Milan, Massimo Calvelli appointed new CEO: here’s who he is

Who is Calvelli, the new CEO of Milan

Before joining RedBird, Calvelli served as Chief Executive Officer of ATP from 2020 to 2025leading a period of profound global transformation for professional men’s tennis. Previously, he held international leadership roles at Nike, Wilson Sporting Goods and Amer Sports. Calvelli began his career as a professional athlete.

Cardinal: “Milan will play to win”

Gerry Cardinale, Founder e Managing Partner of RedBird Capital Partners, spoke as follows after the announcement: “Since joining RedBird last year, Massimo has distinguished himself as a leader and promoter of an organizational model capable of enhancing people and promoting a culture of collaboration and professionalism. Massimo has co-led our investment in AC Milan together with RedBird Partner David Castelblanco, both reporting directly to me. The RedBird model often requires our leaders to take on a direct operational role within our more important investments, to guarantee execution at the highest levels, especially in the phases of change and innovation. Over the last year Massimo has demonstrated his ability to effectively interpret this role, integrating fully into the reality of AC Milan. The mandate is clear: we want to play to win, rather than not to lose, in everything that concerns AC Milan, but above all on the pitch. From today the entire Club organization will be able to benefit from his full-time presence, his determination and the sense of urgency with which he will work to bring a culture of victory and success back to the Club. results.”

Calvelli: “Milan have great responsibility”

Calvelli commented on his appointment as follows: “Leading the Club in a decisive phase of its sporting journey, in an equally crucial moment for the whole of Italian football, is a responsibility that I face with the utmost seriousness and with a profound sense of urgency. The mandate received from Gerry is clear: to bring back to AC Milan a culture of victory and results, on and off the pitch, worthy of the history that this Club represents in European football and its 600 million fans around the world. Over the last year I have worked on close contact with the Club’s senior management in all its functions, gaining direct knowledge of what needs to be improved and innovated. I am also excited to work closely with our new Head Coach Rúben Amorim and his staff, already fully integrated and working in full harmony with the current leadership of the sports area”.