Management | Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano

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Chief Executive Officer and General Manager

Sandro Bolognesi

Ostiglia, 9 June 1967

Role	Bank Manager
Education	Degree in Business Management - L. Bocconi Business University of Milan
Current roles	Chief Executive Officer and General Manager at 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 2022 Allitude S.p.A. since 2022 Italian Banking Association (ABI) since 2022 BCC Temporary Fund since 2022 Chairman of the Executive Committee at Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. since 2022 Member of the Internal Board Committee of Allitude S.p.A. since 2025 Member of the Board of Directors of Federcasse since 2022
Previous roles	Deputy General Manager, Director of Planning, Director of Planning and Organisation, Director of Planning and Strategic Development, Deputy Director of Finance, and Head of Institutional Finance Sector of Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. Member of the Board of Directors of Prestipay S.p.A. Member of the Board of Directors of Nord Est Asset Management S.A. (NEAM S.A.) Member of the Board of Directors of Casse Rurali-Raiffeisen Finanziaria S.p.A.

Acting Deputy General Manager

Alessandro Failoni

Tione di Trento, 20 August 1975

Role	Bank Manager
Education	Degree in Banking, Financial and Insurance Economics
Current roles	Acting Deputy General Manager Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. Planning Officer at Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. Member of the Board of Directors of Prestipay S.p.A.
Previous roles	Head of Planning and Strategic Coordination Service at Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano Head of Management Consulting at Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano

Deputy General Manager

Manuela Acler

Trento, 6 December 1978

Role	Bank Manager
Education	Degree in Law
Current Roles	Deputy General Manager Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. Chief General Counsel at Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A.
Previous Roles	Compliance Officer Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. Compliance Manager at Cassa Centrale Banca Legal Affairs Manager at Cassa Centrale Banca AML Manager at Cassa Centrale Banca

Administration and Tax Department

Andrea Baciarello

Orvieto, 7 November 1972

Role	Bank Manager
Education	Degree in economics and business
Current roles	Administration and Tax Officer at Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A.
Previous roles	Head of Administration and Budget Area at Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano Director Financial Services – PwC Advisory Senior Manager Financial Services – PwC Advisory Manager Financial Services – PwC Advisory Head of Accounting - Europe Arab Bank Plc. (Italian Branch) Senior Auditor – PwC Auditor – PwC

Anti-money-laundering Department

Marco Rago

Brescia, 24 april 1974

Role	Bank Manager
Education	Graduate in Business and Economics (Economic Policy Curriculum)
Current Roles	Anti-money-laundering Officer Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A.
Previous Roles	Head of Suspicious Transaction Reporting Service at Cassa Centrale Banca Head of Anti-Money Laundering Function – STR Officer at Banca di Credito Cooperativo di Brescia

Sales Department

Armando Franceschi

Tione di Trento, 15 January 1982

Role	Bank Manager
Qualification	Master’s Degree in General Management Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics
Current Role	Chief Business Officer at Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A.
Previous Role	Head of Sales at Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. Deputy Director for Planning at Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. Head of Strategic Coordination Service at Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. Member of Management Advisory Office at Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. Member of Asset & Liability Management Area at Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A.

Compliance Department

Paolo Martignoni

Milan, 15 February 1974

Role	Bank Manager
Education	Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Business (specializing in Organizational Economics and Innovation) - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza Professional training for compliance in banking and ABI certification
Current roles	Chief Compliance Officer of Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. Head of Compliance Methodologies, Planning, and Reporting - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A.
Previous roles	Compliance Officer - Banca di Credito Cooperativo di Brescia Organization Officer - Banca di Credito Cooperativo di Brescia Credit Area Officer - Banca di Credito Cooperativo di Brescia Project Leader - KPMG

Credit Department

Letterio Merlino

Milazzo, 13 May 1968

Role	Bank Manager
Qualification	Degree in Economics and Business MBA Essentials – London School of Economics Corporate Governance Course – SDA Bocconi
Current Role	Credit Department Director at Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A.
Previous Role	Deputy Director for the Credit Department at Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. Chief Risk Officer at SACE Group Head of Risk Governance at CDP Group Head of Lending Policies and Credit Quality Department, Credit Division at Veneto Banca Head of Guarantee Management Department at UniCredit Head of Credit Quality Risk Assessment Department at UniCredit Head of Recovery Management Italy Department at UniCredit Head of Lending for international development at Banca per la Casa in Central Eastern Europe at UniCredit Head of credit portfolio monitoring for the Retail segment at Capitalia Head of Governance Division within the Integrated Operating Vehicle (Macchina Operativa Integrata, MOI) at San Paolo IMI Head of special projects for integration of credit processes at San Paolo IMI Project Leader (Senior Manager) at Accenture Head of Credit Excellence Service Line at Accenture Member of staff in Lending Division at Banco di Sicilia

Head of ESG and Institutional Relations

Roberta Famà

Genoa, 19 September 1970

Role	Bank Manager
Qualification	CIB - Executive Management Program in Banking, intensive course at SDA Bocconi Degree in Business and Economics at the University of Genoa
Current Role	Chief ESG and Institutional Relations Officer at Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A.
Previus Role	Head of the Strategic Planning Department - BPER Banca Head of Communications, Investor Relations & Regulatory Affairs - Banca Carige S.p.A.

Finance Department

Marco Galliani

Tione di Trento, 15 February 1971

Role	Bank Manager
Qualification	Degree in Economics of Financial Intermediaries
Current Role	Head of Finance at Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. - CWMO
Previus Role	Deputy Head of Finance at Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. Head of Wealth Management Service at Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. Head of Asset Management Department at Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A.

Information Technology & Security Department

Manuele Margini

Trento, 9 August 1969

Role	Bank Manager
Education	Degree in Political Economics
Current Roles	Information Technology & Security Officer Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. CEO of Allitude S.p.A.
Previous Roles	Operations Officer Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. ICT Governance and Security Manager at Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. CEO of Phoenix Informatica Bancaria S.p.A. Member of the Board of Directors of Cesve S.p.A. Member of the Board of Directors of Bologna Servizi Bancari S.p.A. Member of the Board of Directors of Centro Servizi Direzionali S.p.A.

Internal Audit Department

Mauro Armanini

Tione di Trento, 21 September 1972

Role	Bank Manager
Education	Degree in Economic and Banking Sciences
Current Roles	Internal Audit Officer Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A.
Previous Roles	Head of Section “Prudential Regulation and Accounting”, DG Micro-prudential Supervision IV, European Central Bank, Frankfurt (D) Head of Supervision Division, Bank of Italy, Trento Branch Policy Officer, DG Internal Market and Services – European Commission. Brussels (B) Officer, Credit Institutions Supervision Division, Bank of Italy, Rome

NPL Department

Fabrizio Preti

Trento, 24 September 1979

Role	Bank Manager
Qualifications	Degree in Political Economics
Current Position	Chief NPL Department at Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. Member of NPL Committee at Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. Member of Credit Committee at Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A.
Previous Positions	Head of NPL Service at Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. Board Member of Centrale Credit Solution S.r.l. Head of NPL Office at Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. NPL Manager at Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A.

Operations Department

Paolo Sacco

Genoa, 4 July1969

Role	Bank Manager
Education	Diploma in Accounting and Business Executive Management Program in Banking (CIB) at SDA Bocconi
Current roles	Chief Operating Officer (COO) Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A.
Previous roles	Head of Organization and Human Resources (Chief Operating Officer - COO) at Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. Director of Claris Rent S.p.A. Chief Operating Officer – Banca Carige S.p.A. Human Resources Manager – Banca Carige S.p.A. Chief Information Officer – Banca Carige S.p.A. Operations Manager – Banca Carige S.p.A. Member of the Board of Directors at Banca Cesare Ponti S.p.A. (Private Banking) Member of the Board of Directors at Caricese Srl (Lean Banking) Member of the Executive Board of the ABI LAB Consortium Member of the Board of Directors at DOCK Joined in Tech Srl – an IBM Company

Risk Management Department

Jason Kessler

USA, 8 September 1979

Role	Bank Manager
Qualifications	Degree in Business and Economics - University of Bologna
Current Positions	Risk Management Officer Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A.
Previous Positions	Risk Integration Manager at Cassa Centrale Banca Chief Risk Officer at RomagnaBanca Credito Cooperativo Chief Risk Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at BCC Sala di Cesenatico Organisation Manager at BCC Sala di Cesenatico Senior Auditor Deloitte & Touche Auditor - Ernst & Young

Human Resources Department

Stefania Buratto

Verona, 15 December 1976

Role	Bank Manager
Education	Accounting Analyst University-level programmes: IMD - Executive Programme (Lausanne) HR Master Programme in collaboration with the University of Vienna
Current roles	Chief Human Resources Officer at Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A.
Previous roles	Head of Group Functions People & Culture Business Partner – UniCredit S.p.A. Senior HR Manager Group Functions – UniCredit S.p.A. Senior HR Manager Chief Operating Office Area – UniCredit S.p.A. HR Manager Lombardy Network – UniCredit S.p.A. Head of HR Development Italy – UniCredit S.p.A. HR Manager North West Network – UniCredit S.p.A..

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