Sandro Mencucci

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Sandro Mencucci (Italian: [meŋˈkuttʃi]) is an Italian businessman and senior international sports executive. Mencucci is currently CEO of U.S. Lecce football club who competes in the top tier Italian Serie A from May 2022. He previously was CEO and a board director of the Italian Serie A football club ACF Fiorentina from August 2002 to 2019. He has also served on the Board of Directors of Leeds United Football Club and helped contribute in July 2020 to the club’s historic promotion back to the Premier League following a 16 year hiatus in the English Football League Championship. Mencucci was sought out to return to the helm as CEO of the newly promoted, U.S. Lecce in May 2022 when they won the 2021–22 Serie B Championship. He immediately contributed his leadership by creating a new economic model for Italian Serie A clubs whereby U.S. Lecce has been recognized for their solution to “financial sustainability” - valorization of talent, balancing financial sustainability returning to profit and self-sufficiency from shareholders based on organically working with the Sports Division. A chartered accountant and fiscal lawyer by profession, Mencucci joined ACF Fiorentina as CEO and board director in the summer of 2002 when the Della Valle Family, owners of the fashion brands Tod's, Fay, Hogan and Roger Vivier, acquired the defaulted club and initiated a new entity starting from the 4th tier Serie C2. They set out to build the club from the ground up without any existing structure and with the modest capital of 6 million euros. During his tenure, Mencucci and the Della Valle family increased the budget from the initial 6 million to over 100 million euros annually. In 2007, Mencucci became the president of the Promesse Viola Srl, the official youth academy for the club.