Freni Brembo : Brembo awarded with the 2019 Mercurio Award

BREMBO AWARDED WITH THE 2019 MERCURIO AWARD

This prestigious recognition was awarded for the development of Italian excellencies in Germany and throughout the world.

Berlin (Germany), July 4, 2019 - The Italian-German Economic Association Mercurio is awarding Brembo the prestigious Mercurio 2019 prize at a ceremony being held tomorrow evening at the Italian Embassy in Berlin.

Roberto Vavassori - Chief Business Development and Marketing Officer at Brembo - will receive the renowned prize, which has been given out since 1999 to recognize outstanding initiatives that contribute to developing relations between Italy and Germany on economic and cultural levels.

The Mercurio judges assess seven different criteria when determining the winners, including saving or creating jobs, growth, sustainability, and the transfer of know-how.

Brembo has won the Award for having developed Italian excellencies in Germany and throughout the world.

H.E. Luigi Mattiolo, Italian Ambassador, will be present at the awards ceremony along with German and Italian businesspeople, prominent personalities in the public sector from both countries, and members of the press.

Brembo has always had strong ties to Germany, where the leading European Automotive Manufacturers, Brembo's customers, are based. Germany is the number one country for the company in terms of sales volume having weighed in at 22.5% of the total revenues at the close of 2018.

About Brembo SpA

Brembo SpA is the world leader and acknowledged innovator of disc brake technology for automotive vehicles. Brembo supplies high performance brake systems for the most important manufacturers of cars, commercial vehicles and motorbikes worldwide, as well as clutches and other components for racing. Brembo is also a leader in the racing sector and has won more than 400 championships. Today the company operates in 15 countries on 3 continents, with 25 production and business sites, and a pool of over 10,600 employees, about 10% of whom are engineers and product specialists active in the R&D. 2018 turnover is € 2,640 million (12.31.2018). Brembo is the owner of the Brembo, Breco, AP, Bybre, and Marchesini brands and operates through the AP Racing brand.

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	Monica Michelini - Corporate and Product Media Relations Brembo SpA
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	Dagmar Klein - Brembo Media Consultant
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