Urbano Cairo

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Urbano Cairo
Cairo in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-05-21) 21 May 1957 (age 66)
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Years Team
1973 – 1975[1] Pro Sesto[1]

Urbano Cairo (born 21 May 1957)[2] is an Italian businessman and media proprietor.

Cairo was born in Milan. His parents were originally from Masio, within the province of Alessandria. In his teen years, he was a promising football player, and went on to play for Pro Sesto as a midfielder. Cairo graduated at Bocconi University in 1981. After working for a few years as personal assistant of Silvio Berlusconi at Fininvest, he founded his own company in 2000, Cairo Communication.[3] Cairo, via U.T. Communications and UT Belgium Holding, owns 50.1% stake in Cairo Communication. He is also the owner of the majority share in RCS MediaGroup – a former Rizzoli company that publishes newspapers such as Corriere della Sera and Gazzetta dello Sport.

Cairo is also the president of the Serie A club Torino.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Cairo, lascia il Toro e compra la Pro Sesto". La Stampa (in Italian). 31 December 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Biography". RCS.
  3. ^ Fabio Pavesi (29 April 2016). "Ecco chi è Urbano Cairo, l'uomo che vuole comprarsi il Corriere della Sera". Il Sole 24 Ore. Retrieved 29 April 2016.