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The Board of Statutory Auditors
The Board of Statutory Auditors currently in office for the duration of three fiscal years,
until the approval of the financial statements as at December 31, 2014, is composed of
Francesco Vella, Chairman, Alberto Giussani and Barbara Tadolini. The substitute auditors
are Giorgio Silva and Fabrizio Riccardo Di Giusto. The Board of Auditors in office until
April 27, 2012 was composed of Francesco Vella, Chairman, Alberto Giussani and Enrico
Cervellera. The substitute auditors were Giorgio Silva and Alfredo Macchiati.
The appointment of the Board of Statutory Auditors currently in office took place through
the list-based voting system: Alberto Giussani, Barbara Tadolini and Giorgio Silva were
appointed from the list submitted by the principal stockholder Delfin S.àr.l.; Francesco
Vella and Fabrizio Riccardo Di Giusto were appointed from the minority list submitted
by various investment funds (and to be more specific, Arca SGR S.p.A., Allianz Global
Investors Italia SGR S.p.A., Anima SGR S.p.A., Eurizon Capital S.A., Eurizon Capital SGR
S.p.A., FIL Investments International Fideuram Gestions S.A., Fideuram Investimenti SGR
S.p.A., Interfund SICAV, Mediolanum Gestione Fondi, Pioneer Asset Management S.A.
and Pioneer Investment Management SGRp.A.). The minimum percentage of share capital
required to present a list, as established by CONSOB, was equal to 1%.
The lists and their supporting documentation, which were filed and published within
the deadlines prescribed by law at the time of the presentation of the candidacies, are
available for review on the Company’s website under the Governance/GM section.
The procedures for the appointment of auditors are governed by article no. 27 of the
Company by-laws; for more information, please refer to the Company’s by-laws.
The Board of Statutory Auditors supervises compliance with the law, the by-laws and
with proper management principles, the appropriateness of the instructions given
by the Company to the subsidiary companies, the appropriateness of the Company
structure with respect to the areas of responsibility, the internal control system and the
administrative accounting system and the reliability of the latter in the correct reporting of
the management-related issues, and verifies the procedures for the implementation of the
corporate governance rules provided for by the Code of Conduct, and, in accordance with
the provisions of Italian Legislative Decree 39/2010, supervises the financial information
process, the efficiency of the internal auditing system, the auditing of accounts and the
independence of the legal auditor.
Each Auditor reports to the other Auditors and to the Board of Directors on Company
transactions in which they have an interest personally or on the account of a third-party.
The Board of Statutory Auditors presents its duly formed proposal to the Ordinary Meeting
of Stockholders on the appointment of the external auditors.
In the performance of its duties, the Board of Statutory Auditors coordinates with the
Internal Audit department, the Control and Risk Committee, the Risk Management
department and Compliance.