I’ll explain the scazzi between Palenzona and Sangalli in Confcommercio
What happened in Confcommercio given the resignation of vice president Palenzona? Mario Sassi's analysis
Those who follow me and are a little later in the years will remember the Ferrero advertising which, in 1971, told of the nice characters of the "Valle Felice" who lived in a remote village surrounded by greenery whose joy was disturbed by the presence increasingly destructive than Jo Condor and his fleet of ramshackle vultures.
Fortunately, the inhabitants of Valle Felice could count on the help of a good Giant who, at the chorus of “Gigante, take care of it, rushed to restore order and chase away the unwelcome presence.
Too easy the analogy with the size of Fabrizio Palenzona who, as vice president of Confcommercio, well aware of the risks that a substantial lack of initiative is bringing the entire Confederation to a dead end, he decided to resign as Simone Gallotti writes today in the XIX Century "On tiptoe and without slamming the door, tell the well-informed, animated above all by the desire to throw water on the fire. However, the result is that the farewell of Fabrizio Palenzona at the top of Confcommercio is bound to make noise. The great weaver who reigned over highways, banks and airports has left that role, he has resigned as number two of Carlo Sangalli, the eternal president of the association who started his third term not long ago ". About Alessandria Ogg i the interpretation of the resignation is more characterized .
Confcommercio has been in trouble for some time. The leaders of the four most important federations are outside the highest confederal body (Federalberghi, Federmoda and now Conftrasporto). It remains FIPE certainly out of conviction but also for the loyalty that binds its President, Lino Stoppani, to Carlo Sangalli himself.
The President is now a bit Ibraimovich, a bit Handanovic for those who follow football with passion. Those around the Swede are assailed by the doubt whether or not it is convenient to renew the contract made to date also to keep a restless locker room at bay and eager to turn the page or accompany him, as in the case of the Slovenian, to a golden pension before mistakes in the field obscure a glorious past.
I do not know Palenzona personally but it is not difficult to share the reasons behind his resignation. Sangalli and his inner circle have transformed a business union into a study center. A few appearances on social media and some stiff conference to signal a formal presence, less and less present and active in the places that matter.
Fabrizio Palenzona gives detailed reasons for his resignation as Vice President. The boat is leaking.
Belonging to Confcommercio is not so much in question, which is certainly not on the agenda. On the contrary. It is precisely the will to continue together that pushes Palenzona to this step. It is a cry of alarm, authoritative, not at all obvious and which aims, however, not to split Confcommercio.
The resignation signals a profound unease that is going through the entire confederation. And they confirm a wide-ranging criticism of management, of the lack of political and institutional coverage, of the lack of integration between the center and the periphery.
I believe that Carlo Sangalli, unlike part of his entourage, sees very well the need for greater leadership and to take decisions on the future of the confederation and that this must be done in a reasonably short time. The same promised arrival at the confederal summit of Francesco Pugliese, CEO of Conad despite being late on the schedule for obvious reasons of internal balance and the involvement of the most active federations and associations could allow a positive exit from this which now proves to be a real crisis.
If the future is seen as the revival of an eternal present, there will be no turning point. And a decision like the one taken by Fabrizio Palenzona will constitute a simple yet very important testimony of discomfort. We will see if the criticism is destined to widen or to be confined to a category.
( post taken from Mario Sassi's blog )
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/economia/confcommercio-palenzona-sangalli-cosa-succede/ on Wed, 03 Nov 2021 10:45:53 +0000.