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Urbano Cairo (born 21 May 1957) is an Italian businessman and media proprietor.
Cairo was born in Milan. His parents were originally from Masio, within the province of Alessandria. In his teen years he was a promising football player, and went on to play for Pro Sesto 1913 as a mid-fielder. Cairo graduated at Bocconi University in 1981. After working for a few years as personal assistant of Silvio Berlusconi at Fininvest, in 2000 he founded his own company, Cairo Communication. Cairo via U.T. Communications and UT Belgium Holding, owns 50.1% stake in Cairo Communication. He is also the owner of the majority share of the RCS MediaGroup – a former Rizzoli company that publishes newspapers such as Corriere della Sera and Gazzetta dello Sport.
Cairo is also the president of the Serie A club Torino F.C..
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