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Europcar Italy Appoints New Managing Director
Stefano Gargiulo is tasked with strengthening Europcar Italy's market position and deploying mobility solutions for costumers.

Photo via Wikimedia/Mattes

Photo via Wikimedia/Mattes
Europcar Group appointed Stefano Gargiulo as new Italy managing director, the company announced.
Gargiulo has years of experience within the car rental industry, having occupied the positions of commercial, marketing, partnership and intermediary director within Avis Budget Italy SPA, general manager for Maggiore Rent, and other management positions within Maggiore.
Since the beginning of his carreer, Gargiulo has continued to challenge his knowledge and followed several training courses in the fields of financial planning and analysis, marketing, sales, and general management.
Gargiulo is tasked with strengthening Europcar Italy's market position and deploying mobility solutions for costumers. Thanks to his previous experience, he will drive Europcar Italy to further developments.
His nomination follows the nomination of Raoul Colantoni, previous Italy managing director, as deputy managing director and chief operations officer for Europcar Germany.
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