Corporate Bodies

Marcello Sala brings over 30 years of experience in financial services, banking, private equity, and mergers and acquisitions, gained within leading global institutions.
 

He is Advisor to the Italian Minister of Economy and Finance, offering strategic counsel on financial markets, economic policy, and public asset management.
 

Previously, he was Director General of the Department of the Economy at the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance. The Department oversees the Ministry’s shareholdings in over 200 companies—together representing nearly 20% of Italy’s GDP—and manages state-owned assets such as real estate and concessions. It also designs and implements financial support instruments for economic growth, including those aimed at exports and SMEs.
 

During his mandate, he concluded investments and divestitures totaling over €7.5 billion, within a total transaction volume exceeding €25 billion. These included major strategic operations such as the privatization of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, the sale of ITA Airways, and the acquisition of FiberCop from Telecom Italia—the largest direct investment ever made by the Ministry and the largest buyout in Europe in 2024.
 

From 2016 to 2023, he was a Partner at Apis Partners, a global private equity firm focused on financial services and native to ESGI (Environmental, Social, Governance and Impact) principles.


Earlier in his career, he served as Executive Vice Chairman of Intesa Sanpaolo Group’s Management Board (2007–2016), responsible for the Group’s international business and institutional relations. In 2008, he co-founded Banca ITB (now Mooney), a pioneering neo-bank focused on innovative payment solutions for the Italian retail market and led its successful sale in 2016 as Executive Director.


He currently serves  on the Board of Directors of Leonardo S.p.A., the Board of the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), the Board of the Associazione Bancaria Italiana (ABI), he is member of the Technical Scientific Committee on Financial Markets at the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance and of the Council for Inclusive Capitalism. In addition to holding positions on the boards of numerous financial and industrial companies,  his previous roles include: Member of the Committee on Capital Market Reforms and the Fintech Committee at the Ministry of Economy and Finance; Chairman of the Italian-Egyptian Business Council; Vice Chairman of Alexbank; Board Member of the Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale (ISPI); Board Member of the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) and memberships in the Trilateral Commission and the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on the Future of Financing and Capital.

Bernardo Mingrone is the CEO and General Manager of Nexi S.p.A and the CEO of Nexi Payments S.p.A.. Prior to that, he was the Deputy General Manager, Finance & Transformation of Nexi Group until 2026 and already CEO of Nexi Payments S.p.A.. Previously, Mr. Mingrone was Group Chief Financial Officer of Unicredit and Deputy General Manager in charge of Finance and Operations of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, preceded by a career in investment banking at Lehman Brothers and JP Morgan.

Mr. Mingrone holds a degree in economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Born in Naples in 1964, he graduated in Political Science and International Economics from the Federico II University in Naples.

He has gained 35 years of experience, many of them at the top of public and private companies, in different service sectors including transport, sports and hospitality. In the latter sector, he began his activity as an entrepreneur in 2014; he is the shareholder and Chair of CampusX, a leading student housing company in Italy; he is also the founder and CEO of Fattore Italia, a company that manages projects in the hospitality and tourism sector.

In the past he worked at Alitalia and Seat Pagine Gialle, held the office of CEO of Eurofly S.p.A., General Manager of Coni Servizi S.p.A., CEO of Atahotels of the Fondiaria-Sai group and General Manager of the Rome 2020 Olympic Games Promotion Committee.

In addition to the role of independent director of Nexi S.p.A., he is an independent director of Autogrill S.p.A., Chair of HRC S.p.A. (owner of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Lake Como) and of Hotel Cristallo S.p.A. (owner of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Cortina D’Ampezzo). He is also a director of Ferroli S.p.A.. Until April 2022 he was an independent director of Geox S.p.A. for two terms.

He is founder and Chair since 2005 of L’Altra Napoli Onlus, a non-profit organisation that pursues projects for young people from Naples inner city.

In 2007 he was awarded the title of Commander of the Italian Republic (Commendatore della Repubblica Italiana).

born in Milan in 1970, she graduated in Economics from Bocconi University in 1995 and subsequently took various postgraduate courses in the United States of America.

She began her career as an Internet Marketing Manager at one of the most important media centres in Italy, and then in the Netherlands with UUNET (global internet business connectivity provider).

Since 1997 she has set up and moderated discussion groups dedicated to online marketing, including Mlist. In 1997 she wrote her first book “Web Marketing per le PMI” (Web Marketing for SMEs), which has long been a reference for the online marketing sector. She has also worked as a trainer and consultant (organising workshops and seminars throughout Italy on online, offline and mobile integration).

From 2005 to 2012, she worked at PayPal, holding roles of increasing responsibility. In particular, she held the position of Marketing Director, also spending a long period at the PayPal headquarters in the United States supporting a global strategic project as head of the planning and marketing strategy team for the EMEA area.

Subsequently she was CMO at Tandem Bank and at the date of this Report she is General Manager Digital for Europe and Russia at CIS Western Union.

Marina Brogi was born in Rome on 15 July 1967. Graduated in Political Economy at the Luigi Bocconi Commercial University, she completed her economic studies at the London Business School.

She has over twenty years of experience in the field of research and training on banking and finance at both university and post-graduate level at numerous Italian and foreign universities and business schools. After having worked as a researcher in the economics of credit companies at the Luigi Bocconi University, she took on the role of associate professor of economics and financial market techniques at the Sapienza University of Rome, of which she has been a professor of Economics of Financial Intermediaries since 2007. She is the author of numerous scientific publications on banking, insurance, corporate governance and the securities market. She has been an independent director of various Italian listed companies such as Banco di Desio e della Brianza S.p.A., Luxottica Group S.p.A., Mediaset S.p.A., Prelios S.p.A., Salini Impregilo S.p.A. and UBI Pramerica SGR and supervisory board member of A2A S.p.A. and UBI Banca S.p.A. She is director of Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A., Media for Europe NV, Almawave S.p.A., Epta S.p.A. and Guala Closures S.p.A.

Alessandro Daffina is the Chairman of Rothschild & Co Italia, member of the Board of Directors of Rothschild Spain and Partner at Rothschild & Co. He has 36 years of experience in the investment banking sector.

Prior to joining Rothschild & Co in 1992, he has worked in the corporate finance division at UBS in London and previously, from 1984 to 1988,  in the finance department at Esso in Rome.

Alessandro hold a degree in Economics Cum Laude from University La Sapienza, Rome and an MBA from Stern School of Business, New York University.

Since 2010, he has been Head of Legal for Equity Investments, Finance and Sustainability within the Legal Department of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti S.p.A.

Previously, he worked as a lawyer in leading Italian and international law firms, where he dealt, among other things, with corporate M&A and corporate law.

In particular, in 2004 he joined BonelliErede, where he worked for six years, following an initial experience at Andersen Legal (2000–2004), focusing on Corporate M&A and Banking and Finance.

He has also served as a non-executive director in both listed and unlisted Italian companies, such as Italgas S.p.A. (2016–2022) and Ansaldo Energia S.p.A. (2022–2025).

He graduated with honors in Law from the LUMSA University of Rome.

Antonella Lillo, who holds a law degree from the University of Padua, has been practicing as a lawyer in Italy since 1989. Since 2002, she has been admitted to practice before the higher courts. She specializes in banking law, bankruptcy law, and data protection. In 1991, she co-founded the law firm BM&A, which over the years has become a leading firm in northeastern Italy. In 2024, she established the Leofortis law firm, which now employs over twenty lawyers.

She has represented major credit institutions, both Italian and international institutional investors, and trade associations. She has also been appointed multiple times as legal counsel in insolvency proceedings and for public administrations. Her scholarly work has been published in the most prestigious national legal journals, and she is regularly invited to speak at courses and seminars organized by professional associations and training bodies.

She has developed solid experience as a board member of publicly listed companies and as a member of supervisory bodies for major corporations. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Milano-Cortina Foundation, which is responsible for organizing the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games.

born in Graz, Austria, on 28 November 1984, he graduated in Business Administration from St. Gallen University (HSG) and earned an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Allfunds and Nexi. Previously, he was a Member of the Board of Directors of Nets.

Since 2020 he has been a Partner of Hellman & Friedman, which he joined in 2014 after working in Warburg Pincus in the financial services and retail investment groups area and in Goldman Sachs in London in the financial services and M&A group.

born in Saronno on 13 May 1962, she graduated with honours in Economics and Business from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan.

Since July 2017 she has been CEO and General Manager of AMCO - Asset Management Company S.p.A.. She has held a number of positions at UniCredit, including Deputy General Manager and CFO, having managed the Group’s most important external growth transactions.

She has been a member of the Board of Directors of Fiera Milano S.p.A. until 2022 and held the role of chief executive officer from April 2017 to July 2017.

She has also been a member of the Board of Directors of WeBuild S.p.A. since December 2019 and of the Investors Committee of the Italian Recovery Fund (formerly Atlante II).

She has been a director of Nexi since 31 December 2021.

Senior investment banking leader with over three decades at the forefront of global financial services. Former Chair of Global Financial Sponsors at Bank of America, she led one of the world’s top private equity coverage franchises. Her international career spans the US, Europe and Asia, advising on several IPOs, M&A transactions and financings at Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Nomura and Bank of America. Widely recognised as a leading figure in the industry, she has been consistently featured in the Financial News 100 Most Influential Women in Finance and the Financial News Top 50 Most Influential in Private Equity.

Federica Seganti was born in Trieste in 1966. She is currently the Chairwoman and CEO of the Regional Financial Institution Friuli Venezia Giulia Friulia S.p.A., and serves as a Board Member of Eni S.p.A., Revo Insurance S.p.A., and Finest S.p.A.

She is a Professor of Finance, Core Faculty Member at MIB Trieste School of Management, and Professor of Insurance Operations Techniques at the Department of Economic and Statistical Sciences of the University of Udine.

She is also Director of the Master in Insurance & Risk Management and the Corporate Master in Risk Management and Finance at MIB Trieste School of Management.

From 1994 to 2025, she has served as a Board Member in numerous listed and unlisted companies (including Banco Posta SGR S.p.A., BTX Italian Retail and Brands S.p.A., Fincantieri S.p.A., Eurizon Capital SGR, Autostrada Pedemontana Lombarda S.p.A., InRete S.p.A., Autovie Servizi S.p.A., and Autovie Venete S.p.A.), also holding roles as member or chair of board committees (nomination, remuneration, audit, and risk committees).

From 2003 to 2008, she was Commissioner at COVIP – the Supervisory Commission on Pension Funds. From 2010 to 2016, she was a Member of the Occupational Pensions Stakeholder Group at EIOPA – the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority. From 2017 to 2019, she was part of the Strategy Advisory Board of EY Financial Services.

From 2017 until April 2023, she served as an Independent Director of Hera S.p.A., where she also chaired the Ethics and Sustainability Committee. She has been Adjunct Professor of Transport Economics at the University of Trieste. She is the author of numerous publications and the recipient of three awards.

She holds a degree in Political Science from the University of Trieste, a PhD in Finance from the Finance School (a consortium of the Universities of Trieste, Udine, Florence, and Bocconi – Milan), and an MBA in International Business from MIB Trieste School of Management.

Luca Velussi – born in Monfalcone in November 1969. He graduated in Electronic Engineering from Princeton University and obtained a degree in Finance from the HEC School of Management in Paris. Currently, he is a member of the Board of Directors of TeamSystem Holdco SPA, Cyncly, and International Aquatics.

In the past, he was part of the Board of Directors of Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT), IRIS, Premier Foods plc, and Aster City Holding.

He began his career at Goldman Sachs in 1994, initially in the Investment Banking advisory group and then in the private equity investment area.

He then worked at Hicks Muse Tate and Furst from 2000 to 2005 and at Hellman & Friedman from 2005 to 2011 in London, subsequently as a consultant.