Deputy CEO - Head of Retail Strategic Business Area
He was born in Trento (Italy) on 9th December 1964. He holds a degree in Business Administration.
From 1989 to 1991 he worked for the M & A Department at Salomon Brothers in London. From 1991 to 1997 he was a Senior Manager at McKinsey & Company, responsible for strategic ad organizations projects for banks, financial institutions regulatory authorities and consumer goods companies in Italy and Latin America.
In May 1997 he joined Credito Italiano as Head of Planning and Participations.
In October 2000 he was appointed Head of the New Europe Division of the UniCredit Group, where he was in charge of developing and running a leading position in Central and Eastern Europe.
In November 2001 he was appointed Group Deputy General Manager.
On 1st August 2003 he was appointed Head of Retail Division of UniCredit Group and Chief Executive Officer of UniCredit Banca, the Group's bank in charge of Italian Retail.
In July 2007 he was nominated Group Deputy Chief Executive Officer of UniCredit Group.