Board of Directors and Committees

Independent Director
Paola Brighi(2)

Paola Brighi(2)
Rimini, 21 December 1967
Role | Associate Professor in Economics of Financial Intermediaries at the University of Bologna |
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Education | Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Bologna Master of Arts in Economics from l’Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve PhD in Political Economy from the University of Ancona |
Current Roles | Independent Member of the Board of Directors, Chairperson of the Independent Directors’ Committee and Member of the Risks Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. since 2019 Coordinator of the Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration at the University of Bologna |
Previous Roles | Member of the Board of Directors of Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Rimini Chairperson of the Supervisory Body of Banca Popolare Valconca Court-appointed or party-appointed expert witness for the Courts of Rimini, Forlì and Bologna Coordinator of the Master’s Degree in Business Administration and Management at the University of Bologna |
Other information | Participates in national and international scientific research centres and associations Author of national and international publications regarding localism in the banking field, banking efficiency and credit risk |

Independent Director
Maria Luisa Di Battista(3)

Maria Luisa Di Battista(3)
Lecce, 8 July 1953
Role | Independent Director, advisor and expert on issues of bank management and governance |
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Education | Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics from L. Bocconi University |
Current Roles | Independent Member of the Board of Directors, Chairperson of the Risks Committee, Member of the Nomination Committee and the Independent Directors’ Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. since 2019 |
Previous Roles | Chairperson of the Board of Statutory Auditors of PCMI S.p.A. Full Professor of Economics of Financial Intermediaries at Università Cattolica del S. Cuore Member of the Supervisory Board and Member of the Control Committee of Banca Popolare di Milano Independent Director of Credito Bergamasco, Banca Popolare Italiana, Epsilon SGR and Aletti Gestielle S.G.R. Advisor for the Bank Inquiry Parliamentary Commission (established by Law no. 107 of 12 July 2017) |
Other information | Member of the Editorial Board of Banca Impresa Società journal Member of the Editorial Board of Bancaria journal Member of the Scientific Committee of Nedcommunity and Head of the Effective Governance Outlook (EGO) Observatory Contributor to Lavoce.info Instructor for the course “The Effective Board (TEB)”, years 2018 and 2019, organised by Nedcommunity and the Italian Association of Chartered Accountants of Milan |

Independent Director
Enrico Macrì(4)

Enrico Macrì(4)
Catania, 6 August 1974
Role | Full Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Messina Lawyer with privileges before the Supreme Court (commercial sector) |
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Education | Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the University of Catania PhD in Commercial Law |
Current Roles | Independent Member of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Nomination Committee, Member of the Remuneration Committee and the Independent Directors’ Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca Credito Cooperativo Italiano S p A since 2019 |
Previous Roles | Associate Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Messina Various prestigious institutional positions at the Universities of Catania and Messina |
Other information | Publications in national journals in the sector Member of the editorial committee of numerous scientific journals Director of the Commercial Law sector of the Vita Notarile journal |