Directors & officers
| Name | Title | Compensation | Age | Officer since | |
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FrancoBernabe | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director | 2.93m EUR | 64 | 1998 | |
Mr. Franco Bernabe has served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Telecom Italia SpA since April 13, 2011. Prior to his appointment he served as Chief Executive Officer and as Executive Direcotr of Telecom Italia SpA from December 3, 2007 until April 13, 2011 and from November 1998 until 1999. He also serves as Member of the Executive Committee of the Company. After earning his degree with honours in Economics and Political Science at the Universita degli Studi di Torino in 1973, he worked for two years as a post-graduate fellow at the Einaudi Foundation. He began his professional career in 1976 as Senior Economist at the OECD Department of Economics and Statistics in Paris. In 1978 he joined the Planning Department of FIAT as Chief Economist. In 1983 he joined Eni as Assistant to the Chairman and became subsequently the Head of Corporate Planning, Financial Control and Corporate Development. From 1992 to 1998, he was Chief Executive Officer of Eni. In November 1998 he became Chief executive Officer and Executive Director of Telecom Italia, a position he retained until 1999, when he left following the takeover of Telecom Italia by Olivetti. At the end of 1999 he founded FB Group, an investment company active in the areas of financial advisory, ICT and renewable energy. In 2004 he was appointed Vice Chairman of Rothschild Europe. He has also served pro bono on different public assignments: in 1999 he was appointed by the Italian Prime Minister as a special representative of the Italian Government for the reconstruction of Kosovo; between 2001 and 2003 he was the Chairman of La Biennale di Venezia, and since 2004 he has been Chairman of Mart, the foremost Italian museum of modern art. He has served on the Advisory Board of the Council on Foreign Relations, and currently serves on the Board of the Perez Center for Peace. He is also Chairman of GSMA, the international organisation of mobile operators, Director of PetroChina, and Director of the European Roundtable. | |||||
AldoMinucci | Non-Executive Vice Chairman of the Board | 190.00k EUR | 66 | 2007 | |
Dr. Aldo Minucci has served as Non-Executive Vice Chairman of the Board of Telecom Italia SpA since April 13, 2011. Prior to his appointment he served as Non-Executive Director of the Company as from April 16, 2007. He also serves as Member of the Executive Committee of the Company. After graduating in Law in 1970 from Universita degli Studi di Trieste, he was employed by Assicurazioni Generali SpA in 1972, working in the Tax Consultancy Service, for which he became Manager in 1983. In 1993 he was appointed Central Manager with responsibility for the Administration and Tax Coordination Service, and supervision of the Tax Consultancy Service. In 1995 he took on the role of Deputy General Manager for technical-commercial coordination of insurance companies in Italy, and is Supervisor of the Group’s Internal Audit Service. He is Board Member of Alleanza Assicurazioni SpA, Banca Generali SpA, AC.E.GA.S. SpA, Intesa Previdenza SIM SpA, Intesa Vita SpA, Gemina SpA, Toro SpA, INA Assitalia SpA, FATA Vita SpA, FATA Assicurazioni Danni SpA and ADR - Aeroporti di Roma SpA. He is Chairman of GENERTEL SpA and of TELCO SpA and Vice President of ANIA. | |||||
PiergiorgioPeluso | Head of Administration, Finance and Control, Financial Reporting Officer | -- | 45 | 2012 | |
Dr. Piergiorgio Peluso serves as Head of Administration, Finance and Control, Financial Reporting Officer at Telecom Italia SpA since September 2012. He has also served as Managing Director of Fondiaria SAI SpA since 2011. Following a period at Mediobanca as Senior Financial Analyst (1994-1998) and with Credit Suisse First Boston as Vice President of Financial Institutions Group (1998-2000) and Mergers & Acquisitions Group (2000-2001), in 2002 he joined Medio Credito Centrale SpA (Capitalia Group) as Central Director Advisory Area. He retained this position until 2005, when he was appointed Central Director at Capitalia SpA. From 2007 to 2009, following the merger of Capitalia SpA and UniCredit Group SpA, he was Head of Investment Banking Italy at UniCredit Group SpA. In 2009 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of UniCredit Corporate Banking SpA. Following the merger of UniCredit Corporate Banking SpA with UniCredit SpA, in 2010 Peluso was appointed Head of Corporate & Investment Banking Italy, UniCredit Group. He obtained a Degree in Economic and Social Sciences from Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi in 1992. | |||||
FrancoBertone | Chief Executive Officer of Telecom Argentina, Chairman of Telecom Personal | -- | 61 | 2009 | |
Mr. Franco Bertone has served as Chief Executive Officer of Telecom Argentina and Chairman of Telecom Personal at Telecom Italia SpA since December 2, 2010. He has served as Chief Executive Officer of Telecom Argentina within the Company since March 26, 2009. After graduating in Electronic Engineering from Universita degli Studi di Pavia in 1977, he began his professional career in 1978 as an analyst in Datamont. In the same year he joined Sirti where, from 1979 to 1985, he project managed joint ventures with GTE Automatic Electric, AT&T, Ericsson and Philips in the field of telecommunication networks in the United States, Sweden and Saudi Arabia. In 1986 he was appointed System Division Director in Sirti-Milano where he managed system development and integration for planning and control of access and transmission networks. During that same period he served as Non-Executive Board Director at Retix (Santa Monica, Ca). In 1992 he was appointed Managing Director of Sirti subsidiaries. In 1997 he joined Telecom Italia Group as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Entel in Bolivia and later as Director of International Operations Manager for Argentina, Vice-Chairman of Telecom Argentina and Chairman of Nortel. In 2003 he was appointed Director of Corporate Affairs for Telecom Italia Latam in Brazil and Non-Executive Director in the Board of the affiliate companies in Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Chile, Peru, Bolivia and USA. In 2008 he joined Telecom Argentina Group as Chief Operating Officer. | |||||
SeverinoSalvemini | Chairman of Telecom Italia Media | -- | 62 | 2011 | |
Mr. Severino Antonio Salvemini has served as Chairman of Telecom Italia Media at Telecom Italia SpA since April 8, 2011. Since June 28, 2012 he has been in charge for the strategic management and the overall governance of the Telecom Italia Media Group, as well as for the management of extraordinary transactions and the definition - in execution of the guidelines set by the Board of Directors - of the internal control system. He graduated in Business Administration from Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi. He is Full Professor of Business Administration at the Bocconi University, Milan, and visiting professor at HEC Paris. He is currently Director of DeA Capital S.p.A.. He has been Vice President of NED Community since 2007, and a member of the Ethics and Disciplinary Committee of AGIS-Associazione Generale dell’Industria e dello Spettacolo (since 1997). He is also Chairman of the Jury for the Enzo Baldoni journalism award, a member of the Scientific Committee of the Milan Triennale and a member of the Scientific Committee of Hangar Bicocca. He is a member of the editorial team of the management studies journal Economia e Management and of the Scientific Committee of the International Journal of Arts Management. | |||||
CesareSironi | Head of Innovation & Industry Relations, Chief Executive Officer of Matrix | -- | 46 | 2009 | |
Mr. Cesare Sironi has served as Head of Innovation & Industry Relations of Telecom Italia SpA and Chief Executive Officer of Matrix since April 15, 2011. He served as Head of Strategy and Innovation of the Company and Chief Executive Officer of Matrix from December 11, 2009 until April 15, 2011. He has been Chief Executive Officer of Matrix since April 2009. After receiving a degree in Electronics Engineering and a Masters degree in Information Technology, in 1989 he began his career in UB Network’s Paris branch, where he was Product Manager. In 1990 he began working for Cisco Systems, serving as Country Manager for Italy. From 1994 to 1996, he was General Manager of Iunet in Olivetti Telemedia, where he was in charge of developing the Internet Protocol access network. In 1996 he became Ascend Communications’ Vice President. In 2000 he became Head of Lucent’s Internetworking Systems Division. In 2003 he co-founded Zhone Technologies. In 2006 he also began an activity as Industrial Partner of Israel’s foremost high tech Venture Capital firm, serving as Board Member of several start-up companies. | |||||
MarcoPatuano | Chief Operating Officer, Managing Director, Director | -- | 48 | 2011 | |
Mr. Marco Patuano has served as Chief Operating Officer, Managing Director and Director of Telecom Italia SpA since April 13, 2011. He also serves as Member of the Executive Committe of the Company. He also served as Head of Domestic Market Operations and Head of Consumer ad interim of the Company till April 13, 2011. He began his career at SIP Central Management in May 1990. From 1990 to 2002, he worked in various departments at Administration, Finance and Control. He was promoted through the ranks at Financial Management between 1998 and 2002. In April 2003, he became Chief Financial Officer at Tim Brasil and Telecom Italia America Latina SA, a Group subsidiary based in Brazil. Between 2004 and 2006, he served as General Manager at Telecom Italia Latam. In 2006, he moved to Telecom Argentina as Head of Fixed-Line Telephony. He served as General Manager, Operations for Telecom Argentina between May 2007 and July 2008. He was appointed Director at Telecom Italia Media and the Italtel group in September 2008. From August 9, 2008 to November 6, 2009, he was Telecom Italia SpA’s Chief Financial Officer. He is also Director of Fondazione Bocconi, with which he collaborates, of the Board of Fondazione Telecom Italia and since July 2012 of UPA, the association of advertising users. He is also member of the Board of Directors of Matrix and Olivetti. He graduated in Economics from Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi. | |||||
GianlucaPancaccini | Chief Information Officer | -- | 53 | 2011 | |
Mr. Gianluca Pancaccini has served as Chief Information Officer of Telecom Italia SpA since November 5, 2012. He previously served as Information Technology Director of Telecom Italia SpA between October 3, 2011 and November 5, 2012. After graduating in Computer Science from Universita degli Studi di Pisa in 1985, he started working for UNESCO in Paris, until 1986 when he joined Olivetti. For the first three years he moved throughout Europe working on the Esprit projects, then in 1992, he became Head of the Oliricerca Multimedia Laboratory in Pozzuoli. In 1995 he left Olivetti to join Saritel where he became Head of the areas dedicated to the development of Internet/Intranet technologies. In 1999 he worked as Head of the Intranet/Extranet Competence Center for Telecom Italia. In 2000 he joined Wind Telecommunications where he was in charge of ICT for eight years. In 2005 he became Chief Information Officer. Since 2008 he has been Managing Director of the Operational Consortium. He also serves as Chairman and CEO of Telecom Italia Information Technology. | |||||
FedericoD'Andrea | Head of TI Audit & Compliance Services | -- | 53 | -- | |
Mr. Federico D'Andrea has served as Head of TI Audit & Compliance Services of Telecom Italia SpA since March 6, 2007. After training as officer cadet at the Academy of the Guardia di Finanza (Revenue Guard) from 1977 to 1980, he continued his career in the Guardia di Finanza, where he performed roles of increasing responsibility since 1981. From 1982 to 1985, he was assigned to the Guardia di Finanza’s Academy in Rome, initially as Commander of a trainee platoon, and then to the Officer Trainee Company. From 1986 to 1989, he served as Officer in charge of the Central Revenue Police Unit. From 1989 to 1992, he served as Officer in charge of the General Headquarters. From 1992 to 1995, he served as Officer in charge of Rome’s Currency Police Unit. From 1995 to 1999, he was the Head of the Criminal investigation Department at the Public Prosecutor’s Office at the Court of Milan. From 1999 to 2003, he was the Commander of the Monza unit, and from 2003 to 2004 he was the Chief of Staff of the Lombardy Regional Headquarters. From 2004 to 2007 he was the Commander of the Bergamo Provincial Headquarters. He joined the Telecom Italia Group in February 2007 as Head of the Auditing Department of Telecom Italia Audit & Compliance Services. Since 2008 he has also been the head of Telecom Italia Audit Compliance Latam. | |||||
AntonioCusimano | Head of Legal Affairs, Secretary | -- | 48 | 2008 | |
Mr. Antonio Cusimano has served as Head of Legal Affairs and Secretary of Telecom Italia SpA since April 15, 2011. He was Head of Corporate Legal Affairs, ad interim Head of Legal Affairs and Secretary of Telecom Italia SpA. He was appointed General Counsel and Head of Telecom Italia Corporate and Legal Affairs on September 15, 2008, Secretary to the Board of Directors on September 25, 2008 and Telecom Italia SpA’s Head of Legal Affairs on December 23, 2008. He was an associate at Hill Taylor Dickinson, London, prior to joining the Pittsburgh based company, PPG Industries Inc. in 1994. He was appointed General Counsel of PPG Industries Europe in 2000, with responsibility for legal and business issues. From 2003 to 2005, he served as General Manager, Environmental, Health and Security Protection of PPG Industries Europe and between May and December 2005, he held the position of Corporate Counsel. He joined General Electric, Oil & Gas based in Florence serving as Senior Counsel Global Services and Transactions. During his time at GE, he was Director and Vice President at Nuovo Pignone Holding SpA and Nuovo Pignone SpA. He graduated in Law from Universita degli Studi di Palermo. | |||||
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AntonioMigliardi | Head of Human Resources and Organization | -- | 54 | -- | |
Mr. Antonio Migliardi has served as Head of Human Resources and Organization at Telecom Italia SpA since May 1, 2008. After graduating in Law, Mr. Migliardi began his career at SIP (later Telecom Italia) with responsibility for Human Resources. At first, he was Responsible for Human Resources and Industrial Relations Regional Dept., then he assumed a central responsibility in the Industrial Relations Sector. From 1998 to 2004, he was in charge of the Development and Organization Dept. in FS Group. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and the Managing Director of the Group, he was appointed to head the project and implement the reorganization of the Italian railways. He was appointed an internal member of Trenitalia’s board. In charge of Trenitalia’s System Dept. As head of Total Quality Management, he was also member of the board of Qualital (an Italian consortium for the Engineering of Total Quality). From 2004 to 2006, he was with Alitalia, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, as Chief Production Officer (Flight Ops, Ground Ops, Maintenance etc.) and Accountable Manager according to the international regulations (JAR Ops) until the recapitalization of the Company. From 2006 to 2008, he was in charge of Human Resources and Organization Dept. of Vitrociset. | |||||
SimoneBattiferri | Head of Business Unit | -- | 45 | 2010 | |
Mr. Simone Battiferri has served as Head of Business Unit of Telecom Italia SpA since December 27, 2012. He previously served as Head of Top Clients and Public Sector of Telecom Italia SpA between December 30, 2011 and December 27, 2012. He served as Head of Top Clients Department of the Company from February 23, 2010 until December 30, 2011. He started with the Telecom Italia Group in 2001 as Head of Marketing in Datacom-eBusiness Solutions Business Unit. At the end of 2001 he became Head of Web Services Marketing, and remained there until April 2004, when he became Head of the Business Opportunity Evaluations Area in the International Business sector. In April 2006 he became Head of Marketing in Telecom Argentina, occupying this position until April 2007, when he was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Wireline Unit in the same company. In July 2009 he became chief Operating Officer of the Wireline & Top Clients Unit. In February 2010 he came back to the Italy to be appointed Head of Top Clients at Telecom Italia. Before entering the Telecom Italia Group he spent several years in Etnoteam, where he occupied increasingly important positions and left a company as Vice President for the Telecommunications & Media Market and Director of Etnoteam Labs. Among his various professional experiences before Etnoteam, in Italy and abroad, he conducted research & development activities with Universita degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza in the Rome Electrical Machine and Power Electronics Group (REMPEG). | |||||
Valerio G. G.Cavallo | Head of Compliance Department | -- | 53 | 2013 | |
Mr. Valerio G. G. Cavallo has served as Head of Compliance Department of Telecom Italia SpA since February 13, 2013. He holds a degree in Business Administration from Universita di Torino and is a registered Auditor. He has held a number of managerial positions within the Telecom Italia Group, which he joined in 1986 as Controller in STET, the former holding company of the Italian TLC Group. With the merger of STET and Telecom Italia in 1997, he was appointed responsible for the Group’s Budget within the Administration, Budget and Control function of the newly created Telecom Italia S.p.A.. Throughout the ‘90s he was member of the Board of Directors and member of the Board of Internal Auditors in many of the Group’s affiliates and he was also part of the project teams managing extraordinary corporate operations. In 2001 he was appointed CFO of the Telecom Argentina Group and during the over eight years of activity in the Argentinean operator he contributed to the company’s debt restructuring process. In July 2010 he was appointed Chairman of Telecom Italia Sparkle. | |||||
OscarCicchetti | Head of Strategy | -- | 61 | 2008 | |
Mr. Oscar Cicchetti has served as Head of Strategy of Telecom Italia SpA since April 15, 2011. He served as Head of Technology and Operations of Telecom Italia SpA from November 6, 2009 until April 15, 2011. From January 14 to June 4, 2008, he was Head of Business Strategies & International Development of the Company; from March 10, 2008 to June 4, 2008 he was Head of Domestic Fixed Services and from June 12, 2008 to November 6, 2009 he was Head of Domestic Market Operations. Mr. Oscar Cicchetti began his career in 1978 as an analyst at the Datamat software house. He joined SIP in 1979 to manage Network and Installations in the Ascoli Piceno area until 1984, and then he worked as a Market Manager in Ancona and Perugia. Between 1987 and 1993, he was in charge of Process Organization at the HR Management office. In 1993, Mr. Cicchetti transferred to the Azienda di Stato dei Servizi Telefonici company (later Iritel). He stayed here until 1994, as Head of Organization and Training. From 1994 to 1997, he was Head of Staff for the General Manager of Business Systems, before taking on this same role for the CEO of STET/Telecom Italia. Between 1997 and 2000, he covered a number of managerial roles at the Telecom Italia Group, including Central Deputy Manager and Head of the International Business Unit. This period culminated with appointments as Head of Strategic Planning and Head of the Network Division. After working as a freelance consultant in 2001 and 2002 for Wind and Morgan Stanley Private Equity, in 2003 he became CEO of business data services specialist Netscalibur S.p.A, a job he retained until 2006. He was appointed CEO of Infracom Network Application S.p.A. in 2007, prior to making his return to the Telecom Italia Group. He is also Chairman of Matrix S.p.A. and member of the Board of Directors of Olivetti S.p.A. and Fondazione Telecom Italia. | |||||
StefanoCiurli | Head of the Caring Services Division | -- | 50 | 2008 | |
Mr. Stefano Ciurli has served as Head of the Caring Services Division at Telecom Italia SpA since December 18, 2012. He previously served as Head of Supply Chain & Real Estate of Telecom Italia SpA between April 15, 2011 and December 18, 2012. He was Head of Purchasing of Telecom Italia SpA from March 16, 2009 until April 15, 2011. He was Head of Planning and Control of the Company between August 2008 and March 16, 2009. After graduating in Economics and Commerce, he began his professional career in 1987 in Sip. During his years in Telecom Italia SpA he had increasing responsibilities, mainly within the Finance, Administration and Control department. From July 2003 to December 2005, he served as Chief Financial Officer of TIM. From 2006 he has been in charge of the International Support area with the responsibility on the activities of business development and plug&play opportunities at international level. | |||||
CarloDe Martino | Head of Press Office and Opinion Makers Relations | -- | 45 | 2012 | |
Mr. Carlo De Martino has served as Head of Press Office and Opinion Makers Relations at Telecom Italia SpA since December 18, 2012. After graduating in Law from Universita degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, in 1994, Mr. De Martino collaborated in the Assform Project (a course for professional retraining of unemployed workers sponsored by the EEC) as professor in Labour Law and Constitutional Law. Between 1995 and 1996 he collaborated with several communications agencies dealing in public relations. From 1996 to 2002 he worked in Telecom Italia, where he held positions of increasing responsibility: press and advertising office of the Local Department of External Relations until 1997; communications plans and policies in the Communications Department until 2000, to then become head of the Telecom Italia Wireline Press Office. From 2002 to 2004 Mr. De Martino was head of the Vodafone Corporate Press Office. In December 2004 he returned to the Telecom Italia Group where, over the years, he has held a number of positions: head of the TIM Corporate Press Office until 2006; head of the Telecom Italia Media Press Office until 2007; head of Press Relations of the Telecom Italia Group for the whole of 2008; head of External Relations of TIM Brasil until 2010; head of the Telecom Italia Events Service Unit until 2011; head of Relations with Press and Opinion Makers until May 2012; head of Corporate Communication until December 2012. | |||||
MarcellaLogli | Head of Corporate Identity and Public Relations | -- | 48 | 2012 | |
Ms. Marcella Elvira Logli has served as Head of Corporate Identity and Public Relations of Telecom Italia SpA since December 18, 2012. After graduating in Information Sciences from Universita degli Studi di Milano, she worked for Apple Computer S.p.A. from 1989 to 1995, in the following positions: consultant for the Cupertino Multimedia Team, Marketing Manager New Media, Marketing Manager Consumer. From 1995 to 1996, she was employed as Head of Marketing and Sales of the startup Italia Online S.p.A., at Olivetti Telemedia S.p.A., which subsequently became the reference ISP of Infostrada S.p.A.. She has been working in Telecom Italia since 1996, where she has held several roles, including Head of Marketing of Telecom Italia Net (Tin.it), Directory Assistance Services Manager, e-Health & Personal Services Manager, Business Communication Manager and Top Clients & Public Sector Communication Manager. She also acts as General Secretary of the Fondazione Telecom Italia (TI Foundation). | |||||
RobertoMazzilli | Head of IT & Security Compliance | -- | 47 | -- | |
Mr. Roberto Mazzilli has served as Head of IT & Security Compliance of Telecom Italia SpA since February 8, 2012. After getting a degree in Electronic Engineering, he started his professional career in Industrial Services in Bari in 1994, later joining Telecom Italia’s Business Division in Milan for Top Clients Planning. In 1998 he entered Omnitel, Information Technology, and in 1999 was appointed Head of the Software Factory and Client Management in Omnitel2000. From 2000 to 2001, he was in charge of OSS Systems in Albacom and Member of the OSS Steering Group in British Telecom. In 2001 he became Head of the Infrastructures Development Division in Sequenza SpA and in 2002 joined Fiat SpA as Vice-President Security & Telecommunications. He was also appointed to the Board of Directors of Atlanet SpA. He also undertook the operational roles of Chief Technology Officer and Information System Security Officer in Fiat Auto SpA. In 2005 he entered the Telecom Italia Group, where he was appointed to increasingly roles: as Head of IT Risk Management in the Group IT Governance, in 2007 he was appointed to Head IT Risk & Security Governance, among others. | |||||
GiuseppeOpilio | Head of Technology | -- | 54 | -- | |
Mr. Giuseppe Roberto Opilio has served as Head of Technology of Telecom Italia SpA since April 15, 2011. He served as Head of Open Access of the Company from February 13, 2008 until April 15, 2011. Mr. Giuseppe Opilio began his career at the Parfina Group in 1982 as Assistant to the plant manager. In 1983, he joined GEPI as Head of Organizational Consulting/Group EDP. He moved to management consulting company Galgano in 1988 to work as Operations Manager. He joined TIM in 1991 as Head of Organizational Development. In 2001, he was appointed Director of Human Resources, a position he held until 2004, when he was named Head of Customer Operations. Following the merger of TIM and Telecom Italia, he went to run Business Customer Operations and later became Head of Group Quality. He won the Human Resources Excellence Award (AIDP-EAPM) in 2001. Mr. Opilio was Director at a number of companies, including STET Hellas (Greece), Atesia, Assida, and Telecontact. He graduated from Universita degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza. | |||||
LucaRosetto | Consumer Director | -- | 51 | 2011 | |
Mr. Luca Rosetto has served as Consumer Director of Telecom Italia SpA since April 15, 2011. His professional career began in Tekfen Group in 1985. From 1987 to 1992, he was Senior Specialist in Andersen. From 1993 to 1998, he was in Boston Consulting Group, first as Consultant and later as Project Manager. In 1998 he joined Autogrill SpA, where he first held the position of Sales and Logistic Director, then became General Manager in 2000. From 2002 to January 2005, he was in Vodafone as Chief Operating Officer and Member of the Board of Directors. In 2005 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer in La Rinascente/UPIM SpA, a position he maintained until 2009. From 2009 to April 2011, he worked as Consultant. | |||||
AlessandroTalotta | Head of National Wholesale Services, Telecom Italia Sparkle Reports to National Wholesale Services | -- | 46 | 2001 | |
Mr. Alessandro Talotta has served as Head of National Wholesale Services, Telecom Italia Sparkle Reports to National Wholesale Services of Telecom Italia SpA since April 15, 2011. He was Head of Equivalence and Regulatory Affairs of Telecom Italia SpA from April 18, 2008 until April 15, 2011. He served as Manager and Executive Vice President of National Wholesale Services of the Company from 2001 until April 2008. He began his career in 1990 at Italtel SpA in the Strategic Planning and Marketing Development, where for six years he worked as Senior Manager. In 1996, he joined Infostrada SpA as Head of Strategic Planning and National/International Interconnection. He moved to the Telecom Italia Group as Operations Supervisor. He was put in charge of National Wholesale Services Marketing, Sales, Customer Service, Project Management and Pricing for Wholesale, as well as overseeing operational services for this business segment. In 2008, Mr. Talotta joined the Business Strategies & International Development Management unit with the same responsibilities as before. Mr. Alessandro Talotta was appointed Manager and Executive Vice President of Telecom Italia National Wholesale Services from December 2001 to April 2008. In April 2008 he was appointed Chief Regulatory Officer of Telecom Italia and Member of the CROG at the GSMA. He is also Member of the IPTV Association. | |||||
DamianoToselli | Head of Security | -- | 60 | 2007 | |
Mr. Damiano Toselli has served as Head of Security at Telecom Italia SpA since March 2007. After graduation, he attended security courses in England, Holland and the United States. As an official in the Carabinieri, he attended the Academy of Modena and the School of War at Civitavecchia. From 1982 to 1984, he was Company Commander in Beirut, Lebanon, with the Tuscania Carabinieri paratroopers. On his return to Italy, he filled a variety of posts in Milan, Rome and Cagliari. Between 1987 and 1992, he served as Head of Security for the President of the Italian Republic. In 1994, he joined Esso Italiana, where he worked until 1998 as Security Manager, including experience in Africa and the Far East. From 1998 to 2007, he was Head of Corporate Protection at the Ferrovie dello Stato SpA Group, where among other things he coordinated railway security during the 2000 Jubilee, the G8 meeting in Genoa, and the Torino 2006 Winter Olympics. From 2002 to 2009 he was Chairman of AIPSA (the Italian Association of Corporate Security Professionals). | |||||
PaoloVantellini | Business Support Officer | -- | 51 | 2012 | |
Mr. Paolo Vantellini has served as Business Support Officer of Telecom Italia SpA since December 18, 2012. After graduating in Business Economics with a major in Corporate Finance from Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, in 1984, he started working as a lecturer for the Corporate Finance Unit at SDA Bocconi School of Management. In 1990 he was appointed Lecturer in Corporate Finance on the MBA course at SDA Bocconi and Contract Professor in Industrial Company Economics at Bocconi University. Until 2010 he continued as a contract professor in Economics and Business Management, then in Corporate Finance and finally in Business Financial Policy – Master of Science course. At the same time he worked as a business consultant in Corporate Finance, company valuation and corporate governance. During the period 1997-2012 he became Member of the Boards of Directors and of Statutory Auditors at various companies including: Director of Banco Ambrosiano Veneto S.p.A. from 1997 to 2000; Director of Lavorwash S.p.A. (from 2002 to 2004); Director of Esprinet S.p.A. (from 2001 to 2009); Director of BNP Paribas Personal Finance S.p.A., BNL group; Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors of Investindustrial Advisors S.p.A.; Member of the Board of Auditors of FOMAS HOP S.p.A.; Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors of Nomura SIM S.p.A.; Member of the Board of Auditors of ATEL Impianti S.p.A.; Chairman of the Board of Directors of SIRTI S.p.A. in 2011-2012; Chairman of the Board of Directors of several Intesa Group vehicle companies. | |||||
CarlottaVentura | Head of Domestic Media | -- | 45 | 2011 | |
Ms. Carlotta Ventura has served as Head of Domestic Media of Telecom Italia Spa since April 15, 2011. After she obtained her degree in Classical Literature from Universita degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, she began her professional career in 1991 at General Motors Italia. In February 1994 she joined Opel Italia, where she worked at the Financial Office’s Purchasing Department. Subsequently, from 1995 to 1997, she assumed the role of Head of Promotional Activities at Marketing Department. In July 1997 she joined Ford Italia SpA, where she was in charge of the Press Office of the External Relations Department. In January 2000 she joined Telecom Italia as Head of Sponsorships and Group Events, both domestic and international. In 2003 she began Head of Media Management & Sponsorships, in charge of defining Telecom Italia’s media plans Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and France. Ms. Carlotta Ventura received a scholarship for the Sutton Hoo Research Project at the University of York. She holds an honorary fellowship in Communications Science, Instruments and Strategies of Corporate Communication at the Faculty of Literature and Philosophy of LUMSA University in Rome, among others. Ms. Carlotta Ventura is also Board Member of Audipress until and AudiWeb. She collaborated with the Italia Oggi daily newspaper, where she wrote about communications-related issues, and contributed to university textbooks on Business and Communication. | |||||
GiuseppeZaza | Head of Quality | -- | 50 | 2005 | |
Mr. Giuseppe Zaza has served as Head of Quality of Telecom Italia SpA since April 15, 2011. He was Head of Quality & Program Management of the Company from July 1, 2010 until April 15, 2011. He served as Head of Customer Operations Business of the Company from August 2009 until July 1, 2010. He was Head of Customer Operations of the Company between January 2009 and August 2009. He served as Head of Business Development of the Company from 2007 until January 2009 and Head of Business Strategies between 2005 and 2007. After receiving a degree in Information Technology from Universita degli Studi di Bari, he began his professional career in 1989 in Italtel S.I.T., and then joined Infostrada in 1997. In 2001 he joined Telecom Italia’s Domestic Wireline Business Unit, where he was placed in charge of Operational Coordination and then of Business Strategies. | |||||
LuigiZingales | Non-Executive Lead Independent Director | 130.00k EUR | 50 | 2007 | |
Mr. Luigi Zingales has served as Non-Executive Lead Independent Director of Telecom Italia SpA since April 13, 2011. Prior to his appointment he served as Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company as from April 16, 2007. He also serves as Member of the Audit Committee of the Company. He holds a degree in Economic and Social Studies at Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi of Milan and earned a Doctorate in Economics in 1992 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston. He is the Robert C. McCormack Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance at the Graduate School of Business of the University of Chicago, where he has been a Member of the Faculty since 1992. In 2005-2006 he held the Taussig Research Professorship at Harvard University. He is a faculty research fellow of the NBER, a research fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Member of the Committee on Capital Market Regulation, and of the United Nation Advisory Board on Microfinance. In 2003 he won the Bernacer Prize for the European financial economist. From 2005 to 2009, he was Director of the American Finance Association. His research interests span from corporate governance to financial development, from political economy to the economic effects of culture. He has published in economics and financial journals. He is an editorialist for Il Sole 24 ore (an Italian economic newspaper) and for L’Espresso. | |||||
CesarAlierta Izuel | Non-Executive Director | -- | 68 | 2007 | |
Mr. Cesar Alierta Izuel has served as Non-Executive Director of Telecom Italia SpA since November 8, 2007. He holds a degree in Law from Universidad de Zaragoza and a Masters of Business Administration from the Columbia University in 1970. On January 29, 1997, he joined the Board of Directors of Telefonica. He has been Chairman and Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Telefonica, S.A. He began his career in 1970 as General Manager of the capital markets division at Banco Urquijo, S.A. in Madrid, where he worked until 1985. Subsequently, he founded and served as Chairman of Beta Capital Sociedad de Valores, S.A. which he combined as from 1991 with his post as Chairman of the Spanish Financial Analysts’ Association (Asociacion Espanola de Analistas Financieros). Between 1996 and November 1999, he was Director and Chairman of Tabacalera SA. At that time Tabacalera SA changed its name into Altadis SA (following its merger with the French Group, Seita-Societe Nationale D’Exploitation Industrielle des Tabacs et Allumettes) and he became Director and Chairman of Altadis, S.A. He has also been a Director of the Madrid Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Madrid), Plus Ultra Compania de Seguros y Reaseguros SA and of Iberia SA. | |||||
TarakBen Ammar | Non-Executive Director | 110.00k EUR | 63 | 2008 | |
Mr. Tarak Ben Ammar has served as Non-Executive Director of Telecom Italia SpA since April 15, 2008. After graduating in International Relations from Georgetown University, he started his career in 1977, as a film producer. In 1990, he formed Quinta Communications. He was awarded the Legion d’Honneur in 1984 for his cultural contributions. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Europa TV, Prima TV, Ex Machina SAS, Andromeda Tunisie SA, Promotions et Participations International SA, Holland Coordinator & Service Company Italia SpA, Eagle Pictures SpA. He was appointed Member of the Board of Director of Mediobanca SpA and of other companies. | |||||
GabrieleGalateri di Genola | Non-Executive Director | 1.79m EUR | 66 | 2007 | |
Dr. Gabriele Galateri di Genola has served as Non-Executive Director of Telecom Italia SpA since April 13, 2011. He previously served as Chairman of the Board of the Company as from December 3, 2007. He also serves as Member of the Nominating and Remuneration Committees of the Company. He graduated in Law from Universita degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza. After earning his MBA at the Columbia University, he began his career in 1971 at the Headquarters of the Banco di Roma, where he started as Head of the Financial Analyses Office before being appointed to manage the International Loans Office. From 1974 to 1976, he worked as Financial Director of the Saint Gobain Group in Italy. In 1977, he joined FIAT SpA, where he moved from Head of North, Central and South American Operations at the International Finance Office, to Head of International Finance and, ultimately, to Director of Finance. He became Chief Executive Officer of Ifil SpA in 1986. In 1993, he took on the positions of Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of IFI, which he retained until 2002. In June 2002, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of FIAT SpA. Between April 2003 and June 2007, he was Chairman of Mediobanca SpA and up to April 2010 he was Vice Chairman of Assicurazioni Generali SpA. He was appointed Non-Executive Director of TIM Participacoes SA, Banca Esperia SpA, Banca Cassa di Risparmio di Savigliano SpA, Banca Carige, Italmobiliare SpA. He is Member of the Giunta and of the Consiglio Direttivo of Confindustria. He has been awarded the Cavaliere del Lavoro honor. He is also Confindustria’s Chairman Representative for telecommunications and broadband development. He is Member of the General Council and of the Executive Board of Assolombarda. | |||||
JulioLinares Lopez | Non-Executive Director | 145.00k EUR | 67 | 2007 | |
Mr. Julio Linares Lopez has served as Non-Executive Director of Telecom Italia SpA since November 8, 2007. He also serves as Member of the Executive Committee of the Company. He was appointed Director and Chief Operating Officer for Telefonica in December 19, 2007. In May 1970, he joined Telefonica’s Research and Development Center, where he held several positions until he was appointed Head of the Technology Department. In April 1990, he was appointed General Manager of Telefonica Investigacion y Desarrollo SA. In December 1994, he became Deputy General Manager of Marketing and Services Development department in the commerciai area and subsequently, Deputy General Manager for Corporate Marketing. In July 1997, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Telefonica Multimedia SA and Chairman of Telefonica Cable and Producciones Multitematicas SA. In January 2000, he was appointed Executive Chairman of Telefonica de Espana SA, a position which he held until December 2005, when he was appointed Managing Director for Coordination, Business Development and Synergies of Telefonica. He was also appointed Director of Telefonica Espana, Telefonica Europe, Telefonica Latinoamerica and of the Social Council of the Complutense University of Madrid. He holds a degree in Telecommunications Engineering from Universidad Politecnica de Madrid. | |||||
GaetanoMicciche | Non-Executive Director | 110.00k EUR | 62 | 2007 | |
Mr. Gaetano Micciche has served as Non-Executive Director of Telecom Italia SpA since July 24, 2007. In 2007 he was appointed Head of Corporate & Investment Banking Division in Intesa Sanpaolo SpA as and as Chief Executive of Banca IMI SpA. He graduated in Law from Universita degli Studi di Palermo in 1984 and then obtained a Masters in Business Administration at SDA Bocconi within the Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi of Milan in 1985. He began his professional experience in 1971 as Manager for Corporate Clients at Cassa Centrale Risparmio Province Siciliane. In 1989 he was appointed Central Financial Director at Rodriguez SpA. From 1992 to 1995, he was Managing Director and later Liquidating Administrator at Gerolimich—Unione Manifatture. In 1996 he became General Manager of Santavaleria SpA. From 1997 to 2002, he was Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Olcese SpA. Since 2002 he has been in Intesa Sanpaolo SpA as Head of Corporate & Investment Banking Division. Since 2007 he has been Chief Executive Officer of Banca IMI. He was appointed Member of the Board of Directors of Alitalia—Compagnia Aerea Italiana SpA and Member of the Supervisory Board of Fondazione Ricerca e Imprenditorialita. | |||||
RenatoPagliaro | Non-Executive Director | 145.00k EUR | 56 | 2004 | |
Dr. Renato Pagliaro has served as Non-Executive Director of Telecom Italia SpA since May 6, 2004. He also serves as Member of the Executive Committee of the Company. After achieving a degree in Business Economics from Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi of Milan in 1981, the following year he qualified for the profession of Registered Accountant and subsequently became a Member of the Milan Institute of Registered Accountants. he joined Mediobanca—Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA in 1981, where he has held positions of increasing responsibility. In April 2003 he was appointed Co-General Manager and Secretary to the Board of Directors of Mediobanca SpA; he was Chairman of the Management Board from July 2007 to October 2008, and Managing Director of Mediobanca SpA from October 2008 to May 2010. In May 2010 he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mediobanca. He was appointed Deputy Chairman of RCS Mediagroup SpA and Director of Pirelli & C. SpA and Cofactor SpA. Since 1993 he has been a Member of the Board of Auditors of Istituto Europeo di Oncologia Srl. | |||||
LuciaCalvosa | Non-Executive Independent Director | -- | 51 | 2011 | |
Prof. Lucia Calvosa has served as Non-Executive Independent Director of Telecom Italia SpA since August 5, 2011. She also serves as Member of the Audit Committee of the Company. Since 2005, she has been in the Board of Directors of Teatro Pisa Foundation and of Arpa Foundation. Since 2009, she has been in the Board of Directors of Chamber of Commerce of Pisa. From June 2008 until April 2011, she served as Chairman of Cassa di Risparmio di San Miniato SpA. In 2005 she was awarded the Order of Cherubino. Additionally, she was appointed Chairman of the degree course in Economics and Commerce and served two terms of office. She is Chairman of the Scientific Teaching Committee of her Regional Association of Chartered Accountants and Member of the Board of Academic Tutors for postgraduate research in Italian and international commercial law at Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano. She graduated in Law from Universita di Pisa in 1983. | |||||
ElioCatania | Non-Executive Independent Director | 165.00k EUR | 66 | 2008 | |
Mr. Elio Cosimo Catania has served as Non-Executive Independent Director of Telecom Italia SpA since April 15, 2008. He also serves as Member of the Executive, Nominating, Remuneration, Audit Committees of the Company. He achieved the degree in Electrical Engineering from Universita degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza and in 1985 a Master in Management Science at MIT Sloan School of Management, Boston. in 1970 he joined IBM. He operated in four continents and held the following posts, among others: President of IBM Latin America, based in New York; Vice President of Marketing for IBM Europe, based in Paris; President and Chief Executive of IBM Italia; President of IBM South Europe. From 2004 to 2006, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ferrovie dello Stato. He is Chairman and Managing Director of ATM Group (Milan Transport Company), Member of the Board of Management of Banca Intesa SanPaolo, Vice Chairman of Assonime (Association of Italian Joint Stock Companies), Vice President of the Council for Relations between Italy and the United States (CRISU), Member of the Committee of Confindustria and was awarded the Cavaliere del Lavoro honor in 2001. | |||||
MassimoEgidi | Non-Executive Independent Director | -- | 70 | 2011 | |
Prof. Massimo Egidi has served as Non-Executive Independent Director of Telecom Italia SpA since December 1, 2011. He is Member of the Nominating and Remunertation Committees within the Company. He is a professor of Economics at the LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome. His university career took place in Turin, at the Polytechnic and then at the University's Faculty of Political Sciences (1965-1986), then in Trento (from 1987 to 2004) and finally in Rome (2005 to date). He was the Rector of the University of Trento, from 1996 to 2004. He was appointed Rector of the LUISS Guido Carli and Chairman of the Bruno Kessler Foundation of Trento. He is the author of publications in the field of Higher Education policies. He is also a member of the Universita Italo Francese and is a founding member of the Universita Italo Tedesca, of which he is currently the Chairman pro tempore. In 2005 he was appointed Rector at the LUISS. He has been an invited speaker at over one hundred conferences and seminars in Europe and the United States. He is the author of over 50 scientific publications on topics such as behavioral economics, theory of organisation and organizational learning, and theory of decisions. He was appointed Co-Chairman with Jean Paul Fitoussi of the Herbert Simon Society and Director, with Axel Leijonhufvud, of the Laboratory of Experimental and Computational Economics (CEEL, Trento). He is also a member of some scientific and academic committees, including the Scientific Committee of ESNIE – European School on New Institutional Economics, the Universite de Paris X, of the Doctorate in Economics at Sciences Po (Paris). He is associate editor of a number of Italian and foreign journals, including Industrial and Corporate Change, and Mind and Society. He was responsible for the National Research Program in the sector of Economics and Social Sciences 2009-2013. He is a member by right of the Scientific Committee of Confindustria. | |||||
Jean PaulFitoussi | Non-Executive Independent Director | 155.00k EUR | 70 | 2004 | |
Prof. Jean Paul Fitoussi has served as Non-Executive Independent Director of Telecom Italia SpA since May 6, 2004. He is also Member of the Audit, Nominating and Remuneration Committees of the Company. He is Professor of Economics at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Paris, where he has served since 1982 and whose Scientific Committee he now chairs. He was appointed Chairman of the Observatoire Francais des Conjonctures Economiques. He graduated in Economic Law from the Universite de Strasbourg. He began his academic career as contract professor at the University of Strasbourg. From 1979 to 1983, he taught at the European Institute in Florence, and in 1984 he was visiting professor at the University of California. In 1998 he was appointed Director of the Ecole Normale Superieure. In 1997 he became a Member of the Prime Minister’s Council for Economic Analysis. In 1996 he became Member of the Commission Economique de la Nation. He has been Secretary of the International Economic Association since 1984 and since 2000 he holds the position of Specialist for the Economic and Monetary Committee of the European Parliament. From 1990 to 1993, he was Chairman of the Economic Council of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. He was appointed Managing Editor of the Revue et Lettre de l’OFCE and Member of the Editorial Board of Labour and The International Journal of Development Planning Literature, Member of the Scientific Committees of the International Labour Review, and Internationale Critique. He has written for French and foreign newspapers, including La Repubblica and Le Monde. He is Chairman of OFCE and founder of its International Economic Policy Group (of which he is a Member). He received various awards including the Honorary Deanship of the Faculty of Economics in Strasbourg, Honoris Causa degree at the Buenos Aires University, and in his own country the decorations of Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Merite and Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur. | |||||
MauroSentinelli | Non-Executive Independent Director | 73.00k EUR | 66 | 2010 | |
Mr. Mauro Sentinelli has served as Non-Executive Independent Director of Telecom Italia SpA since April 12, 2011. He also serves as Member of the Executive and Audit Committees of the Company. He previously served as Non-Executive Director of the Company as from April 29, 2010. He is Electronic Engineer with a Masters degree in Telecommunications. Mr. Mauro Sentinelli joined SIP (presently Telecom Italia) in 1974, where he specialized in the mobile business. In 1991 he became Director of Marketing and Planning in the Mobile Division of the Company and in 1994 he was appointed Deputy Managing Director of Telecom Italia’s Mobile Division (to become a separate company in 1995 as a result of the Tim de-merger). In May 1997 he left TIM for an experience in the United States and in July 1999 he returned to TIM as Group Managing Director. In April 2002 he became Director of TIM, finally leaving the company in January 2005. He was Deputy Chairman of the GSM Association from 2003 to 2008, Board Member of Onda Comunication (Italy) and Barthi Airtel (India) up to 2010. He was appointed Member of the Board of GSMA Ltd, the industrial branch of the GSM Association. | |||||
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