The halls of Mantegazza Palace hosted the annual meetings of theLugano Hockey ClubA key moment to review the management season and the future prospects of the Juventus club. From the numbers to the faces of the new era, the evening portrayed a club attentive to financial stability and determined to strengthen its organizational structure.
Il budget 2024/25 of the joint stock company Hockey Club Lugano SA show operating revenues of 21,8 million francs in front of operating costs equal to 21,9 millionThe net result, negative for 333,653 francs, pushed the assembly to approve a recovery measure: the reduction of share capital of 751,600 francs, obtained through the cancellation of 3,758 treasury shares. This is a technical but significant step, destined to improve the organization's overall financial strength.
At the helm she remains firm Vicky Mantegazza, confirmed as president of the Board of Directors together with the vice president Andy Näser and to the councilors Fabio Regazzi, Sascha Schlub e Stephan Lichtsteiner. After years of contribution, Gabriel Zanzi e Claudio Broggini They left their posts, bid farewell with gratitude for their dedication.
The main novelty comes with the entry of Massimo Pedrazzini, lawyer and prominent figure in the Ticino economic scene. Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fidinam Group and of the bottom Sterling Active Fund, Pedrazzini is not new to the Juventus environment: already at the helm of the HC Lugano Academy Foundation, brings cross-functional expertise and a long-term vision of youth development to the Board of Directors.
On the association front Hockey Club Lugano (HCL) – the entity that manages the youth section – the numbers show a positive trend: operating revenues of 2,55 million francs e costs of 2,43 million, a sign of balanced and growing management.
The direction comes strengthened with the confirmation of Happy Pellegrini (president), Andrea Gehri (vice president) and Mario Mantegazza, flanked by two new figures but already known to the environment: Gabriel Zanzi, who continues his collaboration after leaving the Board of Directors, and Emilio Martinenghi, representative of the HC Lugano Academy Foundation and successor to Pedrazzini.
Entrepreneur, politician and art enthusiast, Martinenghi is one of the founders of WMM Group, of which he chairs the Board of Directors: a profile that adds managerial skills and a cultural sensitivity uncommon in the Ticino sports scene.
In a context in which sports clubs are called upon to balance competitiveness and economic sustainability, Hockey Club Lugano confirms its ability to plan the future With prudence and ambition. The decisions made at the meeting, along with the continuity of governance, appear to point toward a coherent project, capable of combining financial stability and the valorization of local talent.
