The Committee for Sustainability and Social Responsibility comprises five directors, three of whom independent. It is chaired by the Chairman - Chief Executive Officer confirming the integration of ESG into strategies. For the details of its functions, please see the Regulation of the Board of Directors.
Chairperson
Director since June 17, 1999, Chief Executive Officer since May 27, 2014 and Chairman since April 28, 2026
Degree in Mechanical Engineering - Milan Polytechnic.
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 and in May 2014 he became Chief Executive Officer. During his career he served for more than a decade, till 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 the Pesenti Foundation, 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.
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, and he currently serves as its Chairman.
Since 2024, he has been Chairman of Gres Art S.r.l. Società Benefit.
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 Italian 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 in New York.
She is a partner at Casella e Associati in Milan since 2014.
She is a Director of Banco di Desio e della Brianza S.p.A. and of Riso Gallo S.p.A.
Appointed Director of Italmobiliare by the Shareholders’ Meeting of April 22, 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 Nominations Committee.
Appointed Director of Italmobiliare by the Shareholders’ Meeting of April 22, 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.
Last update April 28, 2026