Maria Porro, born in Como in 1983, was unanimously elected President of Assarredo by the General Assembly in September 2020. Already in 2017 she joined Assarredo’s Board of Directors and since 2019 she has been part of FederlegnoArredo’s General Council. She is marketing and communications director of Porro S.p.A., a historic brand of Italian design founded by her great-grandfather Giulio in 1925; in 2014 she joined Porro permanently, taking care of strengthening the international sales network and renewing communication strategies, until she assumed her current position, with a priority focus on sustainable development.

Graduating cum laude in Scenography from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, she has worked in the world of theater, art and major events as a designer, coordinator and curator.

She has always maintained close ties with the family business and the world of design, collaborating especially with her father Lorenzo Porro and the Lissoni Associati studio in stylistic research and the development of new products, personally following the company’s participation in the Salone del Mobile.

He has been president of Salone del Mobile.Milano since July 2021.