Francesco Arezzo, a member of the Rotary Club of Ragusa, Italy, was selected by the Board of Directors to become Rotary International’s president for 2025-26.  He began his Presidency 1 July 2025.  Read on to learn more about him and to enjoy his 2025 RI Convention presentation.
 

E-CLUB PROGRAM

PRESIDING TODAY IS: Rick Phalunas, MSRE President 2025-2026

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Today's Program:  Meet 2025-2026 Rotary International President

 
 
Francesco Arezzo, a member of the Rotary Club of Ragusa, Italy, has been selected by the Board of Directors to become Rotary International’s president for 2025-26. Arezzo will become president on 1 July. 
 

The Board conducted a special session following the unexpected resignation of RI President-elect Mário César Martins de Camargo on 8 June. Guided by the RI code and policies, the Board selected the new president-elect from a pool of candidates who were considered by the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International in August 2023.

The 2025-26 presidential message, announced at the 2025 Rotary International Assembly in February, will remain Unite for Good, which calls on Rotary members to be a force for unity in a world increasingly divided by politics, geography, and ideology. Through service projects, Rotary brings together people of every background — across races, religions, and professions — in a shared mission to do good in their communities.

Arezzo is an orthodontist in private practice. He is active internationally as a member of the Italian, European, and American orthodontics associations. He is vice president of the National Association of Italian Dentists for the province of Ragusa and was the founder and head for seven years of the delegation for Ragusa of the National Trust for Italy. He is a Knight of Honor and Devotion in Obedience within the Sovereign Order of Malta.

A Rotary member for more than 30 years, Arezzo has served as vice chair of the Joint Strategic Planning Committee and as RI director, learning facilitator, and as district conference presidential representative.

Arezzo is a Major Donor and Benefactor of The Rotary Foundation. He is married to Anna Maria Criscione, an entrepreneur in the tourism field. They have two children.

— 14 June 2025:  Copied from RI Website 

 

Follow this link to view RI President Francesco's presentation at the 2025 Rotary International Convention in Calgary, Canada:  
 
And, to learn more about the origin of RI Presidents over the years, follow this link:
 
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