Gianroberto Casaleggio
Gianroberto Casaleggio | |
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| Co-founder of the Five Star Movement | |
| In office 4 October 2009 – 12 April 2016 Serving with Beppe Grillo | |
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| Born | Gianroberto Casaleggio 14 August 1954 Milan, Italy |
| Died | 12 April 2016 (aged 61) Milan, Italy |
| Cause of death | Brain cancer |
| Political party | Five Star Movement |
| Children | 2 |
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| Website | beppegrillo.it |
Gianroberto Casaleggio (Italian pronunciation: [dʒanroˈbɛrto kazaˈleddʒo]; 14 August 1954 – 12 April 2016) was an Italian entrepreneur and political activist, born in Milan.
He was co-founder and chairman of Casaleggio Associati srl, an internet and publishing company that advises on network strategies, and editor of Beppe Grillo's blog. He was also co-founder, with Beppe Grillo, of the Five Star Movement, of which he was sometimes called "guru".[1][2] In the Italian context, Casaleggio promoted the Web as a medium for political communication.[3]
Biography
Casaleggio began his career working at Olivetti S.p.A, then, in the late 1990s, became CEO at Webegg SpA, an internet consulting company. Webegg suffered heavy losses (over €20 million) in the period 2002–2003, and Casaleggio was replaced as CEO of Webegg in 2003 by Giuseppe Longo, appointed to lead the company turnaround.[4] In 2004, Casaleggio founded Casaleggio Associati, an internet consulting company that carries out research on e-commerce in Italy and whose finding are presented at a conference held in Milan every spring (since 2006).
Casaleggio Associati has been since 2005 the editor of Beppe Grillo's blog as well as of some of Grillo's books. Casaleggio Associati was also editor of the web-blog of Antonio Di Pietro (until 2010),[5] and the website of Chiarelettere, an editor, until 2013, when was dismissed following divergence over the editorial strategy.[6][7]
Gianroberto Casaleggio died on 12 April 2016 in Milan, at the age of 61, after a long period of illness.[8]
Family
After Gianroberto's death, his son Davide was appointed to replace him as president of Casaleggio Associati.[9]
References
- ^ Marco Alfieri (May 26, 2012). "Grillo e l'ombra di Casaleggio il guru con il mito di Re Artù". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved December 19, 2012.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|newspaper=(help) - ^ Emiliano Liuzzi (September 8, 2012). "Il guru Casaleggio esce dall'ombra: "Non decido io"". il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved December 20, 2012.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|newspaper=(help) - ^ Natale, Simone; Ballatore, Andrea (January 1, 2014). "The web will kill them all: new media, digital utopia, and political struggle in the Italian 5-Star Movement". Media, Culture & Society. 36 (1): 105–121. doi:10.1177/0163443713511902. ISSN 0163-4437.
- ^ "Telecom Italia rinuncia al controllo di Webegg". MF Milano Finanza (in Italian). April 6, 2004.
- ^ Ettore Colombo (November 3, 2012). "Grillo-Di Pietro, il piano per le elezioni"Ingroia candidato premier"". Il Messaggero (in Italian). Retrieved November 5, 2012.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|newspaper=(help) - ^ Francesco Oggiano (July 8, 2013). "Il guru dimezzato". Vanity Fair (in Italian). Archived from the original on July 12, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Paolo Bracalini (November 12, 2012). "Quando Travaglio & C. mandarono a quel paese il guru a cinque stelle". il Giornale (in Italian). Retrieved December 19, 2012.
- ^ "M5s, è morto Gianroberto Casaleggio Fotostoria| Le frasi | I video". Corriere.it (in Italian). Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ Horowitz, Jason, "With Success Comes Dissension in Italy’s Five Star Movement", New York Times, December 12, 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
Sources
- Template:It Five Star Movement
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- John Hooper (January 3, 2013). "Italy's web guru tastes power as new political movement goes viral". The Guardian.
- Peter Popham (April 7, 2013). "Italy's web politicians post their dystopic vision". The Independent.
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