On 14 November, Roberto Patriarca, CEO of Community, was awarded the ‘Professional of the Year’ prize in the ‘Finance PR’ category at the awards ceremony for the 10th edition of the Financecommunity Awards, the annual event organised by financecommunity.it, which honours outstanding figures in the Italian financial sector.
The jury, comprising industry experts and representatives of leading financial institutions, explained its decision as follows: Roberto Patriarca has been involved in some of the most significant deals in the financial and economic sectors, supporting entrepreneurs, investors and managers in developing communications strategies and safeguarding their reputation. In 2024, he was appointed by Community’s management to serve as the company’s CEO.
The award is a testament to the market’s recognition of the high quality and expertise that Community, a long-standing leader in the communications consultancy sector, has to offer. He has been contributing to the success of the company founded by Auro Palomba for over 20 years, supporting strategically significant national and international clients. As of this year, he also holds the position of CEO, alongside that of Managing Partner Marco Rubino, Senior Partner Giuliano Pasini, and Partners Pasquo Cicchini and Giovanna Benvenuti, to jointly map out the company’s growth strategy. In 2022, Community was one of the co-founders of Excellera Advisory Group, Italy’s largest corporate affairs consultancy.
This award, presented to Roberto Patriarca, follows on from the one won last year by Community as the best financial communications team – a prize the firm has won five times since the launch of the Financecommunity Awards in 2016.
‘Our industry’s ability to help customers build trust-based and transparent relationships is now facing increasingly complex challenges. Social changes and the revolution promised by AI will make it vital to develop increasingly sophisticated listening skills in order to design effective communication strategies,’ said Roberto Patriarca, CEO of Community. ‘This award is a tribute to the amazing team at Community, because it is the result of our working method, which is based on continuous exchange and sharing of successes. It is a way of working and carrying out our role that enables us to push the boundaries of communications to deliver increasingly innovative, integrated and data-driven solutions. I would like to thank the jury and the team at Community for this award; we will continue to strive for excellence in order to tackle future challenges in the best possible way.’
With offices in Milan, Rome and Treviso, and with a network of partnerships extending into several other countries, Community is a multidisciplinary group employing over 70 professionals and working on the creation, management and defence of the Reputation of companies and financial institutions. Founded in 2001, it is now part of the Excellera Advisory Group. The company has gradually expanded its range of services, with the aim of developing its own distinctive approach in each area: from traditional and digital communications, public speaking and the media training skills, including the ability to draft comprehensive, bespoke sociology surveys and market research.
