Top 23 Quotes & Sayings by John Elkann

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Last updated on December 22, 2024.

John Philip Jacob Elkann is an Italian-American industrialist. In 1997, he became the chosen heir of his grandfather Gianni Agnelli, following the death of Gianni's nephew Giovanni Alberto Agnelli and since 2004 has been leading the Agnelli family, an Italian multi-industry business dynasty. He chairs the automaker Stellantis and is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Exor, the holding company controlled by the Agnelli family, which also holds a controlling stake in Ferrari, CNH Industrial, Iveco Group, Juventus F.C. and The Economist Group. In July 2018 he was appointed chairman of Ferrari after Sergio Marchionne left due to health issues.

Italian - Businessman | Born: April 1, 1976

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I wish Rupert, Robert, and their hugely talented News Corp team continued and growing success in all they do, deploying News Corp's extraordinary skills and potential to the huge opportunities of a relentlessly more digital world.

John Elkann

We are convinced of the huge potential that still lies ahead and particularly in The Economist's ability to seize the many development opportunities linked to the digitisation of the media industry.

John Elkann

As long-term business builders, we invest our permanent capital and deploy management skills in support of talented leaders and companies with global potential.

John Elkann

The 500X and Jeep Renegade are very different cars, but they are manufactured in the same plant and share R&D, which reduces the total investment required by 1 billion euros. That is why I'm convinced that the industry needs and will see more consolidation in the future.

John Elkann

We think the ownership culture is very important, so we like to invest in businesses whose leaders are also owners.

John Elkann

There are no doubts in the value of Juventus. Many things, such as the new stadium, have strengthened the club.

John Elkann

I think there is empirical evidence that if you look at family controlled businesses, they actually outperform in terms of results and also valuations, the broader market.

John Elkann

Under our stable and committed ownership, PartnerRe will continue to develop as a leading independent global reinsurer.

John Elkann

Components are important in the evolution of cars, and there is increasing need for electronics.

John Elkann

I learnt not to be desperate in bad times and am learning not to be bullish when times are good.

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It's my experience at Fiat and, now, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles that when there is a very strong CEO, it's a good thing to be chairman.

John Elkann

My biggest satisfaction was to learn, inexperienced as I was, that it is possible to find ways out of the deepest difficulties.

John Elkann

Della Valle is worried about RCS? RCS is a company that is doing well; I don't think that Della Valle is worried about this.

John Elkann

We have been told many times that we have become too big, but these are things that only someone who has no idea of the size of the competition can say. We are too small.

John Elkann

Avoiding the all-too-typical divisive trappings of a takeover and creating instead a shared transnational culture - this is one of the most important lessons learned from combining Fiat and Chrysler to create FCA.

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Artists have a sensibility that others don't have. They have a way of reading into the future.

John Elkann

I'm interested in avoiding two types of behaviour [in my children]: one is the sense of guilt and the other is a sense of entitlement. If these two are avoided, then the rest is up to them.

John Elkann

Many things are linked to being able to live with uncertainty, ...with paradoxes. But this can be a strength of an organisation and a situation.

John Elkann

As an entrepreneur you have responsibilities in trying to operate well in what you have to do. There is a positive effect if you end up doing that. That's where I try to spend most of my efforts.

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I was born in New York, then I went to the UK, then I went to Brazil, then I went to France, then I studied in Italy. My life was always about being confronted with an environment where you had to adapt.

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I learnt not to be desperate in bad times, and I am learning not to be bullish when times are good.

John Elkann

The lesson I have learnt is that when a family and a business function, they function together. You have to have a family that works and a business that works and the two will end up working well alongside.

John Elkann

I am a big believer of what Darwin discovered in the Galapagos, proving that the species most responsive to change will survive over apparently stronger or more intelligent competitors.

John Elkann

Top 23 Quotes & Sayings by John Elkann

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