Reply (company)

Founded in 1996 in Turin by a group of IT managers led by Mario Rizzante^[3] the company uses a network model, consisting of dozens of companies (controlled by a parent company and each focused on a specific business) operating in various sectors such as big data, cloud computing, digital media and internet of things.

Since 2006, the year in which the leadership of the company passes to Tatiana Rizzante [it], daughter of Mario, the company has expanded in Europe, in particular in England, Germany, the Benelux and France. Tatiana's brother Filippo is the chief technology officer. In 2013 Mario Rizzante was nominated Cavaliere del Lavoro.^[4]

Turnover increased from 33.3 million euros in 2000, the year of listing on the Star segment of Borsa Italiana, to 884 million euros in 2017.^[5]

According to Forbes, in 2004 it was among the top 25 Italian companies with the highest growth rate.^[6]

Tatiana Rizzante and her brother Filippo own a 12.91% stake each in Alika, the holding company that owns 53.5% of Reply. ^[3] In October 2017, the controlling stake in the holding was dropped to 45.1%.^[7]