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Marchionne brings turnaround touch to Chrysler

Fiat S.p.A. CEO Sergio Marchionne is known for rescuing ailing companies.
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By:
Jesse Snyder Luca Ciferri
February 16, 2009 05:00 AM
Sergio Marchionne

• Born in Chieti, Italy, 1952

• Dual Italian-Canadian citizen

• B.A., MBA, law degree, all in Canada

• Barrister, solicitor, chartered accountant

• Worked in Canada, 1983-94

• CEO of 3 nonauto companies before Fiat

• CEO of Fiat S.p.A. since June 2004

The polite formalities were over and the staffers were excused from the room. Four men were ready to sit down at Fiat headquarters in Turin, Italy, to determine the future of Chrysler.

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