PIRELLI - Luigi Roth

Luigi Roth

Director of Pirelli & C. S.p.A. since April 23, 2007.

Born in Milan in 1940.

He graduated in Economics and Business Administration at the University "Luigi Bocconi" of Milan in 1964.

Within the Pirelli group he worked in Italy and abroad, particularly in the United Kingdom. After ten years he moved to "Metropolitana Milanese S.p.A. "(the Milan Subway company) to head the Planning Department. From 1980 to 1986 as General Manager and Managing Director he manages enterprises operating both in the manufacturing and the real estate field. From 1986 to 1993 he was Managing Director of Finanziaria Ernesto Breda S.p.A.. From 1993 to 2001 he was Chairman and Managing Director of Breda Costruzioni Ferroviarie S.p.A.. In April 1996 he was appointed Chairman of Societa Ferrovie Nord Milano S.p.A. of which he was also Managing Director from December 1996 to January 1998. From December 1996 to January 1998 he was Chairman and Managing Director of Ferrovie Nord Milano Esercizio S.p.A.. From May 1998 through December 2000 he was Managing Director of Ansaldo Trasporti S.p.A. and Institor of the Transport Division of Finmeccanica S.p.A. From May 2004 to April 2007 he was member of the Board of Directors of Telecom Italia S.p.A.. From 2002 to 2006 he was member of the Board of Directors of Universita Commerciale (Transition Economies) "Luigi Bocconi".

He is the Chairman of Fondazione Fiera Milano (which is the controlling shareholder of Gruppo Fiera Milano) and of TERNA S.p.A..

He is a leader writer for some Italian newspapers (Sole 24 Ore, Avvenire, La Nazione, Il Mattino) and he has published writing collections as well as lectures held at universities.

In the social field he was awarded several honours, among those the title of "Cavaliere del Lavoro" of the Italian Republic. He is Chairman of Fondazione Menotti Tettamanti and Deputy Chairman of Fondazione Angelo e Maria Belloni as well as member of the Board of Directors of Caritas Ambrosiana.

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

Last Revised: 06 2009