Mrs Katia Bassi joined Automobili Lamborghini in September 2017 as Chief Marketing Officer and Board Member. She is the first woman ever to join the Lamborghini board. Prior to this, Mrs Bassi joined Swatch Group in 1990 as Marketing Manager Tissot, before being appointed Marketing Director of Worldgem Group in 1999.
From 2001 to 2007, she lead the Ferrari Licensing Department, until her appointment on May 2007 as Commercial Director of FC INTERNAZIONALE SPA, the Italian football club founded in 1908 and commonly known as "Inter" for short.
From December 2008, she worked as Italy Country Director for National Basketball Association (NBA).
In 2013, she joined AM Brands Limited and was Vice President Aston Martin Lagonda Limited and Managing Director AM Brands Limited.
Mrs Bassi holds a Bachelor of Political Science from University of Milan and a Bachelor of Law from Pavia's University, two Master degrees in Business from Columbia University of New York and from University Bocconi of Milan and a Master degree in International Law from Harvard University