Pirelli’s Italian CEO Seeks to Curb China’s Grip on Tiremaker

Chief executive wants government to limit influence of the Chinese investor he brought on board

Chief Executive Marco Tronchetti Provera controls 14% of Pirelli through his investment company. Photo: FLAVIO LO SCALZO/REUTERS

MILAN—Pirelli’s chief executive wants the Italian government to help him sideline a Chinese state-owned investor in the Italian tiremaker, warning that the company’s independence is at stake.

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