▁La us anne - based ▁Philip ▁Morris ▁International . ▁ ▁Ju vent us ▁F . C . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁Ju vent us ▁by ▁his ▁first ▁cousin ▁John ▁El k ann , ▁becoming ▁the ▁fourth ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ag n elli ▁family ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁football ▁club ▁after ▁his ▁father , ▁his ▁uncle ▁and ▁his ▁grand father . ▁El k ann ▁had ▁come ▁under ▁criticism ▁from ▁Ju vent us ▁fans ▁for ▁the ▁club ' s ▁poor ▁results ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁season ▁and ▁many ▁ul tras ▁saw ▁Ag n elli ▁as ▁the ▁" right ful " ▁he ir ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁family ' s ▁long - time ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁club . ▁Despite ▁entering ▁the ▁job ▁during ▁a ▁period ▁when ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁still ▁dealing ▁with ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁inf am ous ▁Cal ci op oli ▁sc andal , ▁he ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁over see ing ▁the ▁club ' s ▁transition ▁into ▁the ▁new ▁stad ium ▁and ▁bal ancing ▁their ▁fin ances ▁in ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁on going ▁re cess ion ▁rav aging ▁Italy . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁acts ▁as ▁new ▁chairman ▁was ▁to ▁appoint ▁S amp d oria ▁du o ▁Giuseppe ▁Mar otta ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁Sport ▁and ▁Luigi ▁Del ner i ▁as ▁new ▁coach . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Ag n elli ▁appointed ▁former ▁captain ▁and