Board of Directors and Committees

 

The Board of Directors and the Committees currently in office.

Giorgio Fracalossi
President
Giorgio Fracalossi
Giorgio Fracalossi
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 Banca Per il Trentino Alto Adige – Bank Für Trentino-Südtirol – Credito Cooperativo Italiano since 2005
  • Member of the ABI Small Banks Restricted Committee since 2022
  • National Director of Federcasse since 2011
  • Member of the Board, of the Executive Committee and Chairman of ABI since 2018
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Fondo Comune della Casse Rurali Trentine since 2020
  • Member of the Steering Committee of the "Research Center on Cooperative Credit" of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan since 2022
  • Member of the Governing Council of Assonime (the Association of Italian Joint Stock Companies) since 2021
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
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Casse Rurali Raiffeisen Finanziaria S.p.A.
Other information Registered with the Association of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts and the Register of Auditors

 

Carlo Antiga
Director and Deputy Chairman
Carlo Antiga
Carlo Antiga
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
  • Member of the Board of Directors of the Federazione del Nord Est Credito Cooperativo Italiano since 2020
  • Sole Member and Director of Tenuta San Quirino Società Agricola S.r.l. since 2020
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.

 

Paola Brighi
Independent Director
Paola Brighi(2)
Paola Brighi
Paola Brighi(2)
Rimini, 21 December 1967
Role Associate Professor in Economics of Financial Intermediaries at the University of Bologna
Qualifications
  • 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 Positions Independent Member of the Board of Directors, Chairperson of the Independent Directors’ Committee and Member of the Risks and Sustainability Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. since 2019
Previous Positions
  • 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
  • Belonging to national and international research centers and scientific associations including ADEIMF-AIDEA.
  • Member of AIFIRM (Italian Association of Financial Industry Risk Managers) and Ned-Community (Non Executive Directors Community).
  • Author of national and international publications on the topics of banking localism, banking efficiency, credit risk and ESG factors.
  • She has collaborated with the Ente per gli studi monetari, bancari e finanziari Luigi Einaudi, Prometeia, Sinloc, Federazione BCC Emilia-Romagna, Camcom di Rimini, Associazione Bancaria Sammarinese.

 

Enrica Cavalli
Vice Director
Enrica Cavalli
Enrica Cavalli
Enrica Cavalli
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
  • Deputy Chairman of Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. since 2022
  • Member of the Board of Directors 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
  • 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
  • Councillor at Cedecra Srl since 2020
  • Councillor at Federazione delle Banche di Credito Cooperativo dell'Emilia Romagna since 2011
  • Member of the Provincial Council and Presidential Council of Confcooperative - Territorial Union of Ravenna and Rimini - Ravenna since 2016
Previous Roles
  • Member of the Executive Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A.
  • 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
  • Standing Member of the Board of Statutory Auditors of Centro Agroalimentare Riminese S.p.A.
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  • 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)

 

Maria Luisa Di Battista
Independent Director
Maria Luisa Di Battista(4)
Maria Luisa Di Battista
Maria Luisa Di Battista(4)
Lecce, 8 July 1953
Role Independent Director, advisor and expert on issues of bank management and governance
Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics from L. Bocconi University
Current Positions Independent Member of the Board of Directors, Chairperson of the Risks and Sustainability Committee, Member of the Nomination Committee and the Independent Directors’ Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. since 2019
Previous Positions
  • 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
  • Instructor for the course “The Effective Board (TEB)”, years 2018 and 2019, organised by Nedcommunity and the Italian Association of Chartered Accountants of Milan

 

Amelio Lulli
Director
Amelio Lulli
Amelio Lulli
Amelio Lulli
Rome, 22 January 1968
Role Entrepreneur
Education High School Diploma from a Technical Commercial Institute
Current Roles
  • Member of the Board of Directors, the Remuneration Committee and the Appointments Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. from 2019
  • Chairman of Banca Centro Lazio since 2017
  • Deputy Chairman of Federazione BCC Lazio Umbria Sardegna since 2018
  • Single Director of Lulli Elettrodomestici s.r.l. since 1994
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

 

Enrico Macrì
Independent Director
Enrico Macrì(5)
Enrico Macrì
Enrico Macrì(5)
Catania, 6 August 1974
Role
  • Full Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Catania
  • Lawyer with privileges before the Supreme Court (commercial sector)
Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the University of Catania
  • PhD in Commercial Law
Current Positions 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 Positions
  • Associate Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Messina
  • Various prestigious institutional positions at the Universities of Catania and Messina
Other information
  • Member of NED Community (Non Executive Directors)
  • 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
Giorgio Pasolini
Director
Giorgio Pasolini
Giorgio Pasolini
Giorgio Pasolini
Nave, 19 March 1956
Role Bank Executive
Qualifications
  • High School Diploma in Teaching
  • Specialisation courses in the areas of credit, finance, legal affairs and management
Current Positions
  • Member of the Board of Directors and the Risks and Sustainability 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 Positions
  • 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

 

Claudio Ramsperger
Director
Claudio Ramsperger
Claudio Ramsperger
Claudio Ramsperger
Freiburg, 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
Qualifications
  • 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 Positions
  • 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 Positions
  • 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

 

Livio Tomatis
Director
Livio Tomatis
Livio Tomatis
Livio Tomatis
Caraglio, 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 Risks and Sustainability Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A
  • 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 2012
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Cassa Mutua Nazionale del Credito Cooperativo since 2015
  • Sole Member and Director of Aura Nova S.r.l. since 2024
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
  • Member of EXEDRA s.r.l. of Tomatis Livio & C. (previously President)
  • Member of the Executive Committee at Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A.
Other information
  • Registered in the Association of Architects of the Province of Cuneo

 

Sandro Bolognesi
Chief Executive Officer
and General Manager
Sandro Bolognesi(1)
Sandro Bolognesi
Sandro Bolognesi(1)
Ostiglia, 9 June 1967
Role Bank Executive
Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics - University L. Bocconi - Milan
Current Positions
  • Chief Executive Officer and General Manager at Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. since 2022
  • Director of Allitude SpA since 2022
  • Director of Prestipay SpA since 2018
  • Member of the Italian Banking Association (ABI) since 2022
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Federcasse and Member of the Management Committee of the Temporary Fund since 2022
Previous Positions
  • Vice General Manager and Planning Officer at Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano
  • Vice General Manager and Head of Planning and Organization at Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano; Head of Planning and Strategic Development at Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano
  • Deputy Manager of the Finance Division and Head of Institutional Finance at Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano
  • Director of NEAM s.a.
Isabella Chiodi
Independent Director
Isabella Chiodi(3)
Isabella Chiodi
Isabella Chiodi(3)
Sossano, 17 July 1958
Role IT Manager
Education
  • Master in Business Administration – Open University Business School of London
  • Degree in Nuclear Physics - University of Padua
Current roles
  • Member of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and Member of the Risk and Sustainability Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. since 2022
  • Head of training for Informatici Senza Frontiere since 2018
  • Director at Cielo Venezia 1270 S.p.A. since 2022
Previous roles
  • VP of Sales, Strategic Outsourcing Manager, Application Development Manager and Sales Manager for the banking and insurance sector of IBM Europe
  • Chief Executive Officer of the IBM-FIAT Global Value Joint Venture
  • Member and Director of Fantic Motor S.p.A.
  • Director of Sicit Group S.p.A.
  • Member and Director of Venetwork S.p.A.
  • Director of Veneto Nanotech s.c.r.l.
Other information
  • Independent Director of the Padua Chamber of Commerce
  • Member of the IBM Women’s Advisory Board
  • Chair of AIDDA N/E, Italian association affiliated with Femmes d'Enterprises Mondiales
  • Honorary member of Professional Women Association Italia
Carmela Rita D'Aleo
Director
Carmela Rita D'Aleo
Carmela Rita D'Aleo
Carmela Rita D'Aleo
Mazzarino, 1 January 1967
Role Lawyer
Education

Law Degree – University of Catania

Current roles
  • Member of the Board of Directors, Member of the Executive Committee and AML Officer at Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A.
  • Chair of BCC dei Castelli e degli Iblei di Mazzarino since 2013
  • Owner of D'Aleo Legal Consultancy Firm
  • Director of Federazione Siciliana delle Banche di Credito Cooperativo since 2022
Previous roles

Director of Assicura Agenzia s.r.l.

Other information Qualified to practice as a lawyer

 

Emanuele di Palma
Director
Emanuele di Palma
Emanuele di Palma
Emanuele di Palma
Grottaglie, 5 June 1955
Role Banking Manager
Education

Law Degree – University of Bologna

Current roles
  • Member of the Board of Directors and Member of the Executive Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A.
  • Chair of BCC di San Marzano di San Giuseppe since 2020
  • Vice Chair of Finindustria s.r.l. since 2012
  • Chair of the Credit, Finance and Insurance Section at Confindustria Taranto since 2021
Previous roles
  • General Manager of BCC di San Marzano di San Giuseppe
  • Vice Chair of Confindustria Taranto
  • Board Member of the Taranto Chamber of Commerce
  • Member of the ABI Puglia Regional Commission
  • Co-Director of Banca Nazionale delle Comunicazioni
  • Sector Manager at BNL
  • Member of the Risk and Sustainability Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A.

 

Roberto Tonca
Director
Roberto Tonca
Roberto Tonca
Roberto Tonca
Monfalcone, 16 November 1966
Role

Entrepreneur

Education
  • High school diploma - Surveyor
  • Credit, finance, legal and management training courses
Current roles
  • Member of the Board of Directors and Member of the Executive Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. since 2022
  • Vice Chair of Cassa Rurale FVG - responsible for relations with the parent company since 2021
  • Vice Chair of Confindustria Alto Adriatico since 2020
  • Construction site manager for TUR Costruzioni s.r.l. since 2015
  • Director of Cassa Edile di Gorizia since 2022
Previous roles
  • Chair of BCC di Turriaco
  • Director of Consorzio Economico della Venezia Giulia
  • Vice Chair and Director of Federazione BCC del Friuli Venezia Giulia
  • Vice Chair and Director of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts of Gorizia
  • Vice Chair and Director of Confindustria Gorizia
  • Vice Chair of ANCE (National Builders Association) Alto Adriatico