▁working ▁as ▁executive ▁producer ▁for ▁Mond ador i ' s ▁Ret equ attro , ▁later ▁moving ▁to ▁Med ias et . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁he ▁founded ▁his ▁own ▁production ▁company ▁La ▁Italiana ▁Produ zioni , ▁producing ▁light ▁entertain ment , ▁game ▁shows , ▁talk ▁shows ▁and ▁commer ci als . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁he ▁founded ▁A ran , ▁which ▁soon ▁became ▁a ▁leading ▁Italian ▁production ▁company ; ▁supp lying ▁all ▁major ▁Italian ▁networks ▁with ▁sit - com s , ▁soap ▁oper as , ▁light ▁entertain ment ▁programs ▁and ▁TV ▁mov ies . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁CE O ▁of ▁the ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁with ▁Grund y ▁Italy , ▁which ▁later ▁became ▁Pear son ▁TV ▁Italy . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁company ▁End em ol ▁Italy ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁Man aging ▁Director ▁and ▁then ▁President ▁of ▁End em ol ▁Italy ▁until ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁when ▁stepped ▁down ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁dedic ate ▁more ▁time ▁to ▁several ▁entrepr ene ur ial ▁activities ▁in ▁Italy ▁and ▁abroad . ▁He ▁remains ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁End em ol ' s ▁International ▁Board . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁End em ol ▁Group ▁as ▁Chief ▁Oper ating ▁Officer ▁and ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁End em ol ▁Group . ▁When ▁the ▁company ▁decided