Bocconi University appoints new president

Bocconi University in Milan has named Andrea Sironi president of the board after the current president of the university, Mario Monti, expressed he did not want to continue in his role for another term.

The Bocconi university board unanimously elected Mr Sironi, a professor at the Department of Finance at the university, as the new president as per a release on the university website.

He will take up his role as president on November 1 and will serve as head of the university board for a four-year term.

“It is a great honour to succeed Mario Monti at the head of the Bocconi university board. It will not be easy to follow his legacy, but I am sure I can count on the active support of the board, the rector, the managing director and the members of the faculty and staff,” Andrea Sironi said in the release shared by the university.

On November 1, the new university board with its new president will take office as well as the new rector, Francesco Billari, who is to take over from the current rector of the university, Gianmario Verona.

Bocconi University includes SDA Bocconi, School of Management which offers two fashion-related programmes, the Master in Fashion, Experience & Design Management and the Executive Master in Luxury Management.