Benedetto Vigna

Benedetto Vigna (born 22 May 1969 in Pietrapertosa) is an Italian physicist and businessperson. He is also the chief executive officer of Ferrari.

Benedetto Vigna
Born (1969-05-22) 22 May 1969
Pietrapertosa, Italy
OccupationBusiness executive Physicist
TitleCEO, Ferrari
Board member ofFerrari

Career

Graduating as a physicist from the University of Pisa in 1993, in 1995 he started working for STMicroelectronics starting the company's commitment to microelectromechanical systems.[1]

He is the inventor of a three-dimensional motion sensor which was initially applied to the airbags of automobiles.[2] After reducing its size and cost, the sensor was used in the console's wireless controls Nintendo Wii.[2] For this invention, Vigna was included in the shortlist of twelve candidates for the "European Inventor 2010" award promoted by European Patent Organization.[2] In his career he has registered more than one hundred patents.[3]

On 9 June 2021, he was announced as the new chief executive officer of Ferrari.[4]

References
  1. "Biografia di Benedetto Vigna" (PDF). STMicroelectronics (in Italian). Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. de Paola, Giovanni (12 March 2010). "Premio per l'inventore europeo. In gara anche un italiano". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. "Benedetto Vigna Result list". Espacenet. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  4. "Ferrari appoints Benedetto Vigna as chief executive officer". Ferrari. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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