Vito Pertosa (April 22, 1959, Monopoli, Bari) is an Italian entrepreneur, chairman of MERMEC (since 2006), and founder and chairman of Angel Holding (since 2008). He is a scientific expert on technological innovation at the Ministry of Economic Development (MISE), and a member of the Board of Directors of the National Center for Sustainable Mobility Foundation (MOST).
Biography
Vito Pertosa is a son of Angelo Pertosa, founder of Meridional Meccanica S.a.s. and dealer of Lamborghini Tractors. Vito began working formally in the family business in 1980, after graduating as a mechanical industrial expert and teaching at ENAIP. In 1997-2002, he served as a vice-president and founder of the Entrepreneurial Association Sviluppo POLIS.
Upon joining Meridional Meccanica, Pertosa began a process of transforming the business toward the railroad sector, which led to the establishment of MERMEC S.p.A. in 1988. In 2006, Pertosa became president of MERMEC.
In 2008, he founded Angel Holding, a parent company of companies specializing in the research and development of technologies in different sectors, such as rail, aerospace, and digital mechatronics.
In 2009, Pertosa was granted an Italian order of knighthood Order of Merit for Labour by President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano.
From 2012 to 2014, Vito Pertosa was a board member of the Italian Space Agency.
He was a member of the National Technical Committee for Innovation and Research of Confindustria and CEO of Centro Laser S.c.ar.l. (scientific research).
In 2022, he was awarded the most senior Italian order of merit — Order of Merit of the Italian Republic with the title of Knight of the Grand Cross by President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella.
Also, Vito Pertosa is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Center for Sustainable Mobility Foundation (MOST).