About: Cecilia Danieli

Cecilia Danieli (22 June 1943 – 17 June 1999) was an Italian entrepreneur and industrialist who was director and later chairperson of the family-owned Danieli steel company. She began working in the company in 1965, as an assistant to her father. Danieli was made financial director in 1976, establishing a managerial department and expanded sales abroad. She was made general director in 1980. When she was appointed managing director four years later, she oversaw the design and development of small units called mini-mills, expanded Danieli's production centres abroad to co-ordinate specialised businesses, and floated Danieli on the Italian Bourse. She was inducted into the American Metal Market Hall of Fame in 2013.