Carlo Messina has returned to first place in the October edition of Top Manager Reputation, the ongoing ranking published by Reputation Manager. The Intesa Sanpaolo CEO scored 91.68 points, rising three positions as the bank moves closer to completing its acquisition of Mps.

Andrea Orcel, CEO of UniCredit, ranked second with 91.61 points after the European Central Bank approved the acquisition of Commerzbank. Claudio Descalzi, CEO of Eni, was third with 91.48 points, amid attention on the company’s fuel price cap, the Green & Net Zero Talk and the Italian Energy Summit.

Pier Silvio Berlusconi ranked fourth with 90.69 points, supported by Mfe’s strong half-year results. Matteo Del Fante was fifth with 82.50 points, as Poste Italiane increased its stake in Tim to 85.823%. He was followed by A2A CEO Renato Mazzoncini, Urbano Cairo, Alessandro Benetton, Tim CEO Pietro Labriola and Luca de Meo.

Pierroberto Folgiero placed 11th with 74.10 points, gaining four positions after new contracts and international agreements involving Fincantieri. Other notable names in the top 20 included Claudio Andrea Gemme, Gian Maria Mossa, Cristina Scocchia, Luca Dal Fabbro and Marina Berlusconi, who also climbed four places. The latter’s rise was linked to visibility surrounding the naming of Malpensa airport after Silvio Berlusconi and initiatives marking the 90th anniversary of his birth.

The rest of the top 20 comprised Giuseppe Castagna, Fabrizio Palermo, Miuccia Prada and Gianpiero Strisciuglio. Among the first 200 managers, Dario Scannapieco ranked 21st, Antonio Filosa 23rd, Carlo Cimbri 29th, Marcello Cattani 34th and Giovanni Gorno Tempini 36th. Other highlighted positions included Diego Nepi Molineris at 40th, Brunello Cucinelli at 42nd, Lorenzo Mariani at 56th and Tommaso Tanzilli at 57th.

The ranking also recorded significant advances for Stefano Cuzzilla, Arrigo Giana, John Elkann, Elena Goitini, Sergio Solero, Sergio Marullo di Condojanni, Alessandro Rivera and Andrea Missori. The full classification is available at www.topmanagers.it.

Sources: ANSA Economia.