The Irritec group, a global leader in precision irrigation, announces the addition of two independent members to its Board of Directors: Roberta Berlinghieri, an expert in sustainability and innovation, and Leonardo Valenti, a renowned entrepreneur with extensive experience in both family-owned businesses and institutional partnerships.
They join Irritec S.p.A. founder and Chairman Carmelo Giuffré and his two children Giulia and Mauro Giuffré. These appointments represent a new step in the progressive and continuous improvement of corporate management to support the group's extraordinary growth and expansion.
Carmelo Giuffrè expressed his satisfaction with the integration of these two new members. "We are very proud to welcome Roberta Berlinghieri and Leonardo Valenti to our board of directors. They will support our family in the growth and development strategy, strengthening governance with their vision and expertise. Together, we will continue to place the environment, the local community, and the areas in which we operate at the center of our actions."
The new members of the Board of Directors
After serving as a financial analyst at Procter & Gamble Italy, Roberta Berlinghieri gained thirty years of experience in strategic consulting at Bain & Company. Throughout her career, she has assisted companies in the industrial and financial sectors, both in Italy and abroad, in enhancing performance, optimizing organizational models and consolidating sustainable and inclusive leadership. She currently works as an independent consultant, bringing her valuable experience to corporate governance. Also committed to social issues, she actively supports projects aimed at the professional and personal growth of women and young people to foster empowerment and inclusion.
A manager and entrepreneur, Leonardo Valenti has held senior positions in leading international companies over a forty-year career, thirty-two of which were in the production and marketing of sustainable agriculture solutions: first as COO of Valagro SpA, then as CEO of Gruppo Biolchim SpA, specializing in biostimulants and specialty fertilizers.
Over the course of his career, he has led important growth processes, fostering development through innovation and internationalization.
