Paolo Barilla

Deputy Chairman of the Barilla Group, was born in Milan in April 1961. In 1991, he began his career in the family Company at Barilla France, a subsidiary of the Group. In 1994, he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Barilla Group, a role he still holds today. He also served as CEO from 1999 to 2000.

Staring from 2010 he was appointed Chairman of the newly formed Italian Association of Confectionery and Pasta Industries (AIDEPI).

In 2014, he became Deputy Chairman of the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition Foundation, now Barilla Foundation.

In October 2016, he was elected Chairman of the International Pasta Organization (IPO).

From March 2017 to December 2018, he was the Chairman of the Italian Food Association (Unione Italiana Food), and from January 2019 to June 2023, he has taken on the role of Deputy Vice-Chairman.

Since July 2020 he is a member of the Confindustria Executive Council (Consiglio Direttivo).

In June 2023 he has been reappointed Chairman of the Italian Food Association (Unione Italiana Food).