Director

Inti Ligabue

Photo: James Mollison

Inti Ligabue graduated in Business Administration from the University of Bologna, completed a Master’s in Administration, Finance and Control at SDA Bocconi in Milan, and attended several specialised courses in Corporate-Level Strategy and Strategic Negotiations at Harvard University.

CEO of Ligabue S.p.A. and the Ligabue Group since 2012, he also became Chairman in 2016. At the helm of the family business, he restructured, consolidated and relaunched the company, celebrating the Ligabue Group’s centenary in 2019.

The Ligabue Group operates in 14 countries across different parts of the world.

Its activities include hospitality services for commercial and cruise ships, ship supply throughout the Mediterranean, hospitality services for offshore operations and remote sites for oil companies, travel retail and commercial catering. The Group – 4000 supplied ships per year, 300 managed ships, 91 remote locations including extraction and construction sites, as well as 32 managed platforms – currently employs approximately 8,600 people of 40 different nationalities.

In 2016, Inti Ligabue established the Giancarlo Ligabue Foundation, of which he is Chairman, carrying forward the legacy of the Ligabue Centre for Studies and Research and launching an extensive programme of knowledge-sharing and public engagement, particularly in the fields of archaeology, anthropology, history and art. During its first five years, the Foundation conceived and organised four major exhibitions, presented at venues in several cities beyond Venice, including the National Archaeological Museum in Florence, the National Archaeological Museum of Naples (MANN) and the National Museum of Finland in Helsinki. It also organised 26 thematic conferences and six public Dialogues, bringing leading figures from science and culture into conversation with the wider community. In addition, the Foundation has contributed to the publication of several books and supports the publication of LIGABUE MAGAZINE, a bilingual, twice-yearly magazine with a strong cultural focus.

An art collector and enthusiast, Inti Ligabue served as Honorary President of Parcours des Mondes 2016, the international fair dedicated to the arts of Africa, Oceania, the Americas and Asia, held in Paris. In 2020, he received the Festa di San Marco Award, recognising outstanding contributions to Venice.