General Council

16 February 2024
Sala Consiglio

The General Council is composed of the President, 24 members of the Assembly and the outgoing President.
The General Council is the body responsible for deliberative and executive functions. It defines the programmes of activities and the association's policy and has the power to appoint institutional officers, including the five Vice-Presidents, the Treasurer, the Chairmen of the Advisory Committees and the Association's representatives to national and international organisations. The General Council defines the draft budget of the Association and its subsidiaries, deciding on the promotion of and participation in initiatives, consortia and companies in accordance with the aims and objectives established by the Assembly.

For the two-year period 2025-2027 is composed of:

  • Giancarla Benedetti (Gold Art Ceramica)
  • Loriano Bocini (Industrie Bitossi)
  • Stefano Bolognesi (Cooperativa Ceramica d’Imola)
  • Sergio Bondavalli (Industrie Ceramiche Piemme)
  • Vincenzo Briziarelli (FBM – Fornaci Briziarelli Marsciano)
  • Mario Cunial (Industrie Cotto Possagno)
  • Roberto Danesi (Fornaci Laterizi Danesi),
  • Giovanni De Maio (Antiche Fornaci D’Agostino)
  • Andrea Fabbri (ABK Group Industrie Ceramiche)
  • Giulia Guazzi (Ceramiche CCV Castelvetro)
  • Robert Lang (Wienerberger)
  • Andrea Ligabue (Etruria Design)
  • Franco Manfredini (Casalgrande Padana)
  • Filippo Manuzzi (Ceramica Sant’Agostino)
  • Davide Mularoni (Ceramica Del Conca)
  • Emilio Mussini (Panariagroup Industrie Ceramiche)
  • Luca Mussini (Gruppo Concorde),
  • Alfonso Panzani (Ceramiche Settecento Valtresinaro)
  • David Pifferi (Nuovocorso)
  • Manolo Raffin (Savar),
  • Mario Roncaglia (Novabell Ceramiche Italiane)
  • Amedeo Egidio Sala (I.P.A. Industria Porcellane)
  • Alessandra Salvarani (Gruppo Ceramiche Gresmalt)
  • Mauro Vandini (Marazzi Group)

Representing the aggregate companies, the following was elected by the Assembly Marco Squinzi (Mapei). 

In accordance with the Statute, the following are also members of the new General Council:

  • the President Augusto Ciarrocchi (Ceramica Flaminia);
  • the past President Giovanni Savorani (Gigacer);

and the Vice-Presidents:

  • Vittorio Borelli (Fincibec)
  • Luigi Di Carlantonio (Chairman of the Brick Grouping)
  • Giorgio Romani (Gruppo Romani)
  • Alberto Selmi (Laminam)
  • Graziano Verdi (Gruppo Italcer)