Tiziana Primori

Presidente del CDA @ FICO Eataly World

Speaking Sessions

Biography

Tiziana Primori, an energetic and strong-willed woman always attentive to ethical and innovative figures, is President of Eatalyworld srl, a company that has built and manages in Bologna the first theme park dedicated to the excellence of Italian agribusiness: FICO (Fabbrica Italiana Contadina). He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Foundation.

Maintaining a constant focus on improvement and topical social issues, she completed the “Board Accademy” University Postgraduate Course in 2021 at LUISS Business School and was both promoter of the “WomenX Impact” 2021 initiative and supporter of the Bimbo Tu association.

In May 2015, she was named Women Ceo of the Year by the jury of the International Le Tecnovisionarie Award, for women who contribute to bringing sustainable innovation to society, as part of the Expo Women Global Forum.

After her professional beginnings in a logistics center of the large-scale cooperative distribution she worked in logistics and production at Iveco (Fiat Group) until ’90 and then moved to consulting as CEO of Smaer, a company specializing in organizational innovation. She was Vice President of Coop Adriatica and led Coop’s operations in the South with Ipercoop Sicilia, Supercoop Sicilia and Distribuzione Roma.

Among her most innovative achievements in 2008 she created the Ambasciatori in Bologna, an original space that on three floors houses a large Coop bookstore, a bar, a restaurant and an Eataly osteria. The project was an international success, obtaining the 2010 World Retail Innovation and the 2010 President of the Republic Awards for Innovation. Most recently, she oversaw Bologna’s Mercato di Mezzo, the former city food market that had been disused for years, transformed into a space where the best of local agribusiness can be bought, tasted, and learned about.

Tiziana Primori’s many experiences in the Italian FMCG and large-scale retail sectors include:

CEO Eatalyworld srl, for 5 years;

General Manager Coop Alleanza for 10 years, Company with 10,000 employees;

President Coop Sicilia for 5 years;

Vice President Eataly for 7 years.

She was also a member of the Board of Directors of Hera Spa for 4 years.