Board of Directors and Committees | Cassa Centrale Banca

The Board of Directors and the Committees currently in office.

President

Giorgio Fracalossi

Trento, 12 March 1955

Role	Chartered Accountant and Auditor
Education	High School Diploma from a Technical Commercial Institute Professional Development certified by the Association of Chartered Accountants
Current roles	Chairman of Cassa Centrale Banca Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. since 2010 Chairman of Banca Per il Trentino Alto Adige – Bank Für Trentino-Südtirol – Credito Cooperativo Italiano since 2005 Member of the ABI Small Banks Restricted Committee since 2022 National Director of Federcasse since 2011 Member of the Board, of the Executive Committee and Chairman of ABI since 2018 Member of the Board of Directors of Fondo Comune della Casse Rurali Trentine since 2020 Member of the Steering Committee of the "Research Center on Cooperative Credit" of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan since 2022 Member of the Governing Council of Assonime (the Association of Italian Joint Stock Companies) since 2021
Previous roles	Chairman of IBT S.r.l. Deputy Chairman of Servizi Bancari Associati S.p.A. Member of the Board of Directors of I.B.Fin. S.p.A. Chairman of Centrale Finanziaria del Nord Est S.p.A. Member of the Board of Directors, Acting Deputy Chairman and Chairman of Federazione Trentina della Cooperazione Chairman of the Regional Commission of the ABI Member of the Board of Directors of Casse Rurali Raiffeisen Finanziaria S.p.A.
Other information	Registered with the Association of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts and the Register of Auditors

Chief Executive Officer
and General Manager

Sandro Bolognesi(1)

Ostiglia, 9 June 1967

Role	Bank Executive
Qualifications	Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics - University L. Bocconi - Milan
Current Positions	Chief Executive Officer and General Manager at Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. since 2022 Director of Allitude SpA since 2022 Director of Prestipay SpA since 2018 Member of the Italian Banking Association (ABI) since 2022 Member of the Board of Directors of Federcasse and Member of the Management Committee of the Temporary Fund since 2022
Previous Positions	Vice General Manager and Planning Officer at Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano Vice General Manager and Head of Planning and Organization at Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano; Head of Planning and Strategic Development at Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano Deputy Manager of the Finance Division and Head of Institutional Finance at Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano Director of NEAM s.a.

Director and Deputy Chairman

Carlo Antiga

Conegliano,18 August 1964

Role	Land surveyor in private practice and owner of an Agricultural and Topographical Consultancy Firm
Education	High School Diploma from a Technical Institute
Current roles	Acting Deputy Chairman of Cassa Centrale Banca Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. since 2013 Chairman of Banca Prealpi San Biagio Credito Cooperativo since 2008 Member of the Board of Directors of the Federazione del Nord Est Credito Cooperativo Italiano since 2020 Sole Member and Director of Tenuta San Quirino Società Agricola S.r.l. since 2020
Previous roles	Member of the Board of Directors and Deputy Chairman of Federazione Veneta BCC Deputy Chairman of Centrale Finanziaria del Nord Est S.p.A. Member of the Board of Directors of Assimoco S.p.A. Chairman of Assi.cra Veneto S.r.l. Member of the Board of Directors of Trevefin S.p.A.

Vice Director

Enrica Cavalli

Rimini, 25 November 1956

Role	Chartered Accountant and Auditor
Education	Bachelor’s Degree in Labour Consultancy and Trade Union Relations from the University of Siena Professional Development certified by the Association of Chartered Accountants
Current Roles	Deputy Chairman of Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. since 2022 Member of the Board of Directors of Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. since 2019 Chairperson of BCC Malatestiana since 2011 Standing Member of the Board of Statutory Auditors of ECRA S.r.l. since 2008 Delegate of the Association of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts of Rimini to the National Pension Fund for Bookkeepers/Chartered Accountants and Accountants of Rome since 2018 Councillor at Cedecra Srl since 2020 Councillor at Federazione delle Banche di Credito Cooperativo dell'Emilia Romagna since 2011 Member of the Provincial Council and Presidential Council of Confcooperative - Territorial Union of Ravenna and Rimini - Ravenna since 2016
Previous Roles	Member of the Executive Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. Member of the Board of Directors of ICCREA Holding S.p.A. Chairperson of Cedecra S.r.l. Chairperson of Federazione BCC Emilia Romagna National Director and member of the Executive Committee of Federcasse Standing Auditor for the Board of Auditors of the Association of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts of Rimini Standing Member of the Board of Statutory Auditors of Centro Agroalimentare Riminese S.p.A.
information	Registered with the Association of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts and the Register of Auditors Registered in the Register of Expert Witnesses at the Court of Rimini Founding Member and Director of Associazione Donne del Credito Cooperativo (Women's Association of Cooperative Credit)

Independent Director

Paola Brighi(2)

Rimini, 21 December 1967

Role	Associate Professor in Economics of Financial Intermediaries at the University of Bologna
Qualifications	Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Bologna Master of Arts in Economics from l’Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve PhD in Political Economy from the University of Ancona
Current Positions	Independent Member of the Board of Directors, Chairperson of the Independent Directors’ Committee and Member of the Risks and Sustainability Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. since 2019
Previous Positions	Member of the Board of Directors of Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Rimini Chairperson of the Supervisory Body of Banca Popolare Valconca Court-appointed or party-appointed expert witness for the Courts of Rimini, Forlì and Bologna Coordinator of the Master’s Degree in Business Administration and Management at the University of Bologna
Other information	Belonging to national and international research centers and scientific associations including ADEIMF-AIDEA. Member of AIFIRM (Italian Association of Financial Industry Risk Managers) and Ned-Community (Non Executive Directors Community). Author of national and international publications on the topics of banking localism, banking efficiency, credit risk and ESG factors. She has collaborated with the Ente per gli studi monetari, bancari e finanziari Luigi Einaudi, Prometeia, Sinloc, Federazione BCC Emilia-Romagna, Camcom di Rimini, Associazione Bancaria Sammarinese.

Independent Director

Isabella Chiodi(3)

Sossano, 17 July 1958

Role	IT Manager
Education	Master in Business Administration – Open University Business School of London Degree in Nuclear Physics - University of Padua
Current roles	Member of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and Member of the Risk and Sustainability Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. since 2022 Head of training for Informatici Senza Frontiere since 2018 Director at Cielo Venezia 1270 S.p.A. since 2022
Previous roles	VP of Sales, Strategic Outsourcing Manager, Application Development Manager and Sales Manager for the banking and insurance sector of IBM Europe Chief Executive Officer of the IBM-FIAT Global Value Joint Venture Member and Director of Fantic Motor S.p.A. Director of Sicit Group S.p.A. Member and Director of Venetwork S.p.A. Director of Veneto Nanotech s.c.r.l.
Other information	Independent Director of the Padua Chamber of Commerce Member of the IBM Women’s Advisory Board Chair of AIDDA N/E, Italian association affiliated with Femmes d'Enterprises Mondiales Honorary member of Professional Women Association Italia

Director

Carmela Rita D'Aleo

Mazzarino, 1 January 1967

Role	Lawyer
Education	Law Degree – University of Catania
Current roles	Member of the Board of Directors, Member of the Executive Committee and AML Officer at Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. Chair of BCC dei Castelli e degli Iblei di Mazzarino since 2013 Owner of D'Aleo Legal Consultancy Firm Director of Federazione Siciliana delle Banche di Credito Cooperativo since 2022
Previous roles	Director of Assicura Agenzia s.r.l.
Other information	Qualified to practice as a lawyer

Independent Director

Maria Luisa Di Battista(4)

Lecce, 8 July 1953

Role	Independent Director, advisor and expert on issues of bank management and governance
Qualifications	Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics from L. Bocconi University
Current Positions	Independent Member of the Board of Directors, Chairperson of the Risks and Sustainability Committee, Member of the Nomination Committee and the Independent Directors’ Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. since 2019
Previous Positions	Full Professor of Economics of Financial Intermediaries at Università Cattolica del S. Cuore Member of the Supervisory Board and Member of the Control Committee of Banca Popolare di Milano Independent Director of Credito Bergamasco, Banca Popolare Italiana, Epsilon SGR and Aletti Gestielle S.G.R. Advisor for the Bank Inquiry Parliamentary Commission (established by Law no. 107 of 12 July 2017)
Other information	Member of the Editorial Board of Banca Impresa Società journal Member of the Editorial Board of Bancaria journal Member of the Scientific Committee of Nedcommunity and Head of the Effective Governance Outlook (EGO) Observatory Instructor for the course “The Effective Board (TEB)”, years 2018 and 2019, organised by Nedcommunity and the Italian Association of Chartered Accountants of Milan

Director

Emanuele di Palma

Grottaglie, 5 June 1955

Role	Banking Manager
Education	Law Degree – University of Bologna
Current roles	Member of the Board of Directors and Member of the Executive Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. Chair of BCC di San Marzano di San Giuseppe since 2020 Vice Chair of Finindustria s.r.l. since 2012 Chair of the Credit, Finance and Insurance Section at Confindustria Taranto since 2021
Previous roles	General Manager of BCC di San Marzano di San Giuseppe Vice Chair of Confindustria Taranto Board Member of the Taranto Chamber of Commerce Member of the ABI Puglia Regional Commission Co-Director of Banca Nazionale delle Comunicazioni Sector Manager at BNL Member of the Risk and Sustainability Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A.

Director

Amelio Lulli

Rome, 22 January 1968

Role	Entrepreneur
Education	High School Diploma from a Technical Commercial Institute
Current Roles	Member of the Board of Directors, the Remuneration Committee and the Appointments Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. from 2019 Chairman of Banca Centro Lazio since 2017 Deputy Chairman of Federazione BCC Lazio Umbria Sardegna since 2018 Single Director of Lulli Elettrodomestici s.r.l. since 1994
Previous Roles	Member of the Board of Directors of BCC Palestrina Deputy Chairman of Banca Centro Lazio Member of the Board of Directors of Phoenix Informatica Bancaria S p A

Independent Director

Enrico Macrì(5)

Catania, 6 August 1974

Role	Full Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Catania Lawyer with privileges before the Supreme Court (commercial sector)
Qualifications	Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the University of Catania PhD in Commercial Law
Current Positions	Independent Member of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Nomination Committee, Member of the Remuneration Committee and the Independent Directors’ Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca Credito Cooperativo Italiano S p A since 2019
Previous Positions	Associate Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Messina Various prestigious institutional positions at the Universities of Catania and Messina
Other information	Member of NED Community (Non Executive Directors) Publications in national journals in the sector Member of the editorial committee of numerous scientific journals Director of the Commercial Law sector of the Vita Notarile journal

Director

Giorgio Pasolini

Nave, 19 March 1956

Role	Bank Executive
Qualifications	High School Diploma in Teaching Specialisation courses in the areas of credit, finance, legal affairs and management
Current Positions	Member of the Board of Directors and the Risks and Sustainability Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A since 2019 Member of the Board of Directors of BCC Brescia since 2020
Previous Positions	General Manager of BCC Brescia Member of the Board of Directors of Mediocredito Trentino Alto Adige S.p.A. Member of the Board of Directors of Phoenix Informatica Bancaria S.p.A. Acting Deputy General Manager of Cassa Rurale e Artigiana di Nave Business Head Office Manager of Cassa Rurale ed Artigiana di Nave e Pontoglio (now Banca di Credito Cooperativo di Brescia) Deputy Director and Co-Director of Banca di Credito Cooperativo di Brescia

Director

Claudio Ramsperger

Freiburg, 8 January 1966

Role	Head of the Credit Division of DZ Bank Risk governance contact person in the following areas: project financing. asset backed security and asset backed commercial paper
Qualifications	Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from University of Hagen Managerial Development Program in North Carolina, US Top level specialisation courses at the Volks und Raiffeisenbanken Academy
Current Positions	Member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. since 2010 Head of the Credit Division of DZ Bank
Previous Positions	He has held various positions of responsibility at Deutsche Bank in Germany and Italy since 1988 Since 2006 at DZ Bank, he has held positions of increasing responsibility in the credit and risk management sectors, including Head of the Stuttgart Credit Department
Other information	Direct liaison with the Board of Directors of DZ Bank

Director

Livio Tomatis

Caraglio, 25 February 1954

Role	Freelance Architect, Member and Chairman of the Board of EXEDRA
Education	Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture from Polytechnic University of Turin
Current Roles	Member of the Board of Directors and the Risks and Sustainability Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A Chairman of BCC Caraglio, Cuneese e Riviera dei Fiori since 2012 Member of the Board of Directors of Federazione BCC Piemonte, Valle d’Aosta e Liguria since 2012 Member of the Board of Directors of Cassa Mutua Nazionale del Credito Cooperativo since 2015 Sole Member and Director of Aura Nova S.r.l. since 2024
Previous Roles	National Director of Federcasse Member of the Board of Directors and Deputy Chairman of BCC Caraglio, Cuneese e Riviera dei Fiori Member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of Servizi Bancari Associati S.p.A. Member of the Board of Directors and Deputy Chairman at I.B.IFin S.p.A. Deputy Chairman of Federazione BCC Piemonte, Valle d’Aosta e Liguria Member of EXEDRA s.r.l. of Tomatis Livio & C. (previously President) Member of the Executive Committee at Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A.
Other information	Registered in the Association of Architects of the Province of Cuneo

Director

Roberto Tonca

Monfalcone, 16 November 1966

Role	Entrepreneur
Education	High school diploma - Surveyor Credit, finance, legal and management training courses
Current roles	Member of the Board of Directors and Member of the Executive Committee of Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano S.p.A. since 2022 Vice Chair of Cassa Rurale FVG - responsible for relations with the parent company since 2021 Vice Chair of Confindustria Alto Adriatico since 2020 Construction site manager for TUR Costruzioni s.r.l. since 2015 Director of Cassa Edile di Gorizia since 2022
Previous roles	Chair of BCC di Turriaco Director of Consorzio Economico della Venezia Giulia Vice Chair and Director of Federazione BCC del Friuli Venezia Giulia Vice Chair and Director of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts of Gorizia Vice Chair and Director of Confindustria Gorizia Vice Chair of ANCE (National Builders Association) Alto Adriatico