Born on April 17, 1962, Enrico Carraro joined the family business at the age of 22. He started his professional career in different companies and areas of the Group, gradually following a path that led him to take on roles of increasing responsibility within it.
In 2007 he became Executive Vice President of Carraro with responsibility for New Business Development initiatives, coordinating the research, assessment and definition of new businesses and their development plans in the medium and long term.
He has been Chairman of the Carraro Group since April 2012.
In February 2011 he became member of the Board of Confindustria Padova and in July 2012 member of the Commission for the reform of Confindustria. From April 2013 to February 2017 he was vice president of Confindustria Veneto with responsibility for internationalization.
From June 2018 to February 2020 he was vice president of Assindustria Veneto Centro (born from the merger of Confindustria Padova and Unindustria Treviso).
In October 2019 he was appointed President of Confindustria Veneto and in January 2021 he was confirmed in the same role for the four-year period 2021-2025 (also serving as Chairman of the Il Campiello Foundation, Board Member of the Fondazione Nord Est and Member of the General Council of Confindustria).
From December 2019 to April 2025 he was also Chairman of the Board of Directors of Confindustria Veneto SIAV SpA, a service company of Confindustria Veneto.
Since 2020 he has also been Chairman of Fondazione Chiara e Francesco Carraro.
In October 2022 he was appointed Director of the Venice Foundation World Capital of Sustainability for the three-year period 2022-25 (foundation that promotes/facilitates synergies among the different stakeholders interested in sustainability and in the future of the territory of Venice). Such appointment has been renewed also for the three-year period 2025-28.