Mario Cognigni
Mario Cognigni (born 8 August 1958 in Civitanova Marche) is an Italian sports director and the executive chairman of Italian football club ACF Fiorentina.[1]
Career
[edit]Since 1985, Cognigni has worked at an accounting firm based in Civitanova Marche. He now works with the Della Valle Group, providing fiscal and administrative advice.
In September 2006, he was elected as vice-chairman of the board of directors of Fiorentina. On 24 September 2009, following the resignation of Andrea Della Valle, he assumed the actual role of chairman of the organisation,[2][3][4] as the chairman position was remained vacant. In 2012 Cognigni formally became the chairman of the board of directors, and then executive chairman in 2015.
On 24 July 2014, he became the advisor of the Serie A.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fiorentina fans call for club president to resign". forzaitalianfootball.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ^ "Cognigni: Tifosi Fiorentina? Non vanno tranquillizzati". www.tuttosport.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ^ Sport, Sky. "Fiorentina, Della Valle lascia. L'addio in una lettera | Sky Sport". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ^ "Della Valle lascia la presidenza della Fiorentina". www.ilsole24ore.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ^ "La Fiorentina torna in Lega. Mario Cognigni consigliere". www.fiorentina.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2014-07-27. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
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