Olivetti boss quits as profits tumble

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Carlo De Benedetti, the driving force at Olivetti for nearly 20years, has finally thrown in the towel. Paul Briggs charts his rise andultimate fall

Under extreme pressure to turn around the fortunes of troubled computer telecoms company Olivetti, De Benedetti announced his resignation at an emergency board meeting last week. For many analyst...

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