Board of Directors and Committees | Cassa Centrale Banca

The Board of Directors currently in office consists of 15 members appointed by the Shareholders’ Meeting of 14 January 2019.

President

Giorgio Fracalossi

Trento, 12 March 1955

Role	Chartered Accountant and Auditor
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)

Canal San Bovo, 17 July 1958

Role	Banking Executive
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 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	Member of the Board of Directors of Prestipay S.p.A. 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

Conegliano,18 August 1964

Role	Land surveyor in private practice and owner of an Agricultural and Topographical Consultancy Firm
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

Cropani, 20 July 1943

Role	Auditor
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)

Rimini, 21 December 1967

Role	Associate Professor in Economics of Financial Intermediaries at the University of Bologna
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

Director

Enrica Cavalli(6)

Rimini, 25 November 1956

Role	Chartered Accountant and Auditor
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

Independent Director

Maria Luisa Di Battista(3)

Lecce, 8 July 1953

Role	Independent Director, advisor and expert on issues of bank management and governance
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

Sudbury, Ontario (Canada), 25 July 1962

Role	Chartered Accountant and Auditor
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

Rome, Born in Rome on 22 January 1968

Role	Entrepreneur
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)

Catania, 6 August 1974

Role	Full Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Catania Lawyer with privileges before the Supreme Court (commercial sector)
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

Nave (BS), 19 March 1956

Education	High School Diploma in Teaching Specialisation courses in the areas of credit, finance, legal affairs and management
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

Director

Paolo Piscazzi

Cassano delle Murge (BA), 24 June 1947

Education	Degree in Civil and Construction Engineering
Current offices	Board Member of Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. since 2021 Chairman of BCC Cassano delle Murge e Tolve since 1993 Deputy Chairman of Federazione Puglia e Basilicata BCC since 2011 Board Member of the Bari Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture since 2016
Previous offices	Board Member of Ce.S.Ve Servizi Bancari Board Member of Federazione Puglia e Basilicata BCC Chairman of the Board of Directors of BCC Consortium Don A. Centrullo Board Member of BCC Cassano delle Murge e Tolve

External Director

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
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

Caraglio (CN), 25 February 1954

Role	Freelance Architect, Member and Chairman of the Board of EXEDRA
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)

Pescara,15 January 1962

Role	Full Professor of Economics of Financial Intermediaries at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
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