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Below is some background information on the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors currently in office and on the
main offices held in other companies as of December 31, 2010.
Francesco Vella, Chairman
An attorney at law, Mr. Vella is full professor of commercial law at the University in Bologna, Italy, where he currently
teaches in the Master’s program. He has written three essays and several publications for miscellaneous journals and
magazines specialized in banking, financial and corporate matters. Mr. Vella is a member of the editorial board of the
following magazines: “Banca Borsa, Titoli di Credito”, “Mercato Concorrenza e Regole”, “Il Mulino”, “Banca, impresa e
società”, “Giurisprudenza Commerciale” and “Analisi giuridica dell’economia”, which he helped to set up, as well as the
website “lavoce.info”.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of UGF S.p.A., ATC Azienda di Trasporti Consorziali di Bologna S.p.A. and
Bologna Fiere S.p.A. and Chairman of Alma Mater S.r.l.
Enrico Cervellera – Statutory Auditor
Mr. Cervellera received a degree in Business and Economics from the Università Bocconi in 1963 and a degree in
jurisprudence from the Università Cattolica in 1968. He is registered in the Register of Chartered Accountants since
1965 and is auditor as per Ministerial Decree April 12, 1995. Between 1965 and 1983, he worked in the Tributary Bureau
associated with Arthur Andersen. Since 1983, he has been working as a freelance professional in Milan, focusing mainly on
company transactions (takeovers, transfers, mergers, etc.) and on financial consulting to companies.
He is Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors of Interpump Group S.p.A. and Seat Pagine Gialle S.p.A., auditor of
Tamburi Investment Partners S.p.A., member of the Board of Directors of Ferrero S.p.A. and Chairman of the Board of
Statutory Auditors of Gruppo Lactalis Italia S.p.A., biG S.r.l. and Egidio Galbani S.p.A.
Alberto Giussani – Statutory Auditor
Mr. Giussani received a degree in Business and Economics from the Università Cattolica in Milan, Italy. He is registered in
the Register of Accountants and Tax Advisers since 1979 and in the Register of Chartered Accountants since 1995, when
the Register was set up.
Between 1981 and 2000, he was a member of the Accounting Principles Commission of the Accountants and Tax
Advisers and he serves currently as Vice Chairman of the Scientific Technical Committee of the Italian Accounting Body.
Between 2001 and 2008, he was a member of the Standard Advisory Council of the IASC Foundation for the provision of
international accounting principles. He was a partner in the auditing company PricewaterhouseCoopers between 1981
and 2007.
He is Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors of Mediaset S.p.A., member of the Board of Directors of Credito
Artigiano S.p.A., Fastweb S.p.A., Seat Pagine Gialle S.p.A. and Istifid S.p.A. and Statutory Auditor of Carlo Tassara S.p.A.
Auditing Firm
The auditing activity is entrusted to an auditing company registered in the Register of Auditors, whose appointment is
approved by the Shareholders’ Meeting.
The auditing company serving until the approval of the financial statements for the year 2011 is Deloitte & Touche, in
accordance with the resolution of the Shareholders’ Meeting on June 14, 2006.
At the forthcoming general meeting, stockholders will be called upon to approve the recommendation of the Board of
Statutory Auditors to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers S.p.A. as the new independent registered public accounting firm
for the 2012–2020 term.