Alberto Francois Chairperson Alberto Francois Chairperson Graduated in Business Administration at the University of Bologna, he subsequently qualified as a Chartered Accountant. He is a member of the Register of Chartered Accountants and Auditors. He began his career in 1993 as a tax and business consultant; from 1996 until 2006 he cooperated with EY in the audit division, with roles of growing responsibility. From April 2015 he is CFO of Finanziaria Valentini and he is responsible for coordinating the information technology divisions and human resources of some of the subsidiaries of the Valentini Group. In the past, he was CFO in important national and international business groups.
Cristina Valentini Vice Chairman Cristina Valentini Vice Chairman After the diploma in Accounting obtained in 1987, she qualified as a Chartered Accountant. She has worked in the Industrie Valentini S.p.A. since 1987, and she had over time roles of increasing responsibility. In particular, she has been in charged of the products development of the company, and she started the process that would subsequently lead to a significant diversification of both product and market. To date, she is Managing Director of Industrie Valentini S.p.A. and a member of the Strategic Committees and Management of the same company. In addition to the position held in the issuer, she is a member of the Board of Directors of Valfina S.p.A. and of Finanziaria Valentini.
Luigi Cologni Director and CEO Luigi Cologni Director and CEO Graduated in Business Administration at the University of Bergamo in 1987, in 1990 he obtained an MBA at the Bocconi University in Milan. In the past he held different roles at the subsidiaries of Banca Agricola Milanese and Credito Bergamasco. In the 90s he joined the world of furniture in multinational companies: in particular from January 1991 until March 1997 he was Managing Director and General Manager of Nicolini Cucine S.p.A. and Ernestomeda S.p.A. and from April 1997 to August 2005 he was General Manager of the Kitchen Division of Poliform S.p.A.. In 2005 he joined Confalonieri S.p.A. (now Neodecortech S.p.A.) where he now plays the role of CEO; moreover he is a member of Cartiere di Guarcino’s Board of Directors.
Massimo Giorgilli Executive Director Massimo Giorgilli Executive Director Graduated in Law at the Sapienza University of Rome in 1996 and 2 years later he obtained an MBA at LUISS University in Rome. After a brief experience in law offices, he started an advisory firm. In 2002 he joined the paper mill industry with roles in the management control division. He was a director of the Fiuggi Cooperative Credit Bank’s Administration from 2006 to 2009 and President of the Fil.Cart Consortium from 2009 until 2014. In 2003 he became a member of the Group, where he was CFO in CDG, later becoming Executive Director. At the Date of the Admission Document, he is CEO of CDG and BEG’s Single Administrator. He is also President of Unindustria Roma-Frosinone-Latina-Rieti-Viterbo for the graphic and printed paper industry.
Livia Aliberti Amidani Indipendent Director President of the Control and Risks, Appointments and Remuneration Committee Livia Aliberti Amidani Indipendent Director President of the Control and Risks, Appointments and Remuneration Committee Graduated in Business Administration at the LUISS University in Rome and a Post Graduate Diploma at FT-Pearson (UK) in the UK, Certified International Director Insead . She is enrolled on the Register of Chartered Accountants in Rome and is a member of the NedCommmunity Scientific Committee. Livia has almost 15 years’ experience in corporate governance as consultant, teacher, board member and academic. Her areas of expertise are the control governance, Compliance of financial intermediaries, Venture capital, gender at board level and research on directors’ networks. Currently she serves as director in boards of listed and regulated companies in different industries and Countries, from Banking - Supervisory board of Bank Austria- to Pharma , Venture Capital (LVenture Group ) and Amnesty International UK Charitable Trust. Italian by birth Livia has UK and Italian nationality and lives in London with her extended family , husband two grown up children and two dog.
Andrea Soprani Indipendent Director Member of the Control and Risks, Appointments and Remuneration Committee Andrea Soprani Indipendent Director Member of the Control and Risks, Appointments and Remuneration Committee Graduated in Business Administration at the University of Bologna, he worked from 1986 to 2002 at PricewaterhouseCoopers SpA, with several positions, including internal training, staff selection, corporate finance and transaction service. Since 2003 he has been working as a Chartered Accountant and as a business consultant with specialization in the fields of administration, finance and control. He is a member of the Board of Accountants on International Accounting Principles; in addition he is a publicist and rapporteur in matters of legal review, budget, Italian and international accounting principles, management control.
Francesco Megali Consigliere Francesco Megali Consigliere Laureato in Ingegneria Meccanica presso l’Università degli Studi di Brescia nel 1984, ha successivamente conseguito un Master in Business Administration in Bocconi (1990). Nel 1991 inizia la propria attività professionale in EDS Italia SpA ricoprendo diversi incarichi, tra i quali Account Executive e Direttore Vendite. Nel 2007, dopo una serie di passaggi di proprietà, l'Azienda viene acquisita dal gruppo Siemens dove, da aprile 2007, l'Ing. Megali ricopre la carica di CEO e VP Managing Director Italia e MEA. Inoltre è Consigliere esecutivo e Amministratore Delegato di Siemens Industry Software S.r.l.