22 maggio 2020.
  11. ^ Board | ASIC - Association for science and information on coffee, su asic-cafe.org.
  12. ^ Andrea Illy, su theglobalist.com.
  13. ^ Italian & Family Business Clubs - Interview with Andrea Illy, CEO Illycaffé - Family Business Club, su clubs.london.edu.
  14. ^ Nasce a Trieste la Fondazione Ernesto Illy, su Gdoweek, 4 febbraio 2009. URL consultato il 2 marzo 2022.
  15. ^ Andrea Illy - LH Forum 2012, su youtube.com, YouTube, 12 dicembre 2012. URL consultato il 22 maggio 2020.
  16. ^ Andrea Illy, su weforum.org.
  17. ^ Expo Milano 2015 | Nutrire il Pianeta, Energia per la Vita!, su expo2015.org.
  18. ^ Andrea Illy Talks Luxury and Coffee, su wwd.com, 28 August 2014.
  19. ^ Mandate (PDF), su altagamma.it. URL consultato il 22 maggio 2020.
  20. ^ (EN) Leonardo Prize Winners, su Comitato Leonardo. URL consultato il 2 marzo 2022.
  21. ^ Nasce Regenerative Society Foundation, economia e società - Economia, su Agenzia ANSA, 1º ottobre 2020. URL consultato il 2 marzo 2022.

Sources[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

  • Andrea Illy, su illy.com, Illycaffè. URL consultato il 9 February 2011 (archiviato dall'url originale il 13 July 2011).
  • Andrew Davidson, The original Mr Bean, in The Sunday Times, October 2007. URL consultato il 9 February 2011.

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