Businesses: 15% of top executives are over 70

27/04/2026 - Il Sole 24 Ore dedicates its front page to analysis of Italian business system aging, based on Business Register data managed by InfoCamere for the 2015-2025 decade. The survey documents how among 8.7 million people holding top positions in Italian companies, 15% are now over 70 years old, with a 23% increase compared to 2015 when they represented 11.6%.

The front-page article emphasizes how the average age of directors, partners and owners registered in the Business Register increased by 2.6 years over the decade, reflecting not only national demographic trends but also difficulties in generational transition at top levels and integrating young people into governance positions. InfoCamere's analysis highlights a strategic phenomenon: production system aging hinders companies' ability to generate innovation, representing a structural challenge for the country's competitiveness.