# Luca Barabino

> Luca Barabino is an Italian entrepreneur and communications adviser who founded Barabino & Partners in Genoa in 1985 and led it for forty years. His career connects early private-radio ventures and architecture studies with corporate and financial communication, international expansion and civic involvement in Genoa. He left the firm in December 2025; Legalcommunity Week’s 2026 speaker directory identifies him as founder and CEO of Aldebaran Holding.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Aldebaran Holding (listed by Legalcommunity Week, 2026); founder and former CEO of Barabino & Partners
- **Organizations:** Aldebaran Holding, Aldebaran Srl, Barabino RE Immobiliare Srl, Barabino & Partners, Confindustria Young Entrepreneurs, Genoa CFC (past youth-football sponsorship and management involvement)
- **From:** Genoa, Italy
- **Nationality:** Italian
- **Education:** Architecture studies; degree completion not established, University of Genoa
- **Known for:** Founded and led Barabino & Partners for forty years, 1985–2025., Dolce Vita Award for communication of Made in Italy, 2008., SABRE Outstanding Individual Achievement award, 2014.

## Career timeline

- **1970s** — Participated in founding Radio Genova 76 and Radio Genova Libera.
- **1985** — Founded Barabino & Partners in Genoa.
- **1987** — The firm opened in Milan.
- **1997** — The firm opened in Rome.
- **2002** — The firm opened in Brussels for public affairs.
- **2007** — The firm opened in London.
- **2008** — Began patronage and management involvement with Genoa CFC youth football, according to his LinkedIn account.
- **2009** — The firm opened in Berlin.
- **2011** — The firm opened in New York; Barabino began personally investing in renovation of Sciorba.
- **2014** — Received a SABRE Outstanding Individual Achievement award.
- **2022** — The firm became a benefit corporation and acquired B2P Communications Consulting.
- **2023** — Named an Ambassador of Genoa in the World on 12 October.
- **2024** — The firm joined Excellera Advisory Group.
- **2025** — Left the firm after forty years; Federico Steiner became CEO in the December transition.
- **2026** — Listed as founder and CEO of Aldebaran Holding in Legalcommunity Week’s speaker directory.

## Achievements

- Founded and led Barabino & Partners for forty years, 1985–2025.
- Dolce Vita Award for communication of Made in Italy, 2008.
- SABRE Outstanding Individual Achievement award, 2014.
- Financecommunity Professional of the Year Finance PR recognitions in 2016, 2018 and 2019, as recorded by Class Agorà.
- FERPI 2021 International PR Award, presented in February 2022.
- Ambassador of Genoa in the World, appointed 12 October 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Listed in the Legalcommunity Week programme as founder and CEO of Aldebaran Holding and a speaker on corporate reputation and trial by media.
- **2025-12** — The 11 December Excellera announcement confirmed his departure and Federico Steiner’s appointment as CEO.
- **2025-12** — Spoke at a FERPI/CASP training event on 3 December about corporate communication in an uncertain world.
- **2025-06** — His LinkedIn account states that the Genoa CFC relationship ended in June 2025.

## Links

- Website: https://www.barabino.it/luca-barabino/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucabarabino
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/Barabinol

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Last updated: 2026-10-24