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in 2005 [[Mario Monti]], the former European Competition Commissioner, joined [[Goldman Sachs]] as an international adviser.<ref>Merrell, Caroline, "[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/european_football/article762497.ece Goldman hires former EU Competition Commissioner]," 14 December 2005, ''Times Online'', accessed 31 January 2010.</ref> He is also a member of the advisory board of the Coca-Cola Company.<ref>"[http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/bef2009/speakers/mario-monti/index.html European Commission, Economic and Financial Affairs]," accessed 17 November 2011.</ref> | in 2005 [[Mario Monti]], the former European Competition Commissioner, joined [[Goldman Sachs]] as an international adviser.<ref>Merrell, Caroline, "[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/european_football/article762497.ece Goldman hires former EU Competition Commissioner]," 14 December 2005, ''Times Online'', accessed 31 January 2010.</ref> He is also a member of the advisory board of the Coca-Cola Company.<ref>"[http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/bef2009/speakers/mario-monti/index.html European Commission, Economic and Financial Affairs]," accessed 17 November 2011.</ref> | ||
| − | Mario Monti was elected European chairman of the [[Trilateral Commission]] in 2010<ref>[http://www.trilateral.org/go.cfm?do=Page.View&pid=34 Trilateral November Commsission Leadership], accessed 17 November 2011</ref> and is on the Steering Committee of [[Bilderberg]].<ref>[http://bilderbergmeetings.org/governance.html Bilderberg Governance], accessed 17 November 2011.</ref>. He is also on the Executive Committee of the [[Aspen Institute]] and a columnist in one of Italy's leading newspapers Il Corriere della Sera<ref>[http://www.tgcom.mediaset.it/politica/articoli/1028186/governo-chi-e-mario-monti.shtml WWW.TGCOM.MEDIASET.IT], Accessed 17 November 2011.</ref> | + | Mario Monti was elected European chairman of the [[Trilateral Commission]] in 2010<ref>[http://www.trilateral.org/go.cfm?do=Page.View&pid=34 Trilateral November Commsission Leadership], accessed 17 November 2011</ref> and is on the Steering Committee of [[Bilderberg]].<ref>[http://bilderbergmeetings.org/governance.html Bilderberg Governance], accessed 17 November 2011.</ref>. He is also on the Executive Committee of the [[Aspen Institute Italia]] and a columnist in one of Italy's leading newspapers Il Corriere della Sera<ref>[http://www.tgcom.mediaset.it/politica/articoli/1028186/governo-chi-e-mario-monti.shtml WWW.TGCOM.MEDIASET.IT], Accessed 17 November 2011.</ref> |
On the 9th of November 2011 Mario Monti was nominated as Senatore a Vita (Life Senator) and on the 11th of November 2011 was appointed Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri (Prime Minister) of Italy by Presidente della Republica (Italian Head of State) [[Giorgio Napolitano]] following the resignation of [[Silvio Berlusconi]]. | On the 9th of November 2011 Mario Monti was nominated as Senatore a Vita (Life Senator) and on the 11th of November 2011 was appointed Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri (Prime Minister) of Italy by Presidente della Republica (Italian Head of State) [[Giorgio Napolitano]] following the resignation of [[Silvio Berlusconi]]. | ||
Revision as of 16:01, 17 November 2011
in 2005 Mario Monti, the former European Competition Commissioner, joined Goldman Sachs as an international adviser.[1] He is also a member of the advisory board of the Coca-Cola Company.[2]
Mario Monti was elected European chairman of the Trilateral Commission in 2010[3] and is on the Steering Committee of Bilderberg.[4]. He is also on the Executive Committee of the Aspen Institute Italia and a columnist in one of Italy's leading newspapers Il Corriere della Sera[5]
On the 9th of November 2011 Mario Monti was nominated as Senatore a Vita (Life Senator) and on the 11th of November 2011 was appointed Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri (Prime Minister) of Italy by Presidente della Republica (Italian Head of State) Giorgio Napolitano following the resignation of Silvio Berlusconi.
The European Commission's official website states:
- Monti served as European Commissioner in charge of the Internal Market, Financial Services and Taxation from 1995 to 1999 and then as European Commissioner for Competition (1999-2004). In the latter position, he handled a number of well-known cases such as General Electric/Honeywell, Microsoft, and the German Landesbanken. He also introduced a radical reform of EU antitrust and merger controls and led, with the US authorities, the creation of the International Competition Network (ICN).
- As EU coordinator for the France-Spain electricity interconnection, he brokered the agreement between Prime Ministers Fillon and Zapatero in June 2008. Mr. Monti was also a member of the Attali Committee on French economic growth, set up by President Sarkozy (2007-2008).[6]
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Resources
- "European Commission, Economic and Financial Affairs," accessed 17 November 2011.
- Merrell, Caroline, "Goldman hires former EU Competition Commissioner," 14 December 2005, Times Online, accessed 31 January 2010.
Notes
- ↑ Merrell, Caroline, "Goldman hires former EU Competition Commissioner," 14 December 2005, Times Online, accessed 31 January 2010.
- ↑ "European Commission, Economic and Financial Affairs," accessed 17 November 2011.
- ↑ Trilateral November Commsission Leadership, accessed 17 November 2011
- ↑ Bilderberg Governance, accessed 17 November 2011.
- ↑ WWW.TGCOM.MEDIASET.IT, Accessed 17 November 2011.
- ↑ "European Commission, Economic and Financial Affairs," accessed 17 November 2011.
