Lawyer Giulio Biino is the new
president of the Turin Book Fair, replacing former culture
minister Massimo Bray who stepped down last month.
Announcing Biino's appointment, Piedmont Governor Sergio
Chiamparino thanked him for the "important competence he has
decided to put at the service of this regional institution".
Chiamparino said "we are sure he will achieve excellent team
work with the other organs of the foundation".
The head of Turin's notaries public and a noted bibliophile,
Biino is set to take over shortly, Chiamparino and regional
culture pointwoman Antonella Parigi said.
They said "this appointment contributes in a decisive way to
the definition of the foundation's ruling set-up, also in the
light of the activities that will be developed to promote books
and reading".
Still the largest book fair in Italy despite the rivalry of
an upstart Milan event, the Turin Book Fair ruins each May in
the northwestern Italian city.
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