Former Discovery Executive Marinella Soldi Appointed President of Italy’s Pubcaster RAI in Top Management Makeover
Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItalian state broadcaster RAI has appointed as its president Marinella Soldi, a former CEO of Discovery Networks Southern Europe, and designated as managing director Carlo Fuortes, chief of the Rome Opera House Foundation.The planned management makeover was decided by the government headed by Prime Minister Mario Draghi.The two key appointments at the mammoth pubcaster still require approval by a parliamentary committee that oversees RAI, but are likely to pass this final hurdle.If they do, Soldi will replace outgoing RAI president Marcello Foa, a journalist, while Fuortes will step into the role held by veteran TV exec Fabrizio Salini, who prior to running RAI held top posts at Fox International