Fernando Marino Explained

Fernando Marino
Order:16th President of
Office:Lega Basket
Term Start:1 July 2014
Term End:15 April 2016
Predecessor:Valentino Renzi
Successor:Egidio Bianchi
Birth Date:1963 8, df=y
Birth Place:Martina Franca, Apulia, Italy
Profession:Entrepreneur
Nationality:Italian

Fernando Marino (born 6 August 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 held the position of chairman from 1 July that year.[2] On 15 April 2016 he ended the mandate prematurely, expiring in June that year, due to his candidacy for mayor of the city of Brindisi, in the south of Italy and the home-city of the club of which he is president.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La carriera di Marino, l'imprenditore che ha portato Brindisi tra le grandi. . legabasket.it. 13 June 2014. 17 October 2016. Italian. The career of Marino, the entrepreneur who brought Brindisi among the big teams. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204719/http://www.legabasket.it/news/115972/la_carriera_di_marino__l_imprenditore_che_ha_portato_brindisi_tra_le_grandi. dead.
  2. Web site: Lega Basket, Fernando Marino eletto nuovo presidente. legabasket.it. 13 June 2014. 17 October 2016. Italian. Lega Basket, Ferdinando Marino appointed president. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205724/http://www.legabasket.it/news/115970/lega_basket__fernando_marino_eletto_nuovo_presidente. dead.
  3. Web site: Lega Basket, Marino chiude il suo mandato: il bilancio di due anni di lavoro. legabasket.it. 15 April 2016. 17 October 2016. Italian. Lega Basket, Marino ends his term of office: the budget of two years of work. 5 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170305002822/http://www.legabasket.it/news/120065/lega_basket___marino_chiude_il_suo_mandato. dead.