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Piccinini's father Arnaldo was a pioneer in the Italian electronic industry. In the 1950s he founded an industrial group which included innovative brands such as VOXSON (TV, car radios, hi-fi etc.) and VIDEOCOLOR (color TV picture tubes and other hi-tech electronic components). At the end of the 1960s, due to Arnaldo's declining health, the family disposed of their interests in the various industrial activities and decided to move to Monaco where, after his father's death, Marco focused on his two main interests – finance and motor racing.
Marco studied architecture in Rome, where he also began his involvement in motor racing by cooperating with a Formula 3 constructor and racing team ‘‘De Sanctis’’. He also received training in the Techniques of International Negotiations at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva.
In 1997 married Marie-Ahlem and they have a daughter.
- restoring a balanced budget, generating a cash surplus in 2012;
- Introducing new legislations and process to ensure compliance of Monaco with modern standards in the field of international tax cooperation (OCED - Global Tax Forum) and anti-money laundering (Moneyval);
- reducing the risk profile of the Monaco National Reserve Fund while preserving its profitability.
Société Monégasque de Constructions Automobiles MP
1974 - co-founded the first Monegasque racing car manufacturer - Société Monégasque de Constructions Automobiles MP - which produced a few Formula 3 single seaters.
1977 - appointed by Enzo Ferrari as his representative for Formula 1 matters and shortly afterward appointed as the ‘‘Direttore Sportivo’’ of the Ferrari Team.[3]
1978-1988, Motor Sport Director of Ferrari and Team Principal of the Formula 1 Team. In this capacity he was one of the architects of the ‘‘Concorde Agreement’’, the charter governing regulatory as well as financial aspects of the Formula 1 World Championship.
From 1983 until 2016, Member of the Board of Directors of Ferrari SpA.
CSAI - Commissione Sportiva Automobilistica Italiana
1993-1994, President of CSAI, the Italian Motor Sport commission, and elected in 1994 as a Vice President of FIA, the international Motor Sport Governing Body.
Prada Challenge for America’s Cup
1997-2000, Executive Deputy Chairman and Challenge Representative of the PRADA Team during the America’s Cup XXX (Auckland 2000). Luna Rossa won the Louis Vuitton Cup and became the finalist against Team New Zealand.
Member of the Board of ACCA (America’s Cup Challengers Association);
Chairman of the marketing Committee of ACCA;
Executive Chairman of the Challenger of Record Management for America’s Cup XXXI (i.e. the challengers association), the organiser of the Challenger Selection Series.
FOA – Formula One Administration
1998-99, Deputy CEO of FOA and FOM - Formula One Management (commercial rights holders for the Formula 1 World Championship).
1998-2008 Deputy President of FIA, chaired the World Motor Sport Council, the executive body which regulates all motor sport disciplines worldwide. Piccinini was serving out his third term as Deputy President but left his post a year early to focus on other professional commitments.[4]
1999-2010, member of the Committee of MCCC – Monte-Carlo Country Club - the organiser of the Tennis Masters Series Monte Carlo ATP 1000.
2003-2009, member of the Board of Directors of AS Monaco Football Club, several times winner of the French Premier League and finalist of the 2004 UEFA Champion’s League.
From 1989 until 2015, member of the Board of Directors of this medium size Swiss banking group, specialized in private banking and asset/funds management.
From 1998 until 2009, member of the Board of Directors of SBM, the largest Monegasque company, listed on the Paris stock exchange. SBM is the main resort and luxury hotel operator of the Principality of Monaco, including the Hotel de Paris, Hotel Hermitage, Les Casinos de Monte-Carlo, the Monte-Carlo Sporting Club etc. Also served as chairman of the Human Resources Committee of the Board.
From 2006 until 2010, a member of the Board of Directors of the Group, one of the world’s leading producers of luxury furnishing under three principal brands, Poltrona Frau, Cassina, Cappellini.
Charme Capital Partners SGR
From 2007 until 2016, independent Director of Charme Partners SGR, an international Private Equity management company.
Piccinini currently serves also as a member of :[4]
the Board of Trustees of the International Theological Institute, Trumau, Austria:[5] a Catholic theological faculty with degrees granted by the Holy See.
the Board of Directors of FSCIRE - Fondazione per le Scienze Religiose Giovanni XXIII
the Board of Trustees of Villa Nazareth Foundation (https://villanazareth.org/ ) (Vatican City): an educational institution active since 1946.
