Suppo has been working with Ducati since 1999, and his work for the Italian manufacturer’s has been highly appreciated by Ducati's general director, Claudio Domenicali, who also revealed the team will be restructured after Suppo’s departure. Alessandro Cicognani will take over the project manager position, while current Ducati test rider Vittoriano Guareschi will become team manager.
“Livio has meant a great deal to Ducati and also to me personally; he has been a loyal and valuable colleague but above all a great friend. We are very sorry that he has decided to leave the company but, in light of his correctness, professionalism and the great contribution he has made to the growth and success of the MotoGP project and the Ducati brand, we can only offer him our very best wishes as he takes on a new professional challenge,” commented Domenicali.
“This is, however, also one of those moments in which we can rethink our organization in order to further improve, and this is what we have done in defining the 2010 team’s direction. The management of the Ducati MotoGP Team will be entrusted to, and reinforced by, two new managerial figures. Alessandro Cicognani, currently marketing manager for the Ducati Corse Division, will be responsible for the MotoGP project and alongside him, Vittoriano Guareschi, already the test rider for Ducati, will undertake the role of Team Manager, bringing to the squad a wealth of knowledge and experience that he has gained through being a professional rider and, most recently, a test rider,” he added.
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