Corporate Bodies - Nexi Group

Corporate Bodies

Corporate Officers

End of mandate: approval of the financial statements as of December 31st 2024

Michaela Castelli Chairman – Nexi
Michaela Castelli
Chairwoman - Independent*
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Michaela Castelli
Chairwoman - Independent*
Michaela Castelli

born in Rome on 7 September 1970.

She has a degree in Law and a postgraduate degree in Financial Law. She then gathered further experience in some of the major Italian law firms, specialising in corporate law and financial markets.

She worked for nine years at Borsa Italiana S.p.A., working on primary markets and providing assistance to listed issuers in matters concerning extraordinary transactions, corporate reporting, compliance and corporate governance. Admitted to the Bar Association of Milan, she has gained significant experience as a member of the Boards of Directors and Supervisory Bodies of some major listed and non-listed companies.

Author of several finance-related publications and professor of several continuous education classes on corporate and financial markets law, she has been a speaker at several conventions. She has been a director of Nexi since 13 February 2019.

She served as Secretary of the Scientific Committee that dealt with the update of the Code of Corporate Governance for Listed Companies and Head of the Department of Listing Legal in charge of the processes of admission to listing of shares and other financial instruments, with delegated powers on sensitive procedures.

She has participated in consultation procedures on industry regulations and the drafting of corporate procedures for the operation of the market management company, a CONSOB supervised entity. She is an expert on organization, corporate compliance, internal controls and 231 regulations.      

Board of Directors

Nexi's Board of Directors is made up of 13 members. 

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors members meet integrity requirements as provided by applicable law, they are also subject to interlocking regulation.

 

Pursuant to the Corporate Governance Code applicable to listed companies, the Board of Directors with the support of the Remuneration and Appointments Committee, conducted the 2020 self-assessment exercise 2020, on the size, composition, diversity and functioning of the  Board and its Committees.

 

In particular, the current size of the  Board of Directors is deemed adequate and suited to the complex challenges it faces and allows for the correct composition of the Board Committees. All the professional skills that the Directors bring to the Board are considered to be exhaustive vis-à-vis the Board’s requirements; at least one-third of current Board of Directors members belongs to the less-represented gender.

Overall board attendance has been equal to 96% in the first half of 2022. Minimum of attendance for all members required is at least 50%+1

Paolo Bertoluzzo - CEO Nexi
Paolo Bertoluzzo
CEO & General Manager
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Paolo Bertoluzzo
CEO & General Manager
Paolo Bertoluzzo

born in Padua on 11 December 1965, he graduated in Managerial Engineering from the Milan Polytechnic in 1990 and in 1994 he earned an MBA (Master in Business Administration) from the Institut Européen D’administration Des Affaires (INSEAD) in Paris.

Paolo Bertoluzzo started his professional career as a management consultant, working in Europe and in the United States.

From 1995 to 1999 he was a manager at Bain & Company, and in 1999 he joined Vodafone Italia S.p.A., where, from 2008 to 2013, he was CEO. From 2012 to 2013 he was also CEO for Southern Europe at Vodafone Group Plc; from 2013 to 2016, he was Group Chief Commercial and Operation Officer for the same company.

In July 2016, he joined the Nexi Group as Chief Executive Officer of CartaSì and Istituto Centrale delle Banche Popolari Italiane (now Nexi S.p.A.), respectively.

He has been a Nexi director since 13 February 2019 and since then he has held the office of CEO of the Nexi Group which, under his leadership, has experienced strong growth and expansion, also through the Nets and SIA mergers. 

Directors

Ernesto Albanese – Director - Nexi
Ernesto Albanese
Independent *– Lead Independent Director
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Ernesto Albanese
Independent *– Lead Independent Director
Ernesto Albanese

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).

Elena Antognazza – Director - Nexi
Elena Antognazza
Independent*
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Elena Antognazza
Independent*
Elena Antognazza

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.

Luca Bassi – Director - Nexi
Luca Bassi
Director
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Luca Bassi
Director
Luca Bassi

born in Busto Arsizio on 16 June 1970, he graduated in Economics from the Luigi Bocconi University in 1993 in Milan and earned an MBA (Master of Business Administration) from the Columbia Business School of New York in 2000.

From 1994 to 1998 he was a consultant at Bain & Company’s Milan office, and from 2000 to 2003 he worked at Goldman Sachs in London.

In 2003 he joined Bain Capital Private Equity, where he holds the office of managing director and is co-head of technology, financial and business services.

He has been a director of Nexi since 13 February 2019.

Maurizio Cereda – Director - Nexi
Maurizio Cereda
Independent*
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Maurizio Cereda
Independent*
Maurizio Cereda

born in Milan on 7 January 1964, he graduated in Business Economics from the Luigi Bocconi University of Milan in 1989.

From 1989 to 1992 he worked at RASFIN, at the primary market desk. In 1992, he joined Mediobanca, where he remained until 2015, holding the positions of Deputy General Manager and member of the Board of Directors, among others.

He currently provides consultancy services to entrepreneurs, family offices, financial companies and institutions, and is also a promoter and partner of FIEE, Fondo Italiano di Efficienza Energetica.

He is a member of the Boards of Directors of Technogym and Enervit, companies listed in Italy, and of Prada, a company listed in Hong Kong, as well as of FIEE SGR.

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

Elisa Corghi– Director - Nexi
Elisa Corghi
Independent*
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Elisa Corghi
Independent*
Elisa Corghi

born in Mantua on 11 August 1972, she graduated in Economics and Business (cum laude) from the Luigi Bocconi University in Milan in 1996.

She has held corporate positions of increasing responsibility in the marketing departments of Barilla Alimentare and Kraft Foods. From 2000 to 2013, she was responsible for hedging Consumer Goods & Consumer Luxury securities in the role of sell side Senior Financial Analyst at Intermonte SIM where she was a shareholder.

She has held and holds the office of non-executive independent Director in listed and non-listed medium and large companies involved in significant extraordinary transactions. 

She has been a director of Nexi since 26 September 2019.

Johannes Korp  – Director - Nexi
Johannes Korp
Director
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Johannes Korp
Director
Johannes Korp

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.

Marina Natale – Director - Nexi
Marina Natale
Independent*
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Marina Natale
Independent*
Marina Natale

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.

 Bo Nilsson– Director - Nexi
Bo Nilsson
Director
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Bo Nilsson
Director
Bo Nilsson

born in Copenhagen on 10 August 1965, he holds a Master’s degree in Economics and Business Administration from Copenhagen Business School (CBS) and an MBA from the JPMorgan Corporate Finance Program.

He is CEO of Bamboh Invest, a private investment company and family office based in Denmark. Since 2021 Bo has also held the positions of Chairman of the Board of Nets Denmark AS.

He joined Nets in 2013 as CFO, assuming the role of CEO in 2014 leading the company through an 8-year transformation journey. Prior to Nets, he was an investment banker at JPMorgan Chase & Co in London and New York, and CFO and Director of Grupo Media Capital in Lisbon.

In 2006, he founded the multinational publishing house Grupo LeYa, where he was Director until 2013.

He has been a director of Nexi since July 1, 2021..

Francesco Casiraghi – Director - Nexi
Francesco Casiraghi
Director
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Francesco Casiraghi
Director
Francesco Casiraghi

born in Reggio Emilia on October 29, 1978, he graduated in Industrial Engineering at the University of Parma.

He started his career at Procter&Gamble; he then joined the investment banking team at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, working in London, Hong Kong, Rome and Milan. In 2007 he joined Advent International.

He has served as Board member for several companies with a strong technological/digital profile, including also Laird Ltd, an advanced IT application and IoT connectivity player, beyond Nexi.

Francesco Pettenati – Director - Nexi
Francesco Pettenati
Director
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Francesco Pettenati
Director
Francesco Pettenati

born in Parma in 1977, he graduated in Economics and Business from the University of Parma and obtained a Master’s degree in Money and Finance from the University of Brescia.

From 2004 to 2016 he worked at the European Investment Bank (EIB), where he also held the position of Head of the Vice President’s Office; subsequently, from 2016 to 2021 he was Head of Information and Solutions Management at the European Investment Fund (EIF - EIB Group).

In 2021, he joined Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, where he holds the position of Head of Staff and CEO.

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

Marinella Soldi – Director - Nexi
Marinella Soldi
Independent*
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Marinella Soldi
Independent*
Marinella Soldi

born in Figline Valdarno (FI) on 4 November 1966, she graduated in Economics in 1989 from the London School of Economics and in 1994 she earned an MBA (Master of Business Administration) from the Institut Européen D’administration Des Affaires (INSEAD) in Paris.

Throughout her career she has held managerial posts at Mckinsey & Company, MTV Networks Europe and Discovery Networks International.

She is currently an independent director of Angelini Hive, Ariston Holding NV and, since July 2021, Chair of RAI.

As of 13 February 2019, she is an independent director of Nexi.

*  Independent as per Corporate Governance Code and TUF

Board of Statutory Auditors

Giacomo Bugna
Chairman
Mariella Tagliabue
Statutory Auditor
Eugenio Pinto
Statutory Auditor
Serena Gatteschi
Alternate Auditors
Sonia Peron
Alternate Auditors

General Management

Paolo Bertoluzzo
CEO & General Manager

Strategic Committee

Paolo Bertoluzzo
Chairman
Luca Bassi
Michaela Castelli
Johannes Korp
Bo Nilsson
Francesco Casiraghi
Francesco Pettenati

Remuneration and Appointment Committee

Elisa Corghi
Chairman
Michaela Castelli
Maurizio Cereda

Control Risk and Sustainability Committee

Ernesto Albanese
Chairman
Marina Natale
Michaela Castelli

Related Parties Committee

Marina Natale
Chairman
Elena Antognazza
Elisa Corghi