Ali Group’s Rancilio Names CEO

Massimiliano Bizzarri has joined Rancilio Group as its CEO. He succeeds Ruggero Ferrari, who led the group for the past four years.

“I welcome this new challenge with great enthusiasm, and I thank both Ali Group for the trust they have placed in me and Ruggero for the splendid job he has done in recent years,” Bizzarri says in the release. “I will put all the experience I have gained in my professional career at the company’s disposal, and I am sure that together we will achieve new goals and accompany Rancilio Group towards a new phase of transformation and expansion.”

Bizzarri has experience with multinational industrial groups in different business sectors, from automotive to food processing equipment. He joined Ali Group in 2023 as senior vice president EMEA APAC. Previously, he held senior roles at Interpump Group as division president (pumps and food processing equipment) and at GEA Group as business unit CEO (pasta and extruded products).