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...marks a rite of passage, with the longer-term fate and fortune of the fabled Italian family, worth some $2 billion, now resting on the shoulders of three members of the next generation. Elkann and his younger brother Lapo are grandsons of Giovanni Agnelli, and Andrea is Umberto's son by his second marriage. The family's line of succession was disrupted when Umberto's eldest son, long seen as the heir apparent, died of cancer in 1997--and Giovanni's son committed suicide in 2000. The three cousins have limited business experience...
DIED. UMBERTO AGNELLI, 69, chairman of ailing Italian automaker Fiat; of cancer; in Turin, Italy. Agnelli, the dynasty's quiet member who took the reins after the death last year of his dashing older brother Giovanni, had been helping turn around the troubled company...
...more into team building." It all marks a rite of passage, with the longer-term fate and fortune of the fabled family, worth some $2 billion, now resting on the shoulders of three members of the next generation. Elkann and his younger brother Lapo are grandsons of the late Giovanni Agnelli, while Andrea is Umberto's son by his second marriage. The family's line of succession was disrupted when Umberto's eldest son, long seen as the heir apparent, died of cancer in 1997 - and Giovanni's son committed suicide in 2000. The three cousins, all under 30, have...
...GIOVANNI BISIGNANI, head of the International Air Transport Association, on Brussels ' move to boost compensation for delayed flights
...sure, Pachachi is no shoo-in for the presidency. He is a Sunni in a largely Shi'ite country. His passions--attending Bach festivals in Europe and listening to Don Giovanni at home--are unusual among Iraqis. And given that half the country is under 20, Iraqis might wonder whether the tall man with a silver forelock is up to the job. Pachachi's aides argue that his age is an asset, especially after the Saddam era. "He's 81, so he's obviously not going to become a dictator," says Fareed Yasseen, an Iraqi-American consultant who serves...