BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors currently in office was appointed by the Shareholders’ Meeting held on April 22, 2026, which, in extraordinary session, also approved the amendments to the By-laws required for the adoption of the one-tier system. The new By-laws were filed on April 24, 2026. It is made up of twelve members who will remain in office until the approval of the financial statements for the year 2028.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Director since June 17, 1999, Chief Executive Officer since May 27, 2014 and Chairman since April 28, 2026
Degree in Mechanical Engineering – Polytechnic University of Milan.
Master in Economics & Management – Bocconi University, Milan.
Since 1999 he has been a member of the Board of Directors of Italmobiliare, an investment holding company listed on the Milan Stock Exchange. In 2001 he was appointed Chief Operating Officer, a position he held until the end of 2024, and in May 2014 he became Chief Executive Officer. During his career he served for more than a decade, until 2016, as CEO of Italcementi.
Along with the positions held in the Italmobiliare Group, he has also been a member of the Boards of Directors of leading listed companies such as UniCredit S.p.A., RCS S.p.A. and Mediobanca S.p.A. for several terms of office.
He is currently Chairman of Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella S.p.A. and is a member of the Board of Directors of Clessidra Holding S.p.A., Tecnica Group S.p.A. and Caffè Borbone S.r.l. (Italmobiliare Group portfolio companies).
Former Vice President of Confindustria (2014-2016), he is a member of the Advisory Board of Assolombarda. He is a member of the Board of ISPI-Italian Institute for International Political Studies.
He is Chairman of Fondazione Pesenti, which promotes interaction between profit and non-profit organisations for the diffusion of a culture of innovation to generate projects and activities in the social, environmental and cultural sectors.
Vice Chairman
Director since May 3, 2002 and Vice Chairman since April 19, 2017
Degree in Economics & Commerce – Bocconi University, Milan.
Certified Public Accountant in Milan and registered auditor.
Tax consultant, he holds the position of Director and Statutory Auditor of various companies.
Since 2009, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of Bormioli Luigi S.p.A., a glassmaking group specialising in the production of high-end glassware (home & professional) and packaging.
Director since May 3, 2002
He graduated in Law from the University of Milan in 1979 and, in the same year, began his legal career, which he concluded in 2020.
He served as a member of the Board of Directors of Cementerie Siciliane S.p.A. (1988-1996), IGPDecaux S.p.A. (2006-2015) and Italcementi S.p.A. (2010-2016), among the leading global players in the building materials sector.
He is a Registered Auditor.
Director since May 3, 2002
Degree in Law, magna cum laude, 1985 - Milan State University.
Registered member of the Order of Lawyers of Milan since 1988.
Registered member of the Special Order of Cassation Lawyers and Higher Jurisdictions since 2006.
Associate at Hughes Hubbard & Reed in New York in 1986, he began his career at Ardito law firm, where he became a partner in 1991.
Partner from 2002 to 2004 at Casella Minoli e Associati. Partner until 2012 at the Italian office of Dewey Ballantine, later Dewey & LeBoeuf.
Since 2013, founding partner at Gattai, Minoli, Partners.
As of March 2024, partner at LCA Studio Legale.
Independent director1
Having graduated in Economics and Social Sciences from the Università della Calabria, she is enrolled in the Register of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts of Milan and in the Register of Independent Auditors.
In 1992 she joined KPMG where she worked for almost fifteen years, becoming Senior Manager.
From 2016 to 2021 she was professor of Accounting and Management in Insurance at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano.
She currently carries on her professional activity at her own office in Milan and is Senior Counsel of ADVANT-Nctm.
She holds the position of Statutory Auditor and Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors in numerous listed and unlisted companies, including BT Enia Telecomunicazioni, Atlanet, Trenitalia TPER, Yolo Group, Primo Ventures, and is an Independent Director in Interpump Group and Ariston Holding.
Independent director1
Director since July 29, 2021
She holds a degree in Law from the University of Milan, and is specialised in corporate law and business administration, with a Master of Laws from Columbia University and an M.B.A. from INSEAD.
She is a member of the Milan Bar Association since 2006 and of the New York State Bar Association since 2008.
From 2007 to 2012 she was an associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP law firm in New York.
She is a partner at Casella e Associati law firm in Milan since 2014.
She is a Director of Banco di Desio e della Brianza S.p.A., an Italian banking institution; Riso Gallo S.p.A., an Italian company specialised in the production and marketing of rice and rice-based products; and MAIRE S.p.A., the parent company of an engineering group that develops and implements innovative technologies to support the energy transition.
Director since April 27, 2023
Since January 2025, he has been the Head of Strategic Development at Italmobiliare.
He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Business Finance from University College London and an MSc in Materials Engineering from Stanford University.
After completing his Master's, he worked for two years at Eurazeo's New York offices, an international private equity firm, focusing on investment activities in mid-market American companies.
In 2019, he joined the Development and Investment Department of Italmobiliare, where he managed sourcing, due diligence, and investments in Italian companies and foreign investment funds.
From 2022 to 2024, he served as the CEO of Callmewine, one of Italy's leading e-commerce platforms for wine and spirits, with a presence in other European markets, and he currently serves as its Chairman.
Since 2024, he has been President of gres art 671.
Independent director1
Graduated in Economics and Commerce from the Catholic University of Milan.
Associate Professor at the Faculty of Banking, Financial and Insurance Sciences of the Catholic University of Milan.
Certified Public Accountant in Milan. Registered Auditor in the register established at the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
He is a member of the Audit Committee of Unicredit S.p.A.
He is a Standing Auditor of Edison S.p.A. and Transalpina di Energia S.p.A., as well as Auditor of the Teatro alla Scala Academy of Arts and Crafts of the Performing Arts Foundation.
Independent director1
Director since April 27, 2023
He obtained a BA (Hons) in International Business with Entrepreneurship and French at the European Business School in London.
From 2014 to 2017, he has worked as a consultant at Bain and Company. He is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Archive S.r.l., a company that supports companies by accompanying them on a growth path. He is Chief Executive Officer of Ou(R) Places S.r.l., Ou(R) Group S.r.l. and Ruffini Partecipazioni Holding S.r.l.
He is, among other things, a member of the Board of Directors of Double R S.r.l., the largest shareholder of Moncler S.p.A., Buonocore Hospitality Group S.r.l., The Attico S.r.l. and SA Hospitality Group LLC.
Independent director1
Director since April 28, 2026
Silvia Pezzini has been Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) of Columbia University since January 2026.
She has developed extensive experience in international financial institutions, holding positions of increasing responsibility at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority between 2014 and 2025, most recently as Head of the Financial Stability Surveillance Division. Previously, she worked at the Bank of England as a Senior Economist, contributing to the activities of the Financial Policy Committee and the European Systemic Risk Board, and with the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO).
From 2015 to 2025, she was a member of the Board of Directors of Kellett – The British International School of Hong Kong, where she also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairperson of the Finance and Governance Committees.
She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the London School of Economics, a Master’s degree in International Relations from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, and a degree in Political Economy, with highest honors, from Bocconi University.
Appointed Director of Italmobiliare by the Shareholders’ Meeting of April 22, 2026.
Independent director1
Alessandra Genco served as Chief Financial Officer of Leonardo S.p.A. from October 2017 to November 2025, a company she joined in 2006, where she built extensive experience in senior finance roles, including Vice President Group Finance and Vice President for Investments, New Initiatives and Portfolio Evaluation. Previously, she was a Vice President at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in New York in the Investment Banking Division. She began her professional career at Banca di Roma as a Risk Manager.
She holds a degree in Economics, summa cum laude, from LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome and an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Since 2022, she has been a shareholder representative on the Supervisory Board of BASF SE, where she serves as Chairperson of the Audit and Risk Committee and as a member of the Strategy Committee and of the Nomination Committee.
Appointed Director of Italmobiliare by the Shareholders’ Meeting of April 22, 2026.
1 Independent Director pursuant to the Italian Civil Code, the Consolidated Finance Act (TUF) and the Corporate Governance Code.
MANAGEMENT CONTROL COMMITTEE
The Management Control Committee performs the duties and functions provided for by the applicable laws and regulations, as well as by the By-laws.
The Management Control Committee, inter alia:
– oversees the adequacy of the Company’s organisational structure, internal control system and administrative and accounting system, as well as their ability to correctly represent management facts;
– oversees the practical implementation of the corporate governance rules set out in the Corporate Governance Code to which the Company declares that it adheres, as well as the adequacy of the instructions issued by the Company to its subsidiaries to ensure that they properly fulfil their disclosure obligations to the public;
– performs, with regard to financial and sustainability reporting, the duties and functions assigned to the Internal Control and Audit Committee by Legislative Decree No. 39/2010 and Regulation (EU) No. 537/2014 and exchanges with the statutory audit firm the data and information relevant to the performance of their respective duties;
– prepares the annual report for the Shareholders’ Meeting approving the financial statements.
Chairperson
Director since April 28, 2026
Alessandra Genco served as Chief Financial Officer of Leonardo S.p.A. from October 2017 to November 2025, a company she joined in 2006, where she built extensive experience in senior finance roles, including Vice President Group Finance and Vice President for Investments, New Initiatives and Portfolio Evaluation. Previously, she was a Vice President at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in New York in the Investment Banking Division. She began her professional career at Banca di Roma as a Risk Manager.
She holds a degree in Economics, summa cum laude, from LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome and an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Since 2022, she has been a shareholder representative on the Supervisory Board of BASF SE, where she serves as Chairperson of the Audit and Risk Committee and as a member of the Strategy Committee and of the Nomination Committee.
Appointed Director of Italmobiliare by the Shareholders’ Meeting of April 22, 2026.
Graduated in Economics and Commerce from the Catholic University of Milan.
Associate Professor at the Faculty of Banking, Financial and Insurance Sciences of the Catholic University of Milan.
Certified Public Accountant in Milan. Registered Auditor in the register established at the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
He is a member of the Audit Committee of Unicredit S.p.A.
He is a Standing Auditor of Edison S.p.A. and Transalpina di Energia S.p.A., as well as Auditor of the Teatro alla Scala Academy of Arts and Crafts of the Performing Arts Foundation.
Having graduated in Economics and Social Sciences from the Università della Calabria, she is enrolled in the Register of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts of Milan and in the Register of Independent Auditors.
In 1992 she joined KPMG where she worked for almost fifteen years, becoming Senior Manager.
From 2007 to 2015 she worked in Mazars S.p.A. as manager for the insurance sector.
From 2016 to 2021 she was professor of Accounting and Management in Insurance for the Bachelor's Degree program in Actuarial Sciences at the Catholic University of Milan. She is currently a Lecturer at the same Faculty.
She practices professionally at her own office in Milan and serves as Counsel at ADVANT-Nctm.
She is Chairman of the Board of Directors of BNP Paribas Cardif Vita S.p.A. and holds the position of Independent Director in Interpump Group S.p.A., Ariston Holding NV and BCC Vita Assicurazioni S.p.A., and is a Statutory Auditor or Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors in several small and medium-sized companies including Cetena S.p.A. and NextChem S.p.A.