Francesco Saita
He graduated in Business Administration at Bocconi University in Milan in 1991.

Since 2005 he is Full professor at the Department of Finance at Bocconi University, where he was previously a researcher and then associate professor.

At Bocconi University he is currently Director of the Financial Education research unit at the Baffi Carefin research Centre.

He has served in the past at Bocconi in many roles, including the positions of Director of the Baffi Carefin Centre (2015-2017), Dean of the Graduate School (2010-2014) and Director of the Finance Department (2007-2010).

He has authored many publications on risk management in banks, asset management companies and insurance companies, and on derivatives.

He is honorary member of AIFIRM (the association of Italian financial risk managers) and a member, since its launch, of the G53 Financial Literacy and Personal Finance Research Network.

He has been an independent board director of Fondi Alleanza SGR (2003-2006) and of Banca Aletti (2012-2014).

Since 2014 he is Vice Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Risk and Related Parties Committee (previously denominated Audit and Related Parties Committee) at Finecobank, where he has also served as a member of the Corporate Governance, Appointments and Sustainability Committee (2017-2020) and of the Corporate Governance and Environmental and Social Sustainability Committee (since 2020).

Over the years he has also provided advisory services on risk management and derivative instruments to banks, insurance companies and asset management companies.

No position in any listed or large company

Board member in Aessedomus Srl (family-owned company managing a few residential real estate properties).

CV Francesco Saita

Elena Biffi
Elena Biffi is graduated with Honors in Political Economics from Bocconi University and since 1989 works in the financial-insurance sector, developing mathematical models for optimization, risk analysis and evaluation.

Independent director at FinecoBank, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, REVO and ELBA Assicurazioni as well as being Insolvency Official Receiver at “Concordia SpA in LCA”(appointed by IVASS).

Member of the Advisory Board at Assofintech, the Italian Association for fintech, insurtech and proptech. Member at the Friend of the Sea (World Sustainability Organization) Technical Committee for sustainability, respect, and promotion of the marine environment.

Mentor and investor of innovative benefit startups.

Member at both AIAF (Italian Financial Analyst Association) and AIFIRM (Italian Association of Financial Industry Risk Managers).
In the past, she was:
- Chairman at the Board of Statutory Auditors and at the SB pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/2001 of Fondartigianato (appointment of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies).
- Independent Director at Mediolanum S.p.A., Mediolanum Vita and Mediolanum Assicurazioni;
- Member at the supervisory body of the Vittoria Lavoro pension fund (nine years period);
- Co-founder at CSIP, Certified Sustainability Insurance Partners, for sustainability in the insurance sector.
Between 1991 and 2001, she worked at Studio Attuariale G. Ottaviani, at Grant Thornton Assicurazione & Finanza (as CEO), and at Shandwick Corporate Communication.

In 1995, she specialized in financial risks at the Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa; she was a researcher, lecturer and professor at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart and Sapienza of Rome in quantitative subjects.

She is founding partner at EM Associates (2002) and SEM Data (2021) where she carries out consultancy activities.

She wrote several publications, the most recent of 2021 is: Sustainability Game (with M. Pedol, S. Melzi), in "Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management", Vol. 28, Issue 4.

CV Elena Biffi

Paola Giannotti De Ponti
Paola Giannotti De Ponti, born in Alessandria on 13 July 1962, graduated in Political Economics with honours from Bocconi University in Milan and attended university semesters at Universität zu Köln (Cologne, Germany) and New York University.

She has over 30 years of international experience in the financial sector and in the Corporate and Investment Banking area with expertise in corporate finance, equity and bond capital markets, working capital management, structured finance, mergers and acquisitions, project finance.

Over the years between New York, London, Milan, Frankfurt and Paris, she has held a variety of operational and management roles within leading global institutions such as Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Dresdner Bank and BNP Paribas where she was responsible for its Italian strategic clientele (including MEF, Telecom Italia, Eni, Enel, Terna, Ferrovie, Finmeccanica) and the Oil, Gas and Energy sector.

In the past she was member of the Board of Directors of TIM S.p.A., Ansaldo STS S.p.A., UBI Banca S.p.A., EPS Equita PEP SPAC S.p.A. and EPS Equita PEP SPAC 2 S.p.A. and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein SGR.

In 2002 she was awarded the Bellisario Foundation Prize as Manager of the Year.

From 2000 to 2012, she was a member of the Council for Italy-United States Relations, under the honorary chairmanship of David Rockfeller.

In 2019, she was included in the group of 100 Italian women leaders drawn up by Forbes magazine.

Other than the position as member of the Board of Directors, Risk and Related Parties Committee and Remuneration Committee of FinecoBank, she currently holds administration positions (including board committees) Terna S.p.A..

CV Paola Giannotti De Ponti

Marin Gueorguiev
Marin Gueorguiev graduated in Economics and Business from Ca' Foscari University of Venice in 1998.

He obtained the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 2002.

Since more than twenty years he has been providing risk management and internal control systems management consultancy services to Financial Services and Energy & Utilities companies in Italy and in Europe.

Throughout his career he has gained the following significant experience:
- 2018-2019: Co-founder of Quantum S.r.l. (big data analytics IT consulting)
- 2009-2017: Managing Director, Risk & Compliance of Protiviti
-2007-2009: Senior Manager, Finance & Risk of Oliver Wyman
- 2004-2007: Director of Protiviti
- 1997-2004: Senior Manager, Capital Markets and Audit of Deloitte.

CV Marin Gueorguiev

Maria Alessandra Zunino de Pignier
Maria Alessandra Zunino de Pignier, graduated in Economics from the Catholic University of Milan, is a registered accountant and a registered auditor.

Since 1995 she has been working as a consultant for banks and financial intermediaries, with particular reference to issues of governance, compliance, internal audit, risk and personnel training, after having gained numerous working experiences in asset management and financial intermediation.

She is co-founder of Alezio.net Consulting S.r.l..

In the past she has been a member of the board of directors of banks and bank holding companies (Mediolanum S.p.A., Veneto Banca and Banca Intermobiliare di investimenti e gestione, Deutsche Bank Mutui S.p.A.) and a member of risk committees. She has held positions as auditor of listed companies and asset management companies (Gefran S.p.A., Terna S.p.A., CDP Investimenti SGR) and was Chairman of the Investment Committee of a smaller bank (Banca Ipibi - Financial Advisors).

Currently, in addition to her role as member of the Board of Directors, of the Risk and Related Parties Committee, and as Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Environmental and Social Sustainability Committee of FinecoBank, she is Chairman of AFC S.r.l., the training school of AIAF - Italian Association for Financial Analysis, Vice President of AIAF and member of the steering committee of EFFAS - European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies, of ACIIA - Association of Certified International Investment Analysts and of ILPIP - International Learning Platform for Investment Professionals, standing auditor of SABAF SpA and member of the 231 Act oversight board for PFE.

CV Maria Alessandra Zunino De Pignier

Gianmarco Montanari
Gianmarco Montanari is General Director of the Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa.

Previously, he was City Manager (i.e. Managing Director) of the City of Turin after working for twenty years as a manager in top positions in the Automotive, Financial Services, Management Consulting and Central Public Administration sectors, always managing processes of reorganization and digital transformation of complex companies with modern organization.

He received a degree in Management Engineering from the Politecnico of Turin followed by four other degrees in Management, Economics, Political Science and Law and is formally certified as a F.I.G.C. Sports Management Collaborator, ACOI Coach and OIV Band 3 by the Ministry of Public Administration.

Over the years, he has achieved numerous specializations at the main International Business Schools (i.e. Harvard Business School, IMD, INSEAD, Columbia University, Bocconi) on management, innovation, digitization, high-tech and governance including:
- Board Director Diploma awarded with Distinction, IMD of Lausanne;
- International Directors Program, at INSEAD;
- Making Corporate Board More Effective, at the Harvard Business School.

He has been a member of numerous boards of private and public companies including the Turin Transport Group, Agenzia delle Entrate in Italy and AGID (Digital Italian Agency).

He was honoured first as “Cavaliere” of the Italian Republic and then as an "Ufficiale al Merito" of the Italian Republic.

He is the author of the book "Tech Impact. Luci ed ombre dello sviluppo tecnologico" (“Tech Impact. The Lights and Shadows of Technological Development”) and many other publications, as well as being an authoritative speaker on innovation, technology and change management.

He is the inventor of IED® Intergenerational Environmental Debt.

Currently, in addition to being a member of the Board of Directors, the Nominations Committee as well as Chairman of the Remunerations Committee of FinecoBank, he is also a member of the Board of Directors of Reale ITES, a leading provider of IT and related services, as well as an Independent Director and Member of the Remuneration Committee of the Tinexta Group, a company listed in the Star segment and a leading European operator in four business areas: Digital Trust, Cybersecurity, Credit Information & Management and Innovation & Marketing Services.

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Giancarla Branda
Giancarla Branda graduated in Law and Economins from University "La Sapienza" in Rome, where she also obtained a postgraduate diploma in banking sector. She works as a tax attorney and she is an expert in business income and indirect taxation in the industrial and financial sector.

She has carried out numerous due diligence assignments related to the acquisition and privatisation of banking and financial companies.

She provides technical assistance in tax litigation at the Italian lower courts and the Supreme Court.

She is currently a non-equity partner of Studio Salvini e Soci - Studio Legale e Tributario founded by F. Gallo.

In the course of her career, she has gained the following experience:
- 1994-2000: Associate Attorney at Law and Tax Firm Ernst & Young International
- 1988-1994: Associate Attorney at KPMG International Law and Tax Firm

During the 12th Italian Legislature, she collaborated, as an independent technical advisor, with the President of the Finance Commission of the Chamber of Deputies on the drafting of legislative texts on tax matters.

She has taught at the "Scuola Superiore dell'Economia e della Finanza" as well as in postgraduate master's degrees.

In addition to the positions of member of the Board of Directors and the Remunerations Committee of FinecoBank, she currently holds positions in the administrative and control bodies of significant Italian companies, listed and not. She is also a member of the Supervisory Committee of Banca Network Investimenti in compulsory administrative liquidation by appointment of the Minister of Economy and Finance upon proposal of the Bank of Italy.

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Paola Giannotti De Ponti
Paola Giannotti De Ponti, born in Alessandria on 13 July 1962, graduated in Political Economics with honours from Bocconi University in Milan and attended university semesters at Universität zu Köln (Cologne, Germany) and New York University.

She has over 30 years of international experience in the financial sector and in the Corporate and Investment Banking area with expertise in corporate finance, equity and bond capital markets, working capital management, structured finance, mergers and acquisitions, project finance.

Over the years between New York, London, Milan, Frankfurt and Paris, she has held a variety of operational and management roles within leading global institutions such as Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Dresdner Bank and BNP Paribas where she was responsible for its Italian strategic clientele (including MEF, Telecom Italia, Eni, Enel, Terna, Ferrovie, Finmeccanica) and the Oil, Gas and Energy sector.

In the past she was member of the Board of Directors of TIM S.p.A., Ansaldo STS S.p.A., UBI Banca S.p.A., EPS Equita PEP SPAC S.p.A. and EPS Equita PEP SPAC 2 S.p.A. and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein SGR.

In 2002 she was awarded the Bellisario Foundation Prize as Manager of the Year.

From 2000 to 2012, she was a member of the Council for Italy-United States Relations, under the honorary chairmanship of David Rockfeller.

In 2019, she was included in the group of 100 Italian women leaders drawn up by Forbes magazine.

Other than the position as member of the Board of Directors, Risk and Related Parties Committee and Remuneration Committee of FinecoBank, she currently holds administration positions (including board committees) Terna S.p.A..

CV Paola Giannotti De Ponti

Elena Biffi
Elena Biffi is graduated with Honors in Political Economics from Bocconi University and since 1989 works in the financial-insurance sector, developing mathematical models for optimization, risk analysis and evaluation.

Independent director at FinecoBank, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, REVO and ELBA Assicurazioni as well as being Insolvency Official Receiver at “Concordia SpA in LCA”(appointed by IVASS).

Member of the Advisory Board at Assofintech, the Italian Association for fintech, insurtech and proptech. Member at the Friend of the Sea (World Sustainability Organization) Technical Committee for sustainability, respect, and promotion of the marine environment.

Mentor and investor of innovative benefit startups.

Member at both AIAF (Italian Financial Analyst Association) and AIFIRM (Italian Association of Financial Industry Risk Managers).
In the past, she was:
- Chairman at the Board of Statutory Auditors and at the SB pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/2001 of Fondartigianato (appointment of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies).
- Independent Director at Mediolanum S.p.A., Mediolanum Vita and Mediolanum Assicurazioni;
- Member at the supervisory body of the Vittoria Lavoro pension fund (nine years period);
- Co-founder at CSIP, Certified Sustainability Insurance Partners, for sustainability in the insurance sector.
Between 1991 and 2001, she worked at Studio Attuariale G. Ottaviani, at Grant Thornton Assicurazione & Finanza (as CEO), and at Shandwick Corporate Communication.

In 1995, she specialized in financial risks at the Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa; she was a researcher, lecturer and professor at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart and Sapienza of Rome in quantitative subjects.

She is founding partner at EM Associates (2002) and SEM Data (2021) where she carries out consultancy activities.

She wrote several publications, the most recent of 2021 is: Sustainability Game (with M. Pedol, S. Melzi), in "Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management", Vol. 28, Issue 4.

CV Elena Biffi

Patrizia Albano
Patrizia Albano, graduated with honors in Law from University "La Sapienza"in Rome, is registered with the Bar Association of Rome.

She began her activity working as an internal lawyer at Istituto Mobiliare Italiano S.p.A. from 1981 to 1999, then moved to San Paolo IMI S.p.A. as Head of the Central Legal Department of the Major Customers Division until 2000.

She was General Counsel of IBI (today, Alerion Clean Power S.p.A.) and Head of the Corporate Secretariat of Risanamento Napoli S.p.A. and Fincasa S.p.A., both listed on the Italian Stock Exchange.

From 2003 to 2007, Ms. Albano worked at Studio Legale Carbonetti. .

Since 2007 she has been practicing at her own firm in Rome and Milan in the field of corporate law and is mainly involved in corporate consulting and capital transactions, banking and financial transactions, as well as institutional and corporate compliance (privacy, anti-money laundering, security, administrative liability of legal persons pursuant to Law 231/2001).

Since 2008 until may 2021 she advised the Prada Group on an ongoing basis. In particular, she assisted Prada S.p.A. in its listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and held the position of Head of the Group’s Corporate Affairs Department, Board Secretary, and Company Secretary. In this area, she dealt with the governance and corporate legal issues of the listed Parent Company and subsidiaries in Italy and worldwide; supervised the Corporate Secretary, the Shareholdings, compliance and extraordinary transactions. She represented the company at Assolombarda, where she held the position of Chairman of the Fashion and Design Group from February 2015 to January 2018.

In the period April-October 2015 she was a member of the Board of Directors of Banca Carim – Cassa di Risparmio di Rimini S.p.A. In the period June-December 2016 she also held the position of Director of Mediacontech S.p.A.

Other than the positions as member of the Board of Directors, Nominations Committee and Corporate Governance and Environmental and Social Sustainability Committee of FinecoBank, she currently holds the administration and control offices in Artemide Italia S.p.A., Artemide Group S.p.A. and Piaggio & C. S.p.A.; she also holds the position of alternate Auditor of Edison S.p.A. Chairman of Supervisory Body of Fiocchi Munizioni S.p.A..

CV Patrizia Albano

Gianmarco Montanari
Gianmarco Montanari is General Director of the Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa.

Previously, he was City Manager (i.e. Managing Director) of the City of Turin after working for twenty years as a manager in top positions in the Automotive, Financial Services, Management Consulting and Central Public Administration sectors, always managing processes of reorganization and digital transformation of complex companies with modern organization.

He received a degree in Management Engineering from the Politecnico of Turin followed by four other degrees in Management, Economics, Political Science and Law and is formally certified as a F.I.G.C. Sports Management Collaborator, ACOI Coach and OIV Band 3 by the Ministry of Public Administration.

Over the years, he has achieved numerous specializations at the main International Business Schools (i.e. Harvard Business School, IMD, INSEAD, Columbia University, Bocconi) on management, innovation, digitization, high-tech and governance including:
- Board Director Diploma awarded with Distinction, IMD of Lausanne;
- International Directors Program, at INSEAD;
- Making Corporate Board More Effective, at the Harvard Business School.

He has been a member of numerous boards of private and public companies including the Turin Transport Group, Agenzia delle Entrate in Italy and AGID (Digital Italian Agency).

He was honoured first as “Cavaliere” of the Italian Republic and then as an "Ufficiale al Merito" of the Italian Republic.

He is the author of the book "Tech Impact. Luci ed ombre dello sviluppo tecnologico" (“Tech Impact. The Lights and Shadows of Technological Development”) and many other publications, as well as being an authoritative speaker on innovation, technology and change management.

He is the inventor of IED® Intergenerational Environmental Debt.

Currently, in addition to being a member of the Board of Directors, the Nominations Committee as well as Chairman of the Remunerations Committee of FinecoBank, he is also a member of the Board of Directors of Reale ITES, a leading provider of IT and related services, as well as an Independent Director and Member of the Remuneration Committee of the Tinexta Group, a company listed in the Star segment and a leading European operator in four business areas: Digital Trust, Cybersecurity, Credit Information & Management and Innovation & Marketing Services.

CV Gianmarco Montanari

Maria Alessandra Zunino De Pignier
Maria Alessandra Zunino de Pignier, graduated in Economics from the Catholic University of Milan, is a registered accountant and a registered auditor.

Since 1995 she has been working as a consultant for banks and financial intermediaries, with particular reference to issues of governance, compliance, internal audit, risk and personnel training, after having gained numerous working experiences in asset management and financial intermediation.

She is co-founder of Alezio.net Consulting S.r.l..

In the past she has been a member of the board of directors of banks and bank holding companies (Mediolanum S.p.A., Veneto Banca and Banca Intermobiliare di investimenti e gestione, Deutsche Bank Mutui S.p.A.) and a member of risk committees. She has held positions as auditor of listed companies and asset management companies (Gefran S.p.A., Terna S.p.A., CDP Investimenti SGR) and was Chairman of the Investment Committee of a smaller bank (Banca Ipibi - Financial Advisors).

Currently, in addition to her role as member of the Board of Directors, of the Risk and Related Parties Committee, and as Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Environmental and Social Sustainability Committee of FinecoBank, she is Chairman of AFC S.r.l., the training school of AIAF - Italian Association for Financial Analysis, Vice President of AIAF and member of the steering committee of EFFAS - European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies, of ACIIA - Association of Certified International Investment Analysts and of ILPIP - International Learning Platform for Investment Professionals, standing auditor of SABAF SpA and member of the 231 Act oversight board for PFE.

CV Maria Alessandra Zunino De Pignier

Patrizia Albano
Patrizia Albano, graduated with honors in Law from University "La Sapienza"in Rome, is registered with the Bar Association of Rome.

She began her activity working as an internal lawyer at Istituto Mobiliare Italiano S.p.A. from 1981 to 1999, then moved to San Paolo IMI S.p.A. as Head of the Central Legal Department of the Major Customers Division until 2000.

She was General Counsel of IBI (today, Alerion Clean Power S.p.A.) and Head of the Corporate Secretariat of Risanamento Napoli S.p.A. and Fincasa S.p.A., both listed on the Italian Stock Exchange.

From 2003 to 2007, Ms. Albano worked at Studio Legale Carbonetti. .

Since 2007 she has been practicing at her own firm in Rome and Milan in the field of corporate law and is mainly involved in corporate consulting and capital transactions, banking and financial transactions, as well as institutional and corporate compliance (privacy, anti-money laundering, security, administrative liability of legal persons pursuant to Law 231/2001).

Since 2008 until may 2021 she advised the Prada Group on an ongoing basis. In particular, she assisted Prada S.p.A. in its listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and held the position of Head of the Group’s Corporate Affairs Department, Board Secretary, and Company Secretary. In this area, she dealt with the governance and corporate legal issues of the listed Parent Company and subsidiaries in Italy and worldwide; supervised the Corporate Secretary, the Shareholdings, compliance and extraordinary transactions. She represented the company at Assolombarda, where she held the position of Chairman of the Fashion and Design Group from February 2015 to January 2018.

In the period April-October 2015 she was a member of the Board of Directors of Banca Carim – Cassa di Risparmio di Rimini S.p.A. In the period June-December 2016 she also held the position of Director of Mediacontech S.p.A.

Other than the positions as member of the Board of Directors, Nominations Committee and Corporate Governance and Environmental and Social Sustainability Committee of FinecoBank, she currently holds the administration and control offices in Artemide Italia S.p.A., Artemide Group S.p.A. and Piaggio & C. S.p.A.; she also holds the position of alternate Auditor of Edison S.p.A. Chairman of Supervisory Body of Fiocchi Munizioni S.p.A..

CV Patrizia Albano

Francesco Saita
He graduated in Business Administration at Bocconi University in Milan in 1991.

Since 2005 he is Full professor at the Department of Finance at Bocconi University, where he was previously a researcher and then associate professor.

At Bocconi University he is currently Director of the Financial Education research unit at the Baffi Carefin research Centre.

He has served in the past at Bocconi in many roles, including the positions of Director of the Baffi Carefin Centre (2015-2017), Dean of the Graduate School (2010-2014) and Director of the Finance Department (2007-2010).

He has authored many publications on risk management in banks, asset management companies and insurance companies, and on derivatives.

He is honorary member of AIFIRM (the association of Italian financial risk managers) and a member, since its launch, of the G53 Financial Literacy and Personal Finance Research Network.

He has been an independent board director of Fondi Alleanza SGR (2003-2006) and of Banca Aletti (2012-2014).

Since 2014 he is Vice Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Risk and Related Parties Committee (previously denominated Audit and Related Parties Committee) at Finecobank, where he has also served as a member of the Corporate Governance, Appointments and Sustainability Committee (2017-2020) and of the Corporate Governance and Environmental and Social Sustainability Committee (since 2020).

Over the years he has also provided advisory services on risk management and derivative instruments to banks, insurance companies and asset management companies.

No position in any listed or large company

Board member in Aessedomus Srl (family-owned company managing a few residential real estate properties).

CV Francesco Saita