Elena Bottari becomes new president of the Fondazione Bottari Lattes

Elena Bottari is the new president of the Fondazione Bottari Lattes, appointed by the foundation's board of directors meeting at its headquarters in Monforte d'Alba. A member and board director of the foundation, she succeeds its founder, Caterina Bottari Lattes, who died in Verduno on 2 August 2026.¹²

Born on 31 July 1976 in Pinerolo, Elena Bottari spent her childhood and adolescence in various Italian cities before returning to Turin in 1995, where she graduated in Languages from the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy; after a master's degree in multimedia technology she worked in communications.¹

The Fondazione Bottari Lattes, based in Monforte d'Alba, was founded in 2009 by Caterina Bottari Lattes in memory of her husband Mario Lattes, a publisher, painter and writer; among other things it runs the Premio Lattes Grinzane, which in 2026 reaches its sixteenth edition.²

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Sources

1. Elena Bottari nuova presidente della Fondazione Bottari Lattes — ANSA Piemonte, 7 October 2026
2. “Premio Lattes Grinzane”: XVI edizione — Il Torinese, 13 October 2026