Kiloutou Italy announces the appointment of Andrea Lusvardi as Managing Director

ItalyCorporate governance Kiloutou Italy announces the appointment of Andrea Lusvardi as Managing Director

Kiloutou Italy announces a significant change in the company’s leadership: effective 4 July 2025, Andrea Lusvardi will officially take over as Managing Director, succeeding Yann Canari, who has led the Italian subsidiary with great commitment and vision in recent years.

After a 25-year career with the Group, including the last seven years in Italy, Yann Canari is leaving his position as Country Manager to pursue new professional challenges. The Kiloutou Group would like to express its sincere thanks to him for his strategic contribution, which has helped consolidate the Group’s presence in Italy and further embed the values that characterise Kiloutou: simplicity in relationships, team spirit, focus on results and customer centricity.

‘Being part of Kiloutou Italy’s growth has been an extraordinary experience, made possible by a close-knit and passionate team, by customers who have continued to place their trust in us, and by partners of the highest calibre. I am delighted to leave the company in capable hands and I am confident that Andrea will lead this new phase with energy and enthusiasm.

Yann Canari

Andrea Lusvardi brings to Kiloutou Italia more than twenty years of experience in senior positions in the intralogistics, automation, agritech and automotive sectors, with proven skills in general management, strategic development and the management of complex commercial networks in Italy and abroad.

‘Joining Kiloutou Italy at such a dynamic time for the rental sector is a source of great enthusiasm for me. I firmly believe that team members and their ability to work together are the key to achieving sustainable performance and serving customers in the best possible way. I would like to thank the Group for the trust it has placed in me and I am ready to commit myself fully to the sustainable growth of the company.’

Andrea Lusvardi

The transition will be accompanied by a period of collaboration between Yann Canari and Andrea Lusvardi to ensure operational continuity and the full achievement of the company’s objectives.

About Kiloutou

A pioneer in the sharing economy since 1980, the Kiloutou Group – Europe's third-largest equipment rental company for construction, events, energy, industry and services – has made the concept of sharing part of its purpose, reconciling economics, the environment and people. Present in seven countries (Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Italy, Poland and Portugal), the Group is renowned for its wide range of products – the most extensive on the market – as well as its innovative and cutting-edge offerings. It offers more than 400,000 customers (construction companies, tradespeople, SMEs, local authorities and private individuals) more than 350,000 items of equipment and a thousand different products (earthmoving, lifting, utility vehicles, tools). In 2024, the Kiloutou group achieved a turnover of €1.252 billion. It employs 7,000 teammates across a network of 600 branches.

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