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{{short description|Italian businessman (born 1964)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}(File:AndreaIlly.jpg|thumb|Andrea Illy)Andrea Illy (born 7 September 1964) is an Italian businessman. He is the Chairman of illycaffè S.p.A.,WEB,news.trust.org/item/20160504201449-nsxja/, Low coffee prices add to climate change threat: illycaffe, Thomson Reuters, Foundation, news.trust.org, a family coffee business founded in Trieste in 1933. He has additionally been Chairman of Altagamma since 2013.WEB,www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_items/coffee-with-andrea-illy-chairman-ceo-of-illycaff-at-947200, Charitybuzz: Coffee with Andrea Illy Chairman and CEO of illycaffè at ... - Lot 947200, /www.Charitybuzz.com,

Life and education

Illy was born on 2 September 1964 in Trieste, the son of Ernesto Illy.JOURNAL, Davidson, Andrew, The original Mr Bean, The Sunday Times, October 2007,business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/consumer_goods/article2602536.ece, 9 February 2011, dead,business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/consumer_goods/article2602536.ece," title="web.archive.org/web/20080923201012business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/consumer_goods/article2602536.ece,">web.archive.org/web/20080923201012business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/consumer_goods/article2602536.ece, 23 September 2008, He started his studies in Switzerland and graduated with a degree in chemistry from the University of Trieste. He subsequently took a Master Executive at SDA Bocconi, Milan, attended the six-week Advanced Management program at Harvard Business School, and the Executive Program at Singularity University, Silicon Valley. In 2003, he joined the Advisory Board of SDA Bocconi. Illy is married and has three daughters.WEB,www.theguardian.com/business/2011/sep/22/interview-andrea-illy, Andrea Illy: family businessman who’s raising the bar for premium coffee, 22 September 2011, the Guardian,

Business career at illycaffè

In 1990, he joined the family business as a supervisor of the quality control department. Inspired by his previous experience in Japan, Illy started the Total Quality Program, which established standards for the company and coffee industry.In 1994 he was appointed CEO of illycaffè S.p.A. and held that position until 2016. He has been Chairman of the company since 2005.WEB,ceeman.lecturehub.com/speakers/97/andrea_illy, Andrea Illy, ceeman.lecturehub.com, 13 January 2022,ceeman.lecturehub.com/speakers/97/andrea_illy," title="web.archive.org/web/20161129021916ceeman.lecturehub.com/speakers/97/andrea_illy,">web.archive.org/web/20161129021916ceeman.lecturehub.com/speakers/97/andrea_illy, 29 November 2016, dead, At illycaffè, he developed several projects:

• The “Università del caffè” (University of coffee) with the objective of developing and spreading the culture of coffee in the world.NEWS,www.ft.com/content/6bf31ae6-e53b-11e1-8ac0-00144feab49a, Masters of the world of coffee, 23 September 2012, Financial Times,
• The retail business at global level, with approximately 230 stores and monobrand illy.NEWS,www.nytimes.com/2006/12/26/business/worldbusiness/26eurocoffee.html, Coffeehouses as Fashion Boutiques; Selling Cachet by the Cup, John, Tagliabue, 26 December 2006, NYTimes.com,
• “Iperespresso” the new capsules system to prepare espresso coffee, based on a two phases (hyperinfusion and emulsion) extraction chamber.WEB,gec.co/users/andrea-illy, Andrea Illy &124; GEC 2017, 28 November 2016,gec.co/users/andrea-illy," title="web.archive.org/web/20161128202002gec.co/users/andrea-illy,">web.archive.org/web/20161128202002gec.co/users/andrea-illy, 28 November 2016, dead,

Illy contributed to Expo Milan 2015 by curating the Coffee Cluster, a 43,000-square foot pavilion hosting 10 coffee-producing countries, while illycaffè has been Official Coffee Partner of the Universal Exhibition.WEB,www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBdQseLY1Pw, Ambassador Andrea Illy (eng), YouTube, 2015-07-01, 2020-05-22,

Other

In 1996, Illy was chosen as “Marketing Superstar” by the American magazine Advertising Age. In 1999, he undertook the role of president of A.S.I.C. (Association Scientifique Internationale pour le Café, Paris),WEB,www.bbs.unibo.it/hp/en/mba-lecture-andrea-illy-altagamma-coffee/, MBA Lecture: Andrea Illy “From Altagamma to Coffee” | BBS - Bologna Business School, 27 March 2014, Bbs.unibo.it, 2020-05-22, while today he is Honorary President.WEB,www.asic-cafe.org/board, Board | ASIC - Association for science and information on coffee, www.asic-cafe.org, Between 2003 and 2006 he was a member of the Advisory Board of the SDA Bocconi School of Management.WEB,www.theglobalist.com/contributors/andrea-illy/, Andrea Illy, In 2004, he was awarded the title of “Imprenditore dell’Anno” () by Ernst & Young Italia.WEB,clubs.london.edu/family/rsvp_boot?id=21482, Italian & Family Business Clubs - Interview with Andrea Illy, CEO Illycaffé - Family Business Club, clubs.london.edu, In 2012, he co-founded the LH Forum reflection group, the Movement for the positive economy created by Jacques Attali.WEB,www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMHQ40L08OA, Andrea Illy - LH Forum 2012, YouTube, 2012-12-12, 2020-05-22, From 2012 until March 2016, he was Chairman of the Promotion and Market Development Committee of the International Coffee Organization (ICO).In 2012 and 2013 he was Board member and President of the Sustainability Committee of the coffee and tea leading Dutch multinational company D.E Master Blenders 1753.WEB,www.weforum.org/people/andrea-illy/, Andrea Illy, World Economic Forum, Since 2013, he is part of the Board of Governors of the Bank of Italy for the seat of Trieste.WEB,www.expo2015.org/, Expo Milano 2015 | Nutrire il Pianeta, Energia per la Vita!, In April 2013, he was elected Chairman of Fondazione Altagamma gathering High-End Italian Cultural and Creative Companies, of which he was a member of the Board of Directors since 1999 and, as a representative of the food industry, vice-president since 2007.WEB,wwd.com/eye/other/andrea-illy-talks-luxury-and-coffee-7853558/, Andrea Illy Talks Luxury and Coffee, Lauren, McCarthy, 28 August 2014, In December 2015 he was reconfirmed as Chairman for the 2016–2018 period.WEB,www.altagamma.it/media/source/3.CS_ALTAGAMMA-RINNOVA-IL-MANDATO-DI-PRESIDENZA-DI-ANDREA-ILLY_eng-GB.pdf, Mandate, altagamma.it, 2020-05-22, He was named Cavaliere del Lavoro by the President of the Italian Republic in 2018.Since 2020, he has been Co-Founder and Chairman of the Regenerative Society Foundation.

Publications

• Illy, Andrea; Viani, Rinantonio (1995). Espresso coffee: the chemistry of quality (2nd print). London: Academic Press.
• Illy, Andrea; Viani, Rinantonio; Suggi Liverani, Furio (2005). “Espresso coffee: the science of quality”. Amsterdam. Elsevier academic press.
• Illy, Andrea; Illy, Elisabetta (2010). L’aroma del mondo: un viaggio nell’universo e nell’emozione del caffè. Milano, Hoepli.
• Illy, Andrea (2015). A Coffee Dream. Torino. Codice Edizioni.
• Illy, Ernesto; Illy, Andrea. The complexity of coffee. Scientific American (summer edition 2015), pag.10.

See also

• Ernesto Illy
• Riccardo Illy
• illycaffè

References

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Sources

• WEB, Andrea Illy,www.illy.com/wps/wcm/connect/US/illytools/footer/press/press-kit/andrea-illy, Illycaffè, 9 February 2011, dead,www.illy.com/wps/wcm/connect/US/illytools/footer/press/press-kit/andrea-illy," title="web.archive.org/web/20110713010425www.illy.com/wps/wcm/connect/US/illytools/footer/press/press-kit/andrea-illy,">web.archive.org/web/20110713010425www.illy.com/wps/wcm/connect/US/illytools/footer/press/press-kit/andrea-illy, 13 July 2011,
• JOURNAL, Davidson, Andrew, The original Mr Bean, The Sunday Times, October 2007,business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/consumer_goods/article2602536.ece, 9 February 2011,

External links

• illycaffè International Website
• Reuters.com
• Bio on charitybuzz.com
• The Times: The original Mr Bean
• Bio on theguardian.com
• Bio on ceeman.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129021916ceeman.lecturehub.com/speakers/97/andrea_illy |date=29 November 2016 }}
• Bio on FT.com
• Bio on nytimes.com
• gec.co/users/andrea-illy" title="web.archive.org/web/20161128202002gec.co/users/andrea-illy">Bio on gec.co
• Expo Milan YT channel
• Usapavillion.com
• Bio on bbs.unibo.it
• ASIC official site
• Bio on theglobalist.com
• Bio on clubs.london.com
• LH Forum YT channel
• Bio on weforum.org
• Bio on Expo site{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• Wwd.com
• Fondazione Altagamma official site
• The New York Times: Coffehouses as Fashion Boutiques

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