Lucia Annunziata has resigned from Rai.
"I arrive at this choice without any personal complaint: you will judge, now that you have the responsibility, the work I have done in these years". Lucia Annunziata writes in the letter sent to the top management of Rai, in which she announces her "irrevocable resignation". "I come here because I do not agree with anything about the work of the current government, neither on the contents, nor on the methods - he adds -. In particular, I do not agree with the modalities of the intervention on Rai. Acknowledging this distance is on my part an act of seriousness towards the company that you are preparing to govern. There are no conditions for collaboration, therefore".
Green light from the Rai board of directors to the package of appointments to directors of newspapers and genres proposed by the CEO Roberto Sergio, including those of Gian Marco Chiocci at Tg1 and Antonio Preziosi at Tg2.The
appointments of Gian Marco Chiocci at Tg1 and Antonio Preziosi at Tg2 have passed into the Rai board of directors - according to what is learned - with the contrary vote of the president Marinella Soldi, of the Pd councilor Francesca Bria and of the director elected by the employees Riccardo Laganà. Alessandro Di Majo, on the other hand, abstained, at M5S altitude. Three votes in favor, sufficient for the green light: those of the CEO Roberto Sergio and the two majority directors, Simona Agnes and Igor De Biasio.
"On the issue of the presence of gender equality there will be a strong reversal of the trend and an overall judgment can only be given when the overall framework of appointments is defined, especially after the identification of the deputy directorates. The paths are built and not improvised. This governance has only been at work for a week." This was said, according to what is learned, by the CEO of Rai, Roberto Sergio, during the board meeting.
"Today's choices clearly express the line with respect to the new course of the company: the balance between votes in favor and abstentions indicates that it does not intend to sign any blank bill; The individual decisions of the new leaders will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis on the basis of the principles of pluralism, inclusion, gender balance". This was said by the Rai councilor, Alessandro Di Majo, in M5s share, after the vote in the board. "No preclusion - he writes - with respect to the possibility of being able to share individual specific choices, but at the same time no discount on a careful evaluation of the merits of each of them".
"What was reported by some newspapers on the fact that the abstention vote in the Board of Directors of the councilor Di Majo would have unblocked the game of the center-right on the Rai appointments is not correct. It is useful to specify that his abstention vote had no direct weight on the decisions taken today and even if he had voted no, nothing would have changed because at least 5 votes against would have been needed to block the appointments". To specify it, in a note, are the M5s exponents in the Rai Supervisory Commission. "His abstention - they say - is also in full line with the vote expressed in the previous Board of Directors on the new CEO, and clearly expresses the desire to avoid a clash a priori detrimental to the company and evaluate the next steps of the current governance and in generalof the government. As the 5 Star Movement we expect them to be tested on the next corporate choices and above all on the prospect of a real reform of the public service. It is not just a question of revolutionizing governance, but of updating the mission of the public service, making it more competitive with respect to a market that seems destined to put Rai in great difficulty. For this reason we invite all political forces to confront each other so that all this starts from the next legislature ".
The Board of Directors of Rai has approved the updating of the company's organizational structure and has formulated the opinion on the directors of genres and newspapers, proposed by the CEO Roberto Sergio. The organizational structure illustrated by the CEO, together with the indication of the managers of the corporate area, introduces new organizational areas, including the Strategic Initiatives Coordination Department as a reference point for the activities related to the business plan, the sustainability plan and the service contract; in the radio publishing area, a new direction has been created called Specialized Digital Radios and Podcasts.
As for the newspapers - informs a note from Rai -,
Gian Marco Chiocci will be the new director of Tg1;
to Tg2 goes Antonio Preziosi, who leaves Rai Parlamento, where Giuseppe Carboni settles;
Francesco Pionati leads the Giornale Radio and Radio1,
while Jacopo Volpi becomes director of Raisport and its genre.
For genres Stefano Coletta leaves Prime Time Entertainment to Marcello Ciannamea and takes his place at Distribution.
Angelo Mellone will direct the Day Time Entertainment, Paolo Corsini the Deepening;
Adriano De Maio will lead Cinema and TV series,
Maurizio Imbriale will direct Digital Content.
For radio channels, Simona Sala heads Radio 2 and Marco Lanzarone assumes responsibility for the new direction of specialized digital radios and podcasts.
Finally, Monica Maggioni takes over as Editorial Director for the Information Offer.
During the meeting, the Board also resolved to renew the Board of Directors of the subsidiaries, whose corporate bodies were about to expire:
Paolo Del Brocco was confirmed as Chief Executive Officer and Nicola Claudio as Chairman at Rai Cinema; Sergio Santo is appointed CEO of Rai Com, while Claudia Mazzola takes office as president.
Andrea Vianello is appointed general manager of San Marino RTV.
"Rai's information opens a new course. The newly appointed editors at the helm of the newspapers will be able to combine impartiality and the right to report, at the service of citizens and viewers who deserve a public service that lives up to their expectations. To Gianmarco Chiocci, Antonio Preziosi, Mario Orfeo, Francesco Pionati and Jacopo Volpi, go my most sincere congratulations, certain that they will succeed, with their great professionalism, to do an excellent job". Thus, the president of theForza Italia winemakers, Licia Ronzulli.
"Congratulations and good work to the new editors of newspapers and genres. A task of great responsibility awaits them: that of giving new life and a new course to Rai. It is good that the board of directors has given the ok to the appointments in a short time so that we can start again immediately and with enthusiasm. The supervisory commission of which I am a member will monitor, as it is responsible for within the scope of its institutional task, that pluralism is guaranteed in the main Italian cultural company". So the deputy of Fratelli d'Italia, Gianluca Caramanna.
"My best wishes for good work to the directors of Rai Gian Marco Chiocci, Antonio Preziosi, Francesco Pionati, Jacopo Volpi, and to Mario Orfeo for his confirmation at the helm of Tg3. The Board of Directors, led by the new CEO Roberto Sergio, has chosen professionals of the highest profile who will be able to base on experience and competence the guarantee of pluralism, fundamental for public service". This was stated by the vice-president of the Chamber and parliamentarian of Forza Italia, Giorgio Mulè, commenting on the package of appointments launched today by the board of directors of Rai.
