Emanuele Orsini nominated Confindustria president

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 4 - Emilia-Romangna entrepreneur Emanuele Orsini is set to become the new head of Italy's powerful industrial association Confindustria after being nominated president at a meeting of its general council on Thursday.
    Orsini, who was born in 1972 in Sassuolo, is the CEO of Sistem Costruzioni, a firm specialized in wood construction.
    So he does not come from a big industrial group, but one of the small-and-medium-sized enterprises that form the backbone of the Italian economy.
    Orsini was the only candidate after Edoardo Garrone dropped out of the running on Wednesday.
    He won the votes of 147 of the173 delegates at the council.
    "I'll try to win over the 26 who didn't vote for me," Orsini said, according to sources present at the meeting.
    He will formally be elected as president for the 2024-2028 period at Confindustria's assembly on May 23.
    He replaces Carlo Bonomi, whose four-year term is coming to an end. (ANSA).