Strengthened commercial and marketing team and new Group showroom mark a further step in ABK Group’s long-term expansion strategy
Fiorano Modenese, 23 July 2026. ABK Group, one of Italy’s leading ceramic surface manufacturers, has secured new resources totaling €18 million, with the support of a pool of banks and its shareholders.
The new resources will support the Group’s development strategy in Italy and abroad, launched in April 2025 with the appointment of Stefano Socci as CEO, and will accelerate the professionalization of its organizational structure, in line with the objectives jointly defined by the shareholders.
«These new resources, together with the recent strengthening of our commercial and marketing team and the upcoming opening of our new Group showroom, confirm the consistency with which we are pursuing the strategy defined together with our shareholders. We are well positioned to continue strengthening ABK Group’s positioning and its international expansion, with particular focus on the large-slabs segment. We intend to put ABK Group in the best position to seize the opportunities of an ever-evolving market, in which responsiveness and the professionalism of our management team will increasingly be differentiating factors,» said Stefano Socci, CEO of ABK Group.
In recent months, ABK Group has significantly strengthened its leadership, welcoming José Luis Ramón – formerly CEO of Neolith Group and Corporate COO ofCosentino Group – to the Board of Directors, Marco Mininni – previously with Ceramica Panaria – as Head of Sales, and Stefano Giordani – with prior experience at Cooperativa Ceramica d’Imola, Florim and Iris Ceramica – as Head of Marketing, Innovation and Product Development. These appointments build on the strategic objectives shared by the shareholders, aimed at the Group’s full professionalization, the enhancement of ABK Group’s distinctive technological and innovation capabilities, and its further expansion in international markets, particularly in the project and large-slabs segment.
Ahead of CERSAIE, ABK Group will also inaugurate its new Group showroom in Fiorano Modenese. Spanning 5,000 square metres, the new space will host all of the Group’s brands: a significant investment, consistent with its development strategy, that will help showcase and strengthen ABK Group’s commercial presence.
ABK Group was advised by Chiomenti on the legal aspects of the transaction and by KPMG on the structuring of the loan facilities.
