Marco Mangiagalli, graduated in Political Economy from Bocconi University in Milan, has spent most of his career within the Eni Group. He has also worked in the Barclays Group in Italy and in the Nuovo Banco Ambrosiano Group. He held at Eni various positions of increasing responsibility until taking on the position of Chief Financial Officer from 1993 to 2008.

He has served on the Board of Directors of numerous companies, including: Agip S.p.A., Polimeri Europa S.p.A., Nuovo Pignone S.p.A., Snamprogetti S.p.A., Saipem S.p.A., Eni International Holding B.V., Eni International Bank Ltd, Albacom S.p.A., Emittenti Titoli S.p.A., Oil Investment Corp., Snam Rete Gas S.p.A., Falck Renewables S.p.A.. He was Chairman of Eni Coordination Center S.A. and Enfin S.p.A..
He was member of the Supervisory Board, Chairman of the Risk Committee, Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and member of the Related Party Transactions Committee of Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. in different periods from 2010 to 2016. Following the adoption of the one-tier system by Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., he also held the position of member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Management Control Committee of the bank for the three-year period 2016-2019.
He has also held the following positions:

- 2009-2014: member of the Board of Directors and the Control and Risk Committee of Luxottica S.p.A.

- 2011-2013: member of the Board of Directors and the Control and Risk Committee and Corporate Governance of Autogrill S.p.A.

- 2008-2010: Chairman of Saipem S.p.A.

He was a member of the Senior Advisory Board of the investment fund Global Infrastructure Partners from 2011 to 2017.

Other than the position of Chairman of FinecoBank, he currently holds the following positions: (i) Chairman of the Board of Directors of E.I. Towers S.p.A. and (ii) member of the Board of Directors of Finarvedi S.p.A.

CV Marco Mangiagalli

Gianmarco Montanari is General Director of the Most Foundation (National Research and Development Foundation on Sustainable Mobility).

Previously, he was General Director of the Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa, 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 Deputy Chair of the Board of Directors and 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

Alessandro Foti graduated with honours in Business and Economics from Bocconi University of Milan in 1984.

He began his professional career in the Financial Management Office of IBM in 1985. After three years of experience in Montedison S.p.A., where he became Head of financial coordination of the group's affiliate companies, in 1989 he joined Fin-Eco Holding S.p.A., with responsibility for capital market operations. In 1993 he became the Head of the operational section for administration, asset management and trading of Fin-Eco Sim S.p.A.. After being appointed as a member of the Board of Directors, General Manager and Managing Director, in 2002 he became Chairman of Fin-Eco Sim S.p.A.. After three years of experience as a member of the Management Committee of Assosim, in October 1999 he was appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of FinecoBank.

In 2001, he became a member of the Supervisory Board of Entrium Direct Bankers AG. From 2003 to 2005, he was a member of the Board of Directors of Ducati Motors Holding S.p.A. and General Manager of FinecoGroup S.p.A. (a company listed on the Midex segment of the Milan Stock Exchange).

From October 1999 to December 2000 he was a member of the Board of Directors of FinecoBank. From December 2000 to date he has served as Chief Executive Officer of FinecoBank and from July 2014 also as General Manager. From May 2010 to January 2015 he was Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board of DAB Bank AG. From April 2012 to April 2014 he was a member of the Management Committee of Assoreti. From 2013 to 2019 he has been a member of the Executive Management Committee of UniCredit Group. Since April 2014 he has been Director and Vice Chairman of Assoreti. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of Borsa Italiana S.p.A. from July 2014 to October 2020.

In 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022 he was awarded by Institutional Investor as best CEO in Europe in the banking industry for the Small&Mid Cap category.

Since 9 November 2018 he has been a member of the Board of Directors of Bocconi University of Milan.

On 3 October 2023 he was awarded an honorary degree in Management Engineering by the University of Salento.

CV Alessandro Foti

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.. In the period April 2020/March 2022 she also held the position of Chairman of Supervisory Body of Fiocchi Munizioni S.p.A..

To date, she holds the following positions: (i) member of the Board of Directors, Corporate Governance and Environmental and Social Sustainability Committee, and Nomination Committee of FinecoBank S.p.A. (since 2017); (ii) Effective Auditor of the Board of Statutory Auditors of Artemide Group S.p.A. and the Board of Statutory Auditors of Artemide S.p.A. (since 2014); (iii) member of the Board of Directors of Piaggio & C. S.p.A. (since 2018); (iv) Deputy Auditor of Edison S.p.A. (since 2020); (v) Member of the Investment Committee of BeCause Sicaf SpA (since 2022); and (vi) member of the Board of Directors of Milanosesto S.p.A. (since 2023).

CV Patrizia Albano

Elena Biffi graduated with honors in Political Economics from Bocconi University and has worked in the financial-insurance sector since 1989, developing mathematical models for optimisation, risk analysis and evaluation.

Independent Director of FinecoBank, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, REVO Insurance as well as being Insolvency Official Receiver of “Concordia SpA in LCA” (appointed by IVASS).

She is founding partner of EM Associates (2002) and SEM Data (2021), a technology consultancy and provider of Technology Business Management solutions.

Member of the Advisory Board at Assofintech, the Italian Association for fintech, insurtech and proptech.

Member of the Friend of the Sea (World Sustainability Organization) Technical Committee for sustainability, respect, and promotion of the Marine Environment.

Member of the Javotte Bocconi Institute.

Mentor and investor of innovative benefit startups.

Member of AIFIRM (Italian Association of Financial Industry Risk Managers).

In the past, she was:

- Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors and the SB under Legislative Decree 231/2001 of Fondartigianato (appointment of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies).

- Independent Director of REVO SPAC and Elba Assicurazioni, Mediolanum S.p.A., Mediolanum Vita and Mediolanum Assicurazioni;

- Member of 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 wrote several publications, lately: Sustainability Game (with M. Pedol, S. Melzi), in “Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, Vol. 28, Issue 4. I quattro cavalli, Franco Angeli, 2022. Ecosistema d’argento (EA): un modello sostenibile; I bisogni degli anziani: le risposte del nuovo welfare e della silver economy.

CV Elena Biffi

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.

CV Giancarla Branda

Maria Lucia Candida graduated in Economics and Commerce from LUISS in Rome in 1982 and obtained a Master's degree in Corporate Crisis Law from La Sapienza University in Rome in 2016.

She began her professional career in 1983 at Istituto Mobiliare Italiano - IMI, first in the Research Office and later in the Finance and Investments Department. In 1997, she became the Head of the Regional Office in Rome.

Following the merger between IMI and Istituto San Paolo, she assumed responsibility for the Tusco-Emilian Area of San Paolo IMI. In 2006, she became the CEO of CARISBO. She has also served as the CEO of Neos Banca and the CEO of the Istituto per il Credito Sportivo.

From 2016 to 2017, she served as Independent Member of the Board, member of the Internal Controls and Risks Committee and the Remuneration Committee of Veneto Banca.

From 2016 to 2019, she was the Vice President of Bancapulia.

From 2019 to 2022, she served as Independent member of the Board, member of the Risk Committee, and the chairman of the Nominations Committee of Banca Intermobiliare (now Banca Investis).

She is registered in the Register of Statutory Auditors.

CV Maria Lucia Candida

Since 2003 Paola Generali is Ceo and Managing director of Get Solution, leading consultancy company in the field of Compliance, Cybersecurity and Governance. She has extensive experience as a manager and consultant, especially in the field of Compliance and Security Informative Systems.

She is also President of Assintel (National Association of ICT Companies of Confcommercio); President of EDI.IT Srl Confcommercio Digital Innovation Hub; National Advisor of Confcommercio - Imprese per l'Italia; Board Member: “Digital transformation and Technology” at city of Milan, Member of the Board of Directors Tinexta S.p.A.; President of OpenT S.p.A. and Member of the Board of Directors Study Center Guglielmo Tagliacarne.

She holds Master’s degree in Banking, Finance and Insurance Sciences from “Università Cattolica di Milano”, where she graduated with top marks in 2000.

CV Paola Generali

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

In 2002, he obtained the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Currently, he holds the position of board member and co-president of the Advocacy Committee at CFA Society Italy.

For over twenty-five years, he has been providing management consulting services, with a specific focus on risk management, internal control systems, and structured finance, working with companies active in the financial services and Energy & Utilities sectors, both in Italy and across 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

Arturo Patarnello is full Professor of Banking at Università di Milano-Bicocca. Courses held: Banking (Undergraduate Degree, 3-year program), Bank Management (Postgraduate Degree, 2-year program).

He has been previously appointed as Dean at the School of Economics and Statistics, Università di Milano-Bicocca and from October 2018 until July 2020 was Head of the Department of Business and Law in the same university.

Among the research topics he is mainly interested in studies concerning corporate banking and lending policies in banking, risk management and credit rating models, banking and financial markets regulation, organizational structures of financial institutions and banks' business models.

He acts both as an independent advisor and as an expert appointed by the Università di Milano-Bicocca, providing advisory support to bank institutions, non-financial firms and public entities on strategic, regulatory and managerial issues, mainly concerning risk management and internal control systems and processes in financial institutions, reengineering of corporate processes and organizational designs in non-financial firms, company evaluation, workout and debt restructuring of firms.

He was member of supervisory committees in recovery and resolution procedures of banking institutions and investment firms (appointed by Banca d'Italia, Rome).

He also provided professional advice as an independent expert, appointed by Consiglio di Stato, Rome, on issues concerning the structure and functioning of the Italian energy markets.

Since 2017 he is co-founder and member of the board of MindLab srl, spinoff of the Milano Bicocca University, a project aimed at providing web-based advisory and professional services (strategic, legal and organizational).

CV Arturo Patarnello

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, on topics related to governance, AML/FT, compliance, internal audit, risk and personnel training, after having gained number of working experiences in asset management and financial services. She is co-founder of Alezio.net Consulting S.r.l.. As in the past she has been 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 member of board committees. She has held positions as statutory auditor of listed companies and investment companies (Gefran S.p.A., Terna S.p.A., CDP Real Asset SGR).

Currently, in addition to her role as member of the Board of Directors, chairman of the Risk and Related Parties Committee, and member of the Corporate Governance and Environmental and Social Sustainability Committee of FinecoBank she is Standing Auditor of SABAF SpA.

She lectures on topics related to financial regulation for il sole 24 ore and financial intermediaries.

CV Maria Alessandra Zunino De Pignier

Graduated with honours in Business Administration from the Bocconi University of Milan in 1986, she qualified as a chartered accountant in 1989. She is registered in the Register of Chartered Accountants of Varese and is enrolled with the Register of Statutory Auditors.

Founding member of 'Studio Associato Pasotti' located in Varese, she has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Register of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts of Varese since January 2017 to February 2022.

She has been a member of the Board of Auditors of OIV ('Organismo Italiano di Valutazione') since March 2018.

She has served as Auditor for over twenty years, also holding the position of Chairman and Auditor of the accounts of joint stock companies and public bodies.

Member of the Board of Statutory Auditors of Servizi Aerei S.p.A. – a subsidiary of ENI S.p.A. - from 15.04.2022 until the approval of the Financial Statements at 31.12.2024.

Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors of Eni Energy Italy S.p.A. – a new legal entity of ENI GROUP - from 10.01.2024 until the approval of the Financial Statements at 31.12.2026.

She served as a member – independent and non-executive – of the Board of Directors of BANCA CARIGE S.p.A. from July 11, 2017 to January 2, 2019, and as a member of the Remuneration Committee, of the Risk Committee and of the Nomination and Governance Committee.

She has also been a member of the Board of Directors of Carige REOCO S.p.A. until May 2019.

Past Contract lecturer for non-institutional teaching activities at the Carlo Cattaneo University – LIUC – University in Castellanza (Varese, Italy).

CV Luisa Marina Pasotti

Massimo Gatto was born in Rome on 27 June 1963. He graduated in Economics and Business from University of “La Sapienza” in Rome, he is Chartered accountant registered in Order of Roma and in the Register of Legal Auditors.

He is a consultant for several companies operating in the commercial sector.

He has served as Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors and Statutory Auditor of listed companies, focusing on governance in terms of controls and risks.

He currently carries out his professional activity in his own firm in Rome.

He holds the following significant positions pursuant to Article 148-bis of the Italian Consolidated Law on Finance (“TUF”) on the accumulation of offices:

Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors of MARR S.p.A., Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors of Poste Welfare Servizi S.r.l., Statutory Auditor of SACE BT S.p.A (SACE GROUP).

Member of supervisory bodies pursuant to Decree 231 of Italian stock companies.

Member of the Study Committee on “Updating and Revising the Principles of Conduct of the Board of Statutory Auditors of Listed Companies” at CNDCEC.

CV Massimo Gatto

Giacomo Ramenghi was born in Bologna on 9 October 1970. He is Certified Public Account registered in the Register of Chartered Accountants of Bologna and in the Register of Statutory Auditors since 2003.

Partner of Studio Gnudi (offices in Bologna, Milan and Rome) since 2006. He has worked, among other things, at a leading international auditing firm. He mainly deals with consultancy in corporate, accounting and tax matters, extraordinary operations (mergers, demergers, contributions) and valuations of companies and shareholdings.

He has been Statutory Auditor of numerous companies, including listed ones. Over the years he has gained various experiences in companies belonging to the financial sector (banks, SIM, SGR and payment institutions) and foreign multinational groups.

He has been adjunct professor in financial statements matters since 2012 on the Master's Degree Course in “Economics and Profession” at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Bologna. In this context, he has explored topics relating to international accounting standards, business combinations and ESG sustainability principles.

Member of the Commission of the Order of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts of Bologna “Accounting Principles”.

He holds conferences mainly on financial statements and corporate finance topics and is the author of in-depth articles in specialized magazines.

He is registered in the Register of Technical Consultants of the Court of Bologna.

CV Giacomo Ramenghi

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, on topics related to governance, AML/FT, compliance, internal audit, risk and personnel training, after having gained number of working experiences in asset management and financial services. She is co-founder of Alezio.net Consulting S.r.l.. As in the past she has been 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 member of board committees. She has held positions as statutory auditor of listed companies and investment companies (Gefran S.p.A., Terna S.p.A., CDP Real Asset SGR).

Currently, in addition to her role as member of the Board of Directors, chairman of the Risk and Related Parties Committee, and member of the Corporate Governance and Environmental and Social Sustainability Committee of FinecoBank she is Standing Auditor of SABAF SpA.

She lectures on topics related to financial regulation for il sole 24 ore and financial intermediaries.

CV Maria Alessandra Zunino De Pignier

Elena Biffi graduated with honors in Political Economics from Bocconi University and has worked in the financial-insurance sector since 1989, developing mathematical models for optimisation, risk analysis and evaluation.

Independent Director of FinecoBank, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, REVO Insurance as well as being Insolvency Official Receiver of “Concordia SpA in LCA” (appointed by IVASS).

She is founding partner of EM Associates (2002) and SEM Data (2021), a technology consultancy and provider of Technology Business Management solutions.

Member of the Advisory Board at Assofintech, the Italian Association for fintech, insurtech and proptech.

Member of the Friend of the Sea (World Sustainability Organization) Technical Committee for sustainability, respect, and promotion of the Marine Environment.

Member of the Javotte Bocconi Institute.

Mentor and investor of innovative benefit startups.

Member of AIFIRM (Italian Association of Financial Industry Risk Managers).

In the past, she was:

- Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors and the SB under Legislative Decree 231/2001 of Fondartigianato (appointment of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies).

- Independent Director of REVO SPAC and Elba Assicurazioni, Mediolanum S.p.A., Mediolanum Vita and Mediolanum Assicurazioni;

- Member of 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 wrote several publications, lately: Sustainability Game (with M. Pedol, S. Melzi), in “Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, Vol. 28, Issue 4. I quattro cavalli, Franco Angeli, 2022. Ecosistema d’argento (EA): un modello sostenibile; I bisogni degli anziani: le risposte del nuovo welfare e della silver economy.

CV Elena Biffi

Arturo Patarnello is full Professor of Banking at Università di Milano-Bicocca. Courses held: Banking (Undergraduate Degree, 3-year program), Bank Management (Postgraduate Degree, 2-year program).

He has been previously appointed as Dean at the School of Economics and Statistics, Università di Milano-Bicocca and from October 2018 until July 2020 was Head of the Department of Business and Law in the same university.

Among the research topics he is mainly interested in studies concerning corporate banking and lending policies in banking, risk management and credit rating models, banking and financial markets regulation, organizational structures of financial institutions and banks' business models.

He acts both as an independent advisor and as an expert appointed by the Università di Milano-Bicocca, providing advisory support to bank institutions, non-financial firms and public entities on strategic, regulatory and managerial issues, mainly concerning risk management and internal control systems and processes in financial institutions, reengineering of corporate processes and organizational designs in non-financial firms, company evaluation, workout and debt restructuring of firms.

He was member of supervisory committees in recovery and resolution procedures of banking institutions and investment firms (appointed by Banca d'Italia, Rome).

He also provided professional advice as an independent expert, appointed by Consiglio di Stato, Rome, on issues concerning the structure and functioning of the Italian energy markets.

Since 2017 he is co-founder and member of the board of MindLab srl, spinoff of the Milano Bicocca University, a project aimed at providing web-based advisory and professional services (strategic, legal and organizational).

CV Arturo Patarnello

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

In 2002, he obtained the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Currently, he holds the position of board member and co-president of the Advocacy Committee at CFA Society Italy.

For over twenty-five years, he has been providing management consulting services, with a specific focus on risk management, internal control systems, and structured finance, working with companies active in the financial services and Energy & Utilities sectors, both in Italy and across 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 Lucia Candida graduated in Economics and Commerce from LUISS in Rome in 1982 and obtained a Master's degree in Corporate Crisis Law from La Sapienza University in Rome in 2016.

She began her professional career in 1983 at Istituto Mobiliare Italiano - IMI, first in the Research Office and later in the Finance and Investments Department. In 1997, she became the Head of the Regional Office in Rome.

Following the merger between IMI and Istituto San Paolo, she assumed responsibility for the Tusco-Emilian Area of San Paolo IMI. In 2006, she became the CEO of CARISBO. She has also served as the CEO of Neos Banca and the CEO of the Istituto per il Credito Sportivo.

From 2016 to 2017, she served as Independent Member of the Board, member of the Internal Controls and Risks Committee and the Remuneration Committee of Veneto Banca.

From 2016 to 2019, she was the Vice President of Bancapulia.

From 2019 to 2022, she served as Independent member of the Board, member of the Risk Committee, and the chairman of the Nominations Committee of Banca Intermobiliare (now Banca Investis).

She is registered in the Register of Statutory Auditors.

CV Maria Lucia Candida

Gianmarco Montanari is General Director of the Most Foundation (National Research and Development Foundation on Sustainable Mobility).

Previously, he was General Director of the Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa, 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 Deputy Chair of the Board of Directors and 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

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

In 2002, he obtained the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Currently, he holds the position of board member and co-president of the Advocacy Committee at CFA Society Italy.

For over twenty-five years, he has been providing management consulting services, with a specific focus on risk management, internal control systems, and structured finance, working with companies active in the financial services and Energy & Utilities sectors, both in Italy and across 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.

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Elena Biffi graduated with honors in Political Economics from Bocconi University and has worked in the financial-insurance sector since 1989, developing mathematical models for optimisation, risk analysis and evaluation.

Independent Director of FinecoBank, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, REVO Insurance as well as being Insolvency Official Receiver of “Concordia SpA in LCA” (appointed by IVASS).

She is founding partner of EM Associates (2002) and SEM Data (2021), a technology consultancy and provider of Technology Business Management solutions.

Member of the Advisory Board at Assofintech, the Italian Association for fintech, insurtech and proptech.

Member of the Friend of the Sea (World Sustainability Organization) Technical Committee for sustainability, respect, and promotion of the Marine Environment.

Member of the Javotte Bocconi Institute.

Mentor and investor of innovative benefit startups.

Member of AIFIRM (Italian Association of Financial Industry Risk Managers).

In the past, she was:

- Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors and the SB under Legislative Decree 231/2001 of Fondartigianato (appointment of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies).

- Independent Director of REVO SPAC and Elba Assicurazioni, Mediolanum S.p.A., Mediolanum Vita and Mediolanum Assicurazioni;

- Member of 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 wrote several publications, lately: Sustainability Game (with M. Pedol, S. Melzi), in “Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, Vol. 28, Issue 4. I quattro cavalli, Franco Angeli, 2022. Ecosistema d’argento (EA): un modello sostenibile; I bisogni degli anziani: le risposte del nuovo welfare e della silver economy.

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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.. In the period April 2020/March 2022 she also held the position of Chairman of Supervisory Body of Fiocchi Munizioni S.p.A..

To date, she holds the following positions: (i) member of the Board of Directors, Corporate Governance and Environmental and Social Sustainability Committee, and Nomination Committee of FinecoBank S.p.A. (since 2017); (ii) Effective Auditor of the Board of Statutory Auditors of Artemide Group S.p.A. and the Board of Statutory Auditors of Artemide S.p.A. (since 2014); (iii) member of the Board of Directors of Piaggio & C. S.p.A. (since 2018); (iv) Deputy Auditor of Edison S.p.A. (since 2020); (v) Member of the Investment Committee of BeCause Sicaf SpA (since 2022); and (vi) member of the Board of Directors of Milanosesto S.p.A. (since 2023).

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Arturo Patarnello is full Professor of Banking at Università di Milano-Bicocca. Courses held: Banking (Undergraduate Degree, 3-year program), Bank Management (Postgraduate Degree, 2-year program).

He has been previously appointed as Dean at the School of Economics and Statistics, Università di Milano-Bicocca and from October 2018 until July 2020 was Head of the Department of Business and Law in the same university.

Among the research topics he is mainly interested in studies concerning corporate banking and lending policies in banking, risk management and credit rating models, banking and financial markets regulation, organizational structures of financial institutions and banks' business models.

He acts both as an independent advisor and as an expert appointed by the Università di Milano-Bicocca, providing advisory support to bank institutions, non-financial firms and public entities on strategic, regulatory and managerial issues, mainly concerning risk management and internal control systems and processes in financial institutions, reengineering of corporate processes and organizational designs in non-financial firms, company evaluation, workout and debt restructuring of firms.

He was member of supervisory committees in recovery and resolution procedures of banking institutions and investment firms (appointed by Banca d'Italia, Rome).

He also provided professional advice as an independent expert, appointed by Consiglio di Stato, Rome, on issues concerning the structure and functioning of the Italian energy markets.

Since 2017 he is co-founder and member of the board of MindLab srl, spinoff of the Milano Bicocca University, a project aimed at providing web-based advisory and professional services (strategic, legal and organizational).

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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.. In the period April 2020/March 2022 she also held the position of Chairman of Supervisory Body of Fiocchi Munizioni S.p.A..

To date, she holds the following positions: (i) member of the Board of Directors, Corporate Governance and Environmental and Social Sustainability Committee, and Nomination Committee of FinecoBank S.p.A. (since 2017); (ii) Effective Auditor of the Board of Statutory Auditors of Artemide Group S.p.A. and the Board of Statutory Auditors of Artemide S.p.A. (since 2014); (iii) member of the Board of Directors of Piaggio & C. S.p.A. (since 2018); (iv) Deputy Auditor of Edison S.p.A. (since 2020); (v) Member of the Investment Committee of BeCause Sicaf SpA (since 2022); and (vi) member of the Board of Directors of Milanosesto S.p.A. (since 2023).

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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, on topics related to governance, AML/FT, compliance, internal audit, risk and personnel training, after having gained number of working experiences in asset management and financial services. She is co-founder of Alezio.net Consulting S.r.l.. As in the past she has been 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 member of board committees. She has held positions as statutory auditor of listed companies and investment companies (Gefran S.p.A., Terna S.p.A., CDP Real Asset SGR).

Currently, in addition to her role as member of the Board of Directors, chairman of the Risk and Related Parties Committee, and member of the Corporate Governance and Environmental and Social Sustainability Committee of FinecoBank she is Standing Auditor of SABAF SpA.

She lectures on topics related to financial regulation for il sole 24 ore and financial intermediaries.

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Gianmarco Montanari is General Director of the Most Foundation (National Research and Development Foundation on Sustainable Mobility).

Previously, he was General Director of the Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa, 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 Deputy Chair of the Board of Directors and 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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