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Francesco Vella, Chairman
An attorney at law, Mr. Vella is a full professor of commercial law at the University of Bologna, Italy, where he
currently teaches in the Master’s program. He has been Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors of the Company
since April 2009.
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 Chairman of UnipolSai Assicurazioni S.p.A. and UnipolBanca S.p.A, Chairman of the Supervisory Body of
Camst Soc. Coop. a.r.l. and member of the Supervisory Body of Hera S.p.A. and Bologna Fiere S.p.A.
Alberto Giussani – Statutory Auditor
Mr. Giussani received a degree in Business and Economics from the Università Cattolica in Milan, Italy, and he has
been an Auditor of the Company since April 2009.
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 a member of the Management Board 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 also an auditor of Falck Renewables S.p.A. and Carlo Tassara S.p.A., member of the Board of Directors of
Fastweb S.p.A., Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors of Vittoria Assicurazioni S.p.A. and Chairman of the
Board of Directors of EI Towers S.p.A.
Barbara Tadolini – Statutory Auditor
Ms. Tadolini graduated with a degree in Economics and Business from the Università degli Studi in Genoa in 1985 and
she has been an Auditor of Luxottica Group S.p.A. since April 2012.
She has been registered in the Association of Certified Accountants since 1986 and has been a registered statutory
auditor since 1995. She has worked at the tax consultancy firm Arthur Andersen and leading professional firms in
Genoa. She currently works independently in her own firm in Genoa. Barbara Tadolini was a member of the Board of
Certified Accountants in Genoa, as well as member of the National Assembly of Delegates of the “Cassa Nazionale di
Previdenza e Assistenza dei dottori Commercialisti”, in which she currently holds the position of director. She is also an
Auditor of Salmoiraghi & Viganò S.p.A., Burke & Novi S.r.l., Baretto S.p.A., member of the Board of Directors of
UnipolSai Assicurazioni S.p.A. and independent auditor of ASP Emanuele Brignole.
All the Auditors comply with the legal requirements of such office and in particular with the requirements set forth in
article no. 148, paragraph 3, of Italian Consolidated Financial Law, and are independent in accordance with the
assessment criteria set forth in article 3 of the Code of Conduct for Listed Companies.