Editing TIM Group (section)

===2015–2018: Vivendi===
It was revealed in October 2015 that shareholders [[Vivendi]] would raise their stakes further in the company from its current level of 15.49%.<ref>{{cite web|title=Exclusive: Vivendi moves to raise Telecom Italia stake to around 19 percent - sources|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/01/us-telecomitalia-vivendi-exclusive-idUSKCN0RV5Q020151001|website=Reuters|date=1 October 2015|access-date=2 July 2017|archive-date=2 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202064808/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-telecomitalia-vivendi-exclusive/exclusive-vivendi-moves-to-raise-telecom-italia-stake-to-around-19-percent-sources-idUSKCN0RV5Q020151001|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of May 2017, Vivendi owns 24.6% of the company with Vivendi's CEO [[Arnaud de Puyfontaine]] becoming [[executive chairman]] of Telecom Italia.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-telecomitalia-vivendi-chairman/telecom-italia-names-vivendi-ceo-de-puyfontaine-as-chairman-source-idUSKBN18S5LC|title=Telecom Italia appoints Vivendi's CEO as chairman|date=1 June 2017|newspaper=Reuters}}</ref> Amos Genish is the new CEO since 28 September 2017 and he has been criticized to have fired 4500 Telecom Italia employees in June 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.it/2018/05/17/tim-al-via-cassa-integrazione-per-3-4mila-persone_a_23436776/|title=Tim, scatta la cassa integrazione: in un anno gli esuberi arriveranno a 4.500|date=17 May 2018|website=L'HuffPost}}</ref> He has been substituted by Luigi Gubitosi, who became the new CEO on 18 November 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.corriere.it/economia/18_novembre_18/chi-gubitosi-l-uomo-operazioni-difficili-4b4d6778-eb25-11e8-a3a7-d3b748828557.shtml|title=Chi è Gubitosi, l'uomo delle operazioni difficili|first=Redazione|last=Economia|date=18 November 2018|website=Corriere della Sera}}</ref>

In 2016, following the rebranding that led to the adoption of the single TIM brand, the [[parent company]] also decided to change its identity. The company name of Telecom Italia it was in fact changed to TIM Group, however still maintaining the previous name on some occasions.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Telecom Italia shareholders' meeting held: all items on the agenda approved {{!}} Telecom Italia Group |url=http://www.telecomitalia.com/tit/en/archivio/media/comunicati-stampa/telecom-italia/corporate/economico-finanziario/2016/Telecom-Italia-shareholders-meeting-2016-05-25.html |access-date=2016-05-29 |website=www.telecomitalia.com}}</ref>