Franco Bruni


Franco Bruni

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Director of Pirelli & C. S.p.A. since April 28, 2005.

Born in Milan in 1948.

Graduated in Economics and Business Administration at Bocconi University (Milan) in 1971.

He is Full Professor of International Monetary Theory and Policy at Bocconi University (Milan), he was "Visiting Professor" in several Universities abroad such as: New York University (1981-82), Chulanlongkom University in Bangkok (1993), University Getulio Vargas in San Paolo del Brasile (1992), University of British Columbia in Vancouver (2003), University of New South Wales in Sidney (2005) and University Fudan in Shanghai (2007).

He is Deputy Chairman and Scientific Director of the "Istituto per gli Studi di Poltica Inernazionale" (Institute for International Political Studies)  at Palazzo Clerici (Milan), member of the Council of Management and "Past President" of  Societe Universitaire Europeenne de Recherches Financiéres. He is member of the European Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee, of Convergence Programme of the World Bank on Home-host Issues in South-Eastern Europe, of the Management Board of "Centro Paolo Baffi sulle Banche Centrali e sulla regolamentazione Finanziaria".

He was an independent member of the Board of Directors of Saipem S.p.A. (from 1998 to 2005) and Unicredito Banca Mobiliare S.p.A. (from 2000 to 2008);  he is independent member of  the Board of Directors of Pioneer Global Asset Management S.p.A. (since 2000) and of Unicredit Audit S.p.A. (since 2006).

He is member of the Advisory Board of "Journal of Financial Stability" (Loyola University, Chicago) of the Scientific Committees of "Rivista di Politica Economica" and "associate editor" of "Giornale degli Economisti e Annali di Economia" which he chaired until 2004.

He has been the author of several publications in the field of economy and financial regulation and a leader writer for the daily newspaper "La Stampa".

He holds the requirements provided by the Corporate Governance Code (Borsa Italiana) to be qualified as independent.

Last Revised: 07 2009