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John Elkann, when FCA was first listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
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Born |
John Philip Jacob Elkann 1 April 1976 New York City, New York, US |
Nationality | Italian |
Alma mater | Politecnico di Torino |
Occupation | Chairman, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Chairman and CEO, Exor |
Spouse(s) | Lavinia Borromeo |
Children | Leone Elkann Oceano Elkann Vita Elkann |
Parent(s) | Margherita Agnelli de Pahlen and Alain Elkann |
Relatives |
Gianni Agnelli grandfather Edoardo Agnelli great-grandfather Giovanni Agnelli (founder of Fiat) great-great-grandfather Andrea Agnelli first cousin |
John Philip Jacob Elkann (born 1 April 1976) is an Italian industrialist. He was the chosen heir of his grandfather Gianni Agnelli, and chairs and controls the automaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (which owns the Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Fiat, Fiat Professional, Lancia, Maserati, Mopar and Ram brands). He is the chairman and CEO of Exor, an investment company controlled by the Agnelli family, which controls Partner Re, Ferrari, CNH Industrial and Juventus F.C..
Born in New York City, John Elkann is the first son of Alain Elkann, a journalist and writer of French Jewish and Italian Jewish background, and his then wife Italian Margherita Agnelli. His parents divorced in 1981 and both have remarried. Elkann's maternal grandparents were the industrialist Gianni Agnelli and the Italian socialite Marella Agnelli (born Donna Marella Caracciolo di Castagneto). His paternal great-grand-uncle was the banker Ettore Ovazza.
He has a brother, Lapo, and a sister, Ginevra, as well as five half-siblings from his mother’s second marriage, as Margherita Agnelli de Pahlen, to Serge de Pahlen. His younger half-siblings are: Maria (born 1983), Pierre (born 1986), twins Sophie and Anna (born 1988) and Tatiana (born 1990).