G iovanni Arvedi is an Italian self-made billionaire and a major figure in the European steel industry. He is the founder and chairman of the Arvedi Group, a leading producer of steel products. He comes from a family of metal traders, but he struck out on his own in the 1960s to found his own steel manufacturing company.

He has built his company into a major industrial powerhouse, known for its innovation in steel production technology. He is the inventor of the Arvedi ESP (Endless Strip Production) process, a breakthrough technology for producing hot-rolled steel coil in a continuous, uninterrupted process, which is more efficient and energy-saving than traditional methods. He has kept his massive industrial company privately owned and is a prominent business figure in his home region of Cremona, where he is also the owner of the local soccer club.