by Veronica Pinotti

The Presidents of the Italian Senate and the Lower Chamber have just appointed Giovanni Pitruzzella as new Chairman of the Italian Competition Authority, after Antonio Catricalà, the current Chairman was named under-secretary to the Prime Minister’s office and Secretary of the Council of Ministers, in the newly established Monti’s government. Pitruzzella is a Professor of Public Law at the University of Palermo and Avvocato admitted to practice before the Italian Supreme Court, and he has chaired various parliamentary and regional commissions.