Andrea Giunti Lombardo (born 27 September 1997) is an Italian publisher and business executive.[1] He is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Giunti Editore, Italy's second-largest publishing group by revenue.[2][3]
Andrea Giunti Lombardo | |
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| Education | New York University London School of Economics Peking University |
| Occupations | Publisher and business executive |
| Known for | CEO of Giunti Editore, Board Director Quarto Group |
Education
editA descendant of Renato Giunti and nephew of Sergio Giunti,[4] Andrea Giunti Lombardo is the fourth generation of the Giunti family to lead the company. After completing secondary school, he enrolled at New York University's campus in Shanghai, China, at the age of seventeen. He also attended programs at the London School of Economics and Peking University.[5][6]
Career
editIn 2016, at 19, he joined the board of directors of Giunti Editore as secretary, with responsibility for digital development.[7][8]
In February 2020, Giunti acquired a significant stake in Quarto Group, and joined as a board member.[9]
In 2023, he took on the role of executive vice president and managing director. In January 2024, in collaboration with Chuk Kin Lau, chairman of the Lion Rock Group, he completed the delisting of Quarto Group from the London Stock Exchange, taking the company private.[10] On 30 June 2025, he became CEO of the Giunti Editore group.[11][12]
In 2025, the group renewed its licensing agreement with Disney for book publishing in Italy.[13] Publications from the group during this period include Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari, and the debut of Milena Palminteri, Come l'arancio amaro (Bompiani), which sold over 200,000 copies and won the Premio Bancarella. It also published works from Nobel Prize winner László Krasznahorkai.[14]
In 2025, Giunti Editore's stake in Quarto Group rose to over 30%.[15] In October 2025, Giunti acquired a 20% stake in Storm Publishing, a British publisher founded by Oliver Rhodes, launching a joint venture for the mutual publication of titles between the Italian and English-speaking markets.[16][17]
Awards
editReferences
edit- 1 2 Settembre, Daniel (2019-05-13). "Piccoli editori crescono". Forbes Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-06-08.
- ↑ "Giunti è il terzo gruppo editoriale italiano con un fatturato di 195 milioni di euro - ADC Group". www.adcgroup.it (in Italian). 2014-06-19. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
- ↑ Biondi, Andrea (2025-07-17). "Giunti Editore, relaunch between history and innovation and 'profits up 57%'". Il Sole 24 ORE. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
- ↑ Prudenzano (@PrudenzanoAnton), Antonio (2025-10-14). "Editoria, il gruppo fiorentino guidato da Andrea Giunti guarda all'estero". ilLibraio.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-06-08.
- ↑ Delgado, Tony "Disrupt" (2020-03-18). "Meet One of Europe's Most Promising Media and Publishing Entrepreneurs: Andrea Giunti". New Theory Magazine. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
- ↑ Gabbrielli, Barbara (2025-10-15). "Giunti, la svolta inglese, nasce l'editrice Storm. Andrea Giunti: "Ampliamo il nostro pubblico"". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-06-08.
- ↑ Capsiani, Marco (October 14, 2025). "Libri, il volto giovane di Giunti Editore. I piani del nuovo a.d. Andrea Giunti". ItaliaOggi. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
- ↑ "Giunti riparte dalla nuova generazione: il 27enne Andrea nuovo ad - T24". www.t24economia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-06-08.
- ↑ "Andrea Giunti Lombardo". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
- ↑ Milliot |, Jim. "Quarto Delists from London Stock Market, Makes Tender Offer". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
- ↑ Pelizzoli, Camilla. Giunti si espande: acquisito il 20% di Quarto Publishing Group (in Italian).
- ↑ "Giunti riparte dalla nuova generazione: il 27enne Andrea nuovo ad - T24". www.t24economia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-06-08.
- ↑ "Giunti Editore acquisisce una quota dell'inglese Storm - Libri - Approfondimenti - Ansa.it". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 2025-10-14. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
- ↑ "Giunti Editore aumenta i margini, trova un nuovo partner e un fresco Nobel - T24". www.t24economia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-06-08.
- ↑ "Giunti Editore acquisisce una quota dell'inglese Storm - Libri - Ansa.it". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 2025-10-14. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
- ↑ Adnkronos (2025-10-14). "Giunti Editore, spinta sul digitale, nuove librerie e visione internazionale". Adnkronos (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-06-08.
- ↑ "Nobel Krasznahorkai abbandona scrittura, ultimo libro 2026 - Libri - Ansa.it". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 2025-10-14. Retrieved 2026-06-08.