Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. CEO Francesco Gori is leaving the Milan-based tire maker after 33 years in its employ, prompting parent Pirelli & C. S.p.A. to restructure its executive reporting, creating two chief officers posts directly below Chairman and CEO Marco Tronchetti Provera.
Mr. Gori, 60, announced his departure at the May 10 annual meeting of Pirelli & C. S.p.A. Mr. Gori was managing director of Pirelli & C. in addition to his Pirelli Tyre post. He did not disclose his reasons for leaving the company or his immediate plans; he will be bound by a three-year non-compete agreement, Pirelli said.
Under the new structure, Maurizio Boiocchi and Andrea Pirondini, newly named chief technical officer and chief commercial officer, respectively, will be the most senior executives under Mr. Tronchetti Provera.
Mr. Boiocchi will have responsibility for product, processes, quality, OE, and team motorsport functions; in particular, the chief technical officer will coordinate the OE function so as to optimize relationships with car makers and increase the efficiency of processes linked to experimentation and product development, Pirelli said. He is a 42-year Pirelli veteran.
Mr. Pirondini, 57, will oversee marketing, sales and retail functions with the aim of strengthening commercial operations and enhancing co-ordination among geographic areas. He has been with Pirelli since 1989 and most recently was vice president of the truck tire business unit.
The chairman also will have direct reporting from the heads of staff, planning and controlling, operations and supply chain—in order to facilitate crossover support to all businesses—as well as from the heads of the two-wheeler and industrial tire sectors, products and services for the environment and PZero Moda activities, the company said.
The new model divides the market into eight regions: Central Europe; South Europe, Northwest Europe; Russia and Nordics; Africa, Middle East and India; Asia/Pacific; Latin America; and NAFTA.
The regions will report to the chief commercial officer for all commercial and marketing activities.
A native of Florence, Italy, Mr. Gori joined Pirelli in 1978 in the firm's motorcycle tires business and moved steadily up through the company's sales and marketing ranks, becoming general manager of the firm's car tire sector in 2001 and CEO of Pirelli Tyre in 2006.
He also was president of the European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers Association from 2006-2011.