Fernando Marino

Fernando Marino

16th President of Lega Basket
In office 1 July 2014 – 15 April 2016
Preceded by	Valentino Renzi
Succeeded by	Egidio Bianchi
Personal details
Born	(1963-08-06) 6 August 1963 Martina Franca, Apulia, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Profession	Entrepreneur

Fernando Marino (born 6 agosto 1963) is an Italian entrepreneur and the current president of New Basket Brindisi.

Biography

Early career

He graduated in Economics from University of Bari "Aldo Moro", and became an entrepreneur in the automotive industry. After several years working in the family car dealership of Ford Motor Company, in 1995 he created the group "Emmeauto Ltd".^[1]

New Basket Brindisi

In 2011 becomes part of the group of owners of New Basket Brindisi, becoming president of the club at the beginning of the 2012-2013 season of Lega Basket Serie A.

Lega Basket

In the assembly of the Lega Basket of 13 June 2014 he was unanimously appointed president of the Lega, replacing the outgoing Valentino Renzi. He officially holds the positions of chairman from 1 July of the same year.^[2] In April 15, 2016, he ended prematurely the mandate, expiring in June of the same year, due to his candidacy for mayor of the city of Brindisi, in the south of Italy and the home-city of the club he is president.^[3]

References

↑ "La carriera di Marino, l'imprenditore che ha portato Brindisi tra le grandi" [The career of Marino, the entrepreneur who brought Brindisi among the big teams]. legabasket.it (in Italian). 13 June 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
↑ "Lega Basket, Fernando Marino eletto nuovo presidente" [Lega Basket, Ferdinando Marino appointed president]. legabasket.it (in Italian). 13 June 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
↑ "Lega Basket, Marino chiude il suo mandato: il bilancio di due anni di lavoro" [Lega Basket, Marino ends his term of office: the budget of two years of work]. legabasket.it (in Italian). 15 April 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.

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Preceded by Valentino Renzi	President of Lega Basket 2014–2016	Succeeded by Egidio Bianchi

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