Gabriele Galateri di Genola appointed as Chairman
08 April 2011 - 20:00 price sensitive
At a meeting today, the Directors of Assicurazioni Generali unanimously appointed Mr Gabriele Galateri di Genola to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors following his co-option. Mr Gabriele Galateri di Genola holds the powers accorded by law and by the company by-laws.
Gabriele Galateri di Genola was born in Rome in 1947. He holds a degree in Law and an MBA from Columbia University. He was appointed CEO of IFIL in 1986 and CEO and General Manager of IFI in 1993; subsequently, in 2002, he was appointed CEO of Fiat. From 2003 to June 2007 he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mediobanca. From 2003 to 2010 he was Deputy Chairman and a member of the Board of Directors of Generali. Among current posts, he is a director of Banca Carige, Banca Esperia S.p.A., Banca CRS S.p.A. and Italmobiliare S.p.A. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Fondazione dell’Accademia Santa Cecilia and the European Institute of Oncology, and a member of the International Advisory Board of Columbia Business School.