Director of Pirelli & C.  S.p.A. from July 26, 2007.

Born in Milan in 1950.

Graduated in Economics and Business Administration at Bocconi University in Milan, he specialized in the United States doing researches, at Harvard University, on multinational corporations, obtaining a Master in Business Administration at Stanford University.

Since 1977 his career has been focusing mainly on the financial, banking, insurance and venture capital fields.

Later on, he joined McKinsey where he contributed to the development of the banking practice, numbering among his clients in Italy primary banking institutions; then he moved to the New York office where he became advisor for Merrill Lynch and Chase Manhattan Bank; after the experience at McKinsey he had an entrepreneurial activity in the sector of venture capital and M&A.

In 1996 he became General Manager in Lloyd Adriatico. In 1998 he was appointed Managing Director and CEO. In 2001 he was appointed Chairman. 

Since 2005 he is member of the International Executive Committee of Allianz and since January 1, 2006 he is member of the "Vorstand" (Board of Management) of Allianz SE, acting as responsible for all Group companies operating in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria, Greece and Turkey as well as coordinating worldwide, the strategies and the operational development of the property branch.  He is CEO of Allianz  S.p.A.  and  member of the Board of Directors of Unicredit Group, IllyCaffé S.p.A. and Editoriale FVG S.p.A. - Divisione Il Piccolo  (Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso).

He is Chairman of MIB School of Management (Trieste), Member of the Advisory Council of Stanford University (USA), and member of The Trilateral Commission Italy,  Aspen Institute Italy, US-Italy Council, ISPI, Intercultura and Civita.

Recipient of the "Bocconiano dell'Anno 2006"  award.