Claudio Zanardo was born in 1979. In 2005, he completed a degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Padua. In 2008, he completed a master’s degree in “Business Administration” from the University of Bologna. In 2004, he joined Ducati Motor Holding, first in the Operations Department, and then in the Commercial & Marketing Department. While at Ducati he covered roles with increasing responsibility and, most recently, held the position of Head of Sales Strategies and Planning. In 2015 he joined Pirelli, taking charge of Marketing and Controlled Retail for Region Europe until assuming responsibility of Driver Italia in 2016. In November 2017, he was appointed Country Chief Executive Officer of Italy. In January 2020 he was appointed Senior Vice President of Moto and in February 2021 added the responsibility of Business Velo. Since November of 2021 he is President and CEO of Pirelli –Region North America.