CIR Group (Compagnie Industriali Riunite; lit. 'United Industrial Companies') is an Italian holding company that is active in media, automotive components, and the healthcare sectors. It is listed on the Italian Stock Exchange and is 46% controlled by COFIDE of the De Benedetti family.
In 2016 the CIR group reported revenues of 2.6 billion euro and a net income of 34 million euro.[1] The group has more than 14 thousand employees.
History
The company was founded in 1976, when Carlo De Benedetti acquired the company Concerie Italiane Riunite, a Turin based tanning company, from its historic owner the Bocca family and transformed it into an industrial holding company. The company was then renamed Compagnie Industriali Riunite.
Chief Executive of CIR for almost twenty years, Rodolfo De Benedetti is now Executive Chairman of the company.[2] Monica Mondardini is Chief Executive.[3]