Luigi De Falco
{{Short description|Italian businessman}}
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| birth_place = Naples, Italy
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| spouse = Daniela Russo (until 2017)
| alma_mater = University of Naples
| occupation = Chairman, H2biz
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Luigi De Falco (born 4 May 1976), better known as Cuore Matto, is an Italian businessman.{{cite web|url=http://www.newsfood.com/intervista-verita-luigi-de-falco-tu-per-tu-luigino-cuore-matto/|title=Intervista verità: Luigi De Falco, a tu per tu con Luigino "Cuore Matto"|date=11 September 2014|publisher=|accessdate=2 February 2017}} He serves as the Chairman of the group H2biz.
Biography
=Early life=
Luigi De Falco was born on 4 May 1976 in Naples. He worked at Milan Stock Exchange before founding his business group. He has interests in hi-tech, trading, fashion, automotive, motorsports and publishing.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZpy2r4Pomg|title=Luigi De Falco (Presidente H2biz) - 5 giorni sui mercati (video)|date=19 January 2018|publisher=|accessdate=23 January 2018}}
=Career=
He started his career as a broker trainee at Rasbank.
His personal business career began in 2001 when founded e-Gav, the first Italian purchasing group.
Between 2004 and 2006, Luigi De Falco traded commodities with Argentina and lives between Naples and Buenos Aires.{{cite web|url=http://www.affaritaliani.it/campania/la-campania-che-punta-in-america-h2biz-rilancia-le-pmi-italiane.html|title=La Campania che punta in America, H2Biz rilancia le Pmi italiane|publisher=|accessdate=2 February 2017}}
From 2007 to 2011, Luigi De Falco managed MotorSponsor, a network for racing drivers, and competed in the Italian Mitsubishi Colt Cup{{cite web|url=http://www.motorsportblog.it/post/4326/trofeo-mitsubishi-colt-cup-de-falco-e-motorsponsorit-vincono-al-debutto|title=Trofeo Mitsubishi Colt Cup: De Falco e Motorsponsor.it vincono al debutto|publisher=|accessdate=2 February 2017}}
In early 2011, he launched FashionBiz, a brand dedicated to fashion.{{cite web|url=http://www.fanpage.it/il-made-in-italy-vola-a-parigi-con-fashionbiz/|title=L'alta moda italiana vola a Parigi con Luigi De Falco|publisher=|accessdate=2 February 2017}}
In 2013, its group signed a business joint venture with Cyprus to buy logistics in Ivory Coast{{cite web|url=http://www.ship2shore.it/it/logistica/ldf-trading-investe-in-costa-d-avorio_50539.htm|title=LDF Trading investe in Costa d’Avorio - Ship2Shore|publisher=|accessdate=2 February 2017}}
In 2014, De Falco invested in commodity trading, buying silos in the Mediterranean.{{cite web|url=http://www.milanofinanza.it/articoli-preview/la-napoletana-h2biz-acquista-12-silos-nel-porto-di-marsiglia-1950245|title=La napoletana H2Biz acquista 12 silos nel porto di Marsiglia - MilanoFinanza.it|publisher=|accessdate=2 February 2017}}
In early 2015, with H2biz, he began the construction of a port in Montenegro.{{cite web|url=http://www.ship2shore.it/en/ports/h2biz-will-build-an-offshore-terminal-in-montenegro_56525.htm|title=H2Biz will build an offshore terminal in Montenegro - Ship2Shore|publisher=|accessdate=2 February 2017}}
In September 2015, he founded the Italia-Iran HUB.{{cite web|url=http://h2biz.net/h2biz/rete-italia--iran|title=Rete di Impresa Italia-Iran|publisher=|accessdate=2 February 2017}}
In January 2016 Luigi De Falco founded an Italian sports car manufacturer, Giano Automobili.
In April 2016, its group signed two joint ventures with Venezuela's companies for optical fiber in Cuba.{{cite web|url=http://www.piueconomia.com/2016/04/04/h2biz-investe-nella-fibra-ottica-sullasse-venezuela-cuba/|title=H2biz investe nella fibra ottica sull’asse Venezuela-Cuba - PiùEconomia|first=|last=+economia|date=4 April 2016|publisher=|accessdate=2 February 2017}}
In December 2016 the H2biz Group launches an international Big Data Platform for the pmi.{{cite web|url=http://www.zeroventiquattro.it/aziende/big-data-h2biz-entra-nel-mercato-con-la-prima-piattaforma-a-circuito-chiuso//|title=Big Data: H2biz entra nel mercato con la prima piattaforma a circuito chiuso - ZeroVentiquattro.it|first=|date=8 December 2016|publisher=|accessdate=2 February 2017}}
In June 2017, Luigi De Falco opens a new HUB in Thessaloniki to manage transactions with the new Silk Road.{{cite web|url=http://www.zeroventiquattro.it/aziende/parte-da-salonicco-la-corsa-di-h2biz-per-conquistare-la-nuova-via-della-seta/|title=Parte da Salonicco la corsa di H2biz per conquistare la Nuova Via della Seta - ZeroVentiquattro.it|first=|date=30 June 2016|publisher=|accessdate=23 January 2018}}
In later 2017 the Giano Automobili Ribot has been tested for over 20,000 km on Italian roads.{{cite web|url=http://www.uominiebusiness.it/default.aspx?c=646&a=25556&tag=02-08-2017-Ribotlasupercarcostruitacomeunjet|title=Ribot, la Supercar costruita come un Jet - Uomini&Business|publisher=|accessdate=2 August 2017}}
In 2018 De Falco's Group launch a network for the BRI (Belt Road Initiative).{{cite web|url=https://www.zeroventiquattro.it/economia-e-finanza/via-della-seta-e-pmi-h2biz-e-il-primo-gruppo-italiano-per-valore-intermediato-sulla-bri/|title=Via della Seta e PMI, H2biz è il primo gruppo italiano per valore intermediato sulla BRI|publisher=|accessdate=30 March 2019}}
Today, Luigi De Falco controls H2biz, a conglomerate which deals in trading, media, fashion, publishing and manufacturing.{{cite web|url=http://autori.fanpage.it/la-nuova-internazionalizzazione-e-relazionale-ecco-il-modello-h2biz/|title=H2Biz: 324 milioni di euro di transazioni commerciali nel 2015|publisher=|accessdate=2 February 2017}}
=Motorsport=
Luigi De Falco's racing team competes in the Italian Offshore Championship{{cite web|url=http://www.italiavela.it/articolo.asp?idarticolo=campionato-italiano-offshore-classe_3457|title=Campionato Italiano Offshore Classe 3C - Italiavela|first=|last=www.telemata.it|publisher=|accessdate=2 February 2017}} with the boat MotorSponsor C-33 "Freccia Gialla"{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbtfhPs6NVI|title=H2biz Offshore - MotorSponsor C-33 ("Freccia Gialla")|first=|last=h2biz|date=5 June 2009|publisher=|accessdate=2 February 2017|via=YouTube}}
In 2013, H2biz sponsored the Honda LCR Team in MotoGp.{{cite web|url=http://h2biz.net/H2biz/h2biz-nel-motogp-con-lcr-honda|title=H2biz nel MotoGP con LCR Honda - H2biz|publisher=|accessdate=2 February 2017}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.h2biz.eu/imprenditori/Luigi-De-Falco/ Luigi De Falco profile on H2biz]
- [http://www.outsidernews.net Outsider News (Luigi De Falco's newspaper)]
- [http://www.gianoautomobili.com GIANO Automobili]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCXKf7EKThc Class CNBC TV interview Luigi De Falco]
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Category:Businesspeople from Naples
Category:21st-century Italian businesspeople
Category:Italian chief executives