Board of Directors and Committees

President
Giorgio Fracalossi

Giorgio Fracalossi
Trento, 12 March 1955
Role | Chartered Accountant and Auditor |
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Education | High School Diploma from a Technical Commercial Institute Professional Development certified by the Association of Chartered Accountants |
Current roles | Chairman of Cassa Centrale Banca Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. since 2010 Chairman of Cassa di Trento, Lavis, Mezzocorona e Valle di Cembra Banca di Credito Cooperativo since 2005 Member of the Board of Directors of Casse Rurali Raiffeisen Finanziaria S.p.A. since 2014 National Director of Federcasse since 2011 Member of the Board and the Executive Committee of ABI since 2018 |
Previous roles | Chairman of IBT S.r.l. Deputy Chairman of Servizi Bancari Associati S.p.A. Member of the Board of Directors of I.B.Fin. S.p.A. Chairman of Centrale Finanziaria del Nord Est S.p.A. Member of the Board of Directors, Acting Deputy Chairman and Chairman of Federazione Trentina della Cooperazione Chairman of the Regional Commission of the ABI |
Other information | Registered with the Association of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts and the Register of Auditors |

CEO
Mario Sartori(1)

Mario Sartori(1)
Canal San Bovo, 17 July 1958
Role | Banking Executive |
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Education | High School Diploma in Classical Studies Managerial Training Course at SDA Bocconi Qualification courses in the areas of credit and finance |
Current Roles | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. since 2019 Director of Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. since 2000 Deputy Chairman of NEAM S.A. since 2001 Member of the Board of Directors of Allitude S.p.A. since 2020 Member of the Board of Directors of Claris Leasing S.p.A. since 2018 Member of the Board of Directors of Prestipay S.p.A. since 2018 Member of the Board of Directors of Casse Rurali Raiffeisen Finanziaria S.p.A. since 2008 Committee Member of Fondo Temporaneo since 2016 Member of the National Board of ABI since 2018 |
Previous Roles | Chief Executive officer of Centrale Finanziaria del Nord Est S.p.A. Member of the Board of Directors of Mediocredito Trentino Alto Adige S.p.A. Member of the Board of Directors of Assicura Group S.r.l. Member of the Board of Directors of Centrale Credit Solutions S.r.l. Member of the Board of Directors of Centrale Soluzioni Immobiliari S.r.l. Member of the Board of Directors of Phoenix Informatica Bancaria S.p.A. Member of the Board of Directors of I.B.Fin. S.p.A. Member of the Board of Directors of Servizi Bancari Associati S.p.A. Regional Manager for the Trentino-Veneto-Brescia Area of Banca di Trento Bolzano (now Banca Intesa) |

Director and Deputy Chairman
Carlo Antiga

Carlo Antiga
Conegliano,18 August 1964
Role | Land surveyor in private practice and owner of an Agricultural and Topographical Consultancy Firm |
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Education | High School Diploma from a Technical Institute |
Current roles | Acting Deputy Chairman of Cassa Centrale Banca Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. since 2013 Chairman of Banca Prealpi San Biagio Credito Cooperativo since 2008 |
Previous roles | Member of the Board of Directors and Deputy Chairman of Federazione Veneta BCC Deputy Chairman of Centrale Finanziaria del Nord Est S.p.A. Member of the Board of Directors of Assimoco S.p.A. Chairman of Assi.cra Veneto S.r.l. Member of the Board of Directors of Trevefin S.p.A. |

Director
Giuseppe Spagnuolo

Giuseppe Spagnuolo
Cropani, 20 July 1943
Role | Auditor |
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Education | Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the State University of Naples Specialisation courses on the banking and financial markets |
Current Roles | Deputy Chairman of Cassa Centrale Banca Credito Cooperativo Italiano S p A since 2019 Chairman of Credito Cooperativo Centro Calabria since 1991 Member of the Board of Directors of Federazione Regionale Calabrese BCC since 2007 |
Previous Roles | Employee Officer Deputy Director Director of Banco di Napoli Chairman of Federazione Regionale Calabrese BCC Member of the Board of Directors of Phoenix Informatica Bancaria S p A Chairman of the Board of Auditors for the Municipality of Catanzaro and BCC National Director of Federcasse |
Other information | Registered in the Register of Auditors Worked as a Chartered Accountant from 1987 to 2014 |

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 |

Director
Giuseppe Graffi Brunoro

Giuseppe Graffi Brunoro
Sudbury, Ontario (Canada), 25 July 1962
Role | Chartered Accountant and Auditor |
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Education | Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Trieste Professional Development certified by the Association of Chartered Accountants |
Current Roles | Member of the Board of Directors, Risks Committee and Nomination Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. since 2019 Chairman of PrimaCassa – Credito Cooperativo FVG since 2003 (formerly BCC Friuli Centrale) Chairman of the Regional Council of Confcooperative FVG since 2016 |
Previous Roles | Deputy Chairman of Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. Deputy Chairman of Centrale Finanziaria del Nord Est S.p.A. Chairman of Federazione BCC FVG Deputy Chairman of the Depositors Guarantee Fund and Institutional Guarantee Fund of Credito Cooperativo Member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of Banca Mediocredito FVG S.p.A. Member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of Federcasse Deputy Chairman of Accademia BCC Scrl Chairman of the Regional Commission of the ABI Friuli Venezia Giulia Chairman of BCC Sviluppo Territorio FVG Srl Member of the Board of Statutory Auditors of Friulia S.p.A. – Finanziaria Regionale del Friuli Venezia Giulia Tax Judge at the Udine Tax Commission |
Other information | Registered with the Association of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts and the Register of Auditors Registered in the Register of Expert Witnesses and Criminal Expert Witnesses at the Court of Udine Publications in professional journals in the sector |

Director
Amelio Lulli

Amelio Lulli
Rome, Born in Rome on 22 January 1968
Role | Entrepreneur |
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Education | High School Diploma from a Technical Commercial Institute |
Current Roles | Member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca Credito Cooperativo Italiano S p A since 2019 Chairman of Banca Centro Lazio since 2017 Deputy Chairman of Federazione BCC Lazio Umbria Sardegna since 2018 |
Previous Roles | Member of the Board of Directors of BCC Palestrina Deputy Chairman of Banca Centro Lazio Member of the Board of Directors of Phoenix Informatica Bancaria S p A |

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 |

Director
Giorgio Pasolini

Giorgio Pasolini
Nave (BS), 19 March 1956
Education | High School Diploma in Teaching Specialisation courses in the areas of credit, finance, legal affairs and management |
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Current Roles | Member of the Board of Directors and the Risks Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A since 2019 Member of the Board of Directors of BCC Brescia since 2020 |
Previous Roles | General Manager of BCC Brescia Member of the Board of Directors of Mediocredito Trentino Alto Adige S.p.A. Member of the Board of Directors of Phoenix Informatica Bancaria S.p.A. Acting Deputy General Manager of Cassa Rurale e Artigiana di Nave Business Head Office Manager of Cassa Rurale ed Artigiana di Nave e Pontoglio (now Banca di Credito Cooperativo di Brescia) Deputy Director and Co-Director of Banca di Credito Cooperativo di Brescia |

Exsternal Director
Claudio Ramsperger

Claudio Ramsperger
Freiburg (Germany), 8 January 1966
Role | Head of the Credit Division of DZ Bank. Risk governance contact person in the following areas: project financing. asset backed security and asset backed commercial paper |
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Education | Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from University of Hagen Managerial Development Program in North Carolina, US Top level specialisation courses at the Volks und Raiffeisenbanken Academy |
Current Roles | Member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. since 2010 Head of the Credit Division of DZ Bank |
Previous Roles | He has held various positions of responsibility at Deutsche Bank in Germany and Italy since 1988. Since 2006 at DZ Bank, he has held positions of increasing responsibility in the credit and risk management sectors, including Head of the Stuttgart Credit Department |
Other information | Direct liaison with the Board of Directors of DZ Bank |

Director
Livio Tomatis

Livio Tomatis
Caraglio (CN), 25 February 1954
Role | Freelance Architect, Member and Chairman of the Board of EXEDRA |
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Education | Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture from Polytechnic University of Turin |
Current Roles | Member of the Board of Directors and the Remuneration Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. since 2019 Chairman of BCC Caraglio, Cuneese e Riviera dei Fiori since 2012 Member of the Board of Directors of Federazione BCC Piemonte, Valle d’Aosta e Liguria since 2017 Member of the Board of Directors of Cassa Mutua Nazionale del Credito Cooperativo since 2015 |
Previous Roles | National Director of Federcasse Member of the Board of Directors and Deputy Chairman of BCC Caraglio, Cuneese e Riviera dei Fiori Member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of Servizi Bancari Associati S.p.A. Member of the Board of Directors and Deputy Chairman at I.B.IFin S.p.A. Deputy Chairman of Federazione BCC Piemonte, Valle d’Aosta e Liguria |
Other information | Registered in the Association of Architects of the Province of Cuneo |

Independent Director
Paola Vezzani(5)

Paola Vezzani(5)
Pescara,15 January 1962
Role | Full Professor of Economics of Financial Intermediaries at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia |
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Education | Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Modena PhD in Capital Markets and Financial Management from the University of Bergamo |
Current Roles | Independent Member of the Board of Directors, Chairperson of the Remuneration Committee and Member of the Risks Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. since 2019 |
Previous Roles | Independent Member of the Board of Directors and Member of the Internal Control and Risks Committee and Related Parties and Investments in Equity Committee of Unicredit S.p.A. Independent Member of the Board of Directors, Member of the Control and Risks Committee and the Independent Directors’ Committee and Chairperson of the Remuneration Committee of Banca Intermobiliare di Investimenti e Gestioni S.p.A. Independent member of the Board of Directors of Enìa S.p.A. Head of the Communication and Economics Department and Dean of the Faculty of Communication Sciences and Economics at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia |
Other information | Participates in scientific research centres and associations Scientific referee for the Bancaria journal Member of the Banking and Financial Diploma Scientific Committee of ABI |

Director
Enrica Cavalli(6)

Enrica Cavalli(6)
Rimini, 25 November 1956
Role | Chartered Accountant and Auditor |
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Education | Bachelor’s Degree in Labour Consultancy and Trade Union Relations from the University of Siena Professional Development certified by the Association of Chartered Accountants |
Current Roles | Member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. since 2019 Chairperson of BCC Malatestiana since 2011 Standing Member of the Board of Statutory Auditors of ECRA S.r.l. since 2008 Standing Member of the Board of Statutory Auditors of Centro Agroalimentare Riminese S.p.A. since 2017 Chairperson of the Board of Statutory Auditors of City Hotels Company Holding S.p.A. since 2015 Delegate of the Association of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts of Rimini to the National Pension Fund for Bookkeepers/Chartered Accountants and Accountants of Rome since 2018 |
Previous Roles | Member of the Board of Directors of ICCREA Holding S.p.A. Chairperson of Cedecra S.r.l. Chairperson of Federazione BCC Emilia Romagna National Director and member of the Executive Committee of Federcasse Standing Auditor for the Board of Auditors of the Association of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts of Rimini Auditor for the Municipality of Bellaria-Igea Marina Member of the “Professional Development and Study Commission” set up at the Association of Bookkeepers of Rimini |
Other information | Registered with the Association of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts and the Register of Auditors Registered in the Register of Expert Witnesses at the Court of Rimini Founding Member and Director of Associazione Donne del Credito Cooperativo (Women's Association of Cooperative Credit) Member of the Provincial Council and Presidency Council of Confcooperative - Local Areas of Ravenna and Rimini - Ravenna |