Board of Directors

Board of Directors

 Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Nerio Alessandri

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

After training and working as industrial designer, in 1983 he started Technogym, leading its development for more than 30 years, until today (see Chapter 5, Par. 5.1.5, of the Registration Document). 

After approximately 20 years of experience in the fitness and the wellness sectors, in 2002, Nerio Alessandri sets up the Wellness Foundation, a non-profit organisation that promotes wellness as a social opportunity for governments, companies and individuals; one of the key projects of the Foundation is the Wellness Valley, which aims at turning the Romagna region into an important district for competencies on wellness and quality of life. 

He received an honorary degree (laurea honoris causa) from the Faculty of Motor Sciences at the University of Urbino, in April 2004, and an honorary degree (laurea ad honorem) from the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Bologna. 

Lastly, in February of 2014, he received a Master honoris causa in Business Administration from the CUOA Foundation. His capacities as entrepreneur were recognised also with several awards and accolades at the Italian and international level, among which the appointment as "Cavaliere del Lavoro" (Knight of Labour) in 2001, the Leonardo Award for Italian Quality in 2004 as well as, in 2010, the Guido Carli Award for corporate social responsibility.

In addition, in November 2007, the US Chamber of Commerce named Nerio Alessandri as entrepreneur of the year in the economics category.

Pierluigi Alessandri

Vice-President

He co-founded Technogym in 1983 together with Nerio Alessandri, overseeing the development of its manufacturing and property activities for more than 30 years until today (see Chapter 5, Par. 5.1.5, of the Registration Document).

Member of the Board of Directors of the Issuer since 1986. He is also the Chair of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of TGB S.r.l. (formerly Technogym Building S.r.l.), a role in which, since 2000, he has been supervising and completing the project for the construction of the Technogym Village (see Chapter 6, Paragraph 6.1.4, of the Registration Document).

In 2006, he also managed the start and completion of the plant of the Technogym Group in Slovakia (see Chapter 6, Par. 6.1.4, of the Registration Document).

Erica Alessandri

Director

Graduated in Business Management from the Queen Mary University of London in July 2012.

She completed several internships, some while still in college, at important financial institutions (J.P. Morgan in Paris, G.B.S. Finanzas in Madrid and Algebris Investments in London), private companies (Bulgari in New York) and/or public institutions of international relevance (UN World Food Program in El Salvador).

She joined Technogym in September 2013, as Junior Project Manager, remaining there until September 2014. From September 2014, she worked at the Luxottica Group, at first as Global Brand Manager Assistant for the Persol brand until March 2015, and, from April 2015 to July 2016, as Junior Project Manager for the Bulgari and Tiffany brands.

In January 2018 she started the Master in Business Administration (MBA) at the INSEAD Business School in France and Singapore, completed in December 2018. Since April 2014, she is also on the Board of Directors of Enervit S.p.A.

Since May 2019 she has been a member of the Board of Directors of TGB S.r.l. and since December 2019 she has also been Director of Wellness Foundation. Currently she works at the Family Office as Business Developer and as Digital Manager with the Issuer.

Carlo Capelli

Director

Graduated in Economics and Commerce from the University of Bologna in 1985.

From 1982 to 1985, he worked at the Credito Romagnolo in Ravenna. In 1985, he worked at Barclays Intermediazioni.

In 1986, he joined Ernst & Young as Senior, in charge of administrative procedures and management controls. From 1990 to 1994, he worked at the Ferruzzi Finanziaria Group in Ravenna, with gradually increasing responsibilities, among which manager in charge of the preparation of the consolidated financial statements of the Ferruzzi and Montedison Group, becoming manager in charge of the execution of the restructuring plan of the Ferruzzi Group in support of Mediobanca.

In 1994, he joined the Trombini Group as Head of administration, finance and control.

In 2002, he worked at the Issuer, as Head of Business Development. In 2008, he joined the Board of Directors of the Issuer. He is also a Director of Alfin S.r.l. and Enervit S.p.A., a company listed on the MTA of Borsa Italiana. Until May 2019 he was the Chief Financial Officer of Wellness Holding; currently he is Chief Corporate Officer at Alfin S.r.l. (Wellness Holding).

Maurizio Cereda

Director

Graduated in Business Economics at the Bocconi Business University in Milan in 1989.

From October 1989 to January 1992, he worked with RASFIN at the primary market desk. On 1 February 1992, he joined the Financial Service of Mediobanca, of which he became an Executive in July 1999, before moving on to the position of Central Co-Director and Head of the Equity Capital Markets area on 1 April 2000.

In November 2003, he was appointed as a Co-Head of the Coverage and Corporate Finance area, then since March 2006, Central Director and since June, Sole Director of the Corporate Finance and Coverage Large Corporation area. Appointed Deputy General Manager in May 2007, he was also appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of Mediobanca from 2007 until October 2014.

He left his Mediobanca positions at the end of March 2015. He is currently a consultant to entrepreneurs, family offices, companies and financial institutions as well as a promoter and partner of FIEE, the Italian Energy Efficiency Fund. He also holds the role of Director of Nexi S.p.A., Enervit S.p.A., Prada S.p.A., FIEE SGR S.p.A., Wealthness S.r.l. and Nutramis S.r.l..

Chiara Dorigotti

Indipendent Director

After graduating cum laude in business economics at the Bocconi University in 1993, she worked in London at an investment bank (now BNP Paribas), dealing with stock market flotations and share and bond issues for 8 years, becoming head of the Italian market segment. In 2000, she joined the Fininvest Group, reporting directly to the Managing Director of the holding, working on the development activities of the Group and its investees.

In 2003, she joined Tiscali SpA as Investor Relations and Corporate Finance Manager, working on the funding and development activities carried out by the company abroad. She joined SEA SpA in 2011, carrying out corporate and business development activities; in 2014 she became General Manager and in 2019 Managing Director of SEA Prime SpA, leading companies in business and general aviation in Italy and the rest of Europe, of which she followed the re-branding and development process at the Linate and Malpensa airports.

Since 2017, she has been holding the role of Director of the Board and member of the Related Parties Committee of Enervit SpA.

Melissa Ferretti Peretti

Indipendent Director

She graduated in Economics and Commerce from La Sapienza University of Rome in 1997 with full marks. In the same year she began working at Accenture following several strategic projects, including the acquisition of IP by Agip Petroli.

Three years later she joined the dot.com Division where she dealt with the launch of various digital start-ups, M&A and MOU for sales purposes.

In 2001 she returned to school, earning an MBA from the Bocconi University in Milan and then joining Vodafone as Product Manager.

In 2003 she began her career at American Express where she held, over the years, roles of increasing responsibility: in 2009 she was appointed Vice President of Products and Communications, later heading the partnership and CRM. In 2013 she became head of the Small Business segment and in September 2014 she was appointed Vice President, Head of Proprietary Card Services Italy, dealing with the development of the consumer and small business market, also through the launch of co-branded products in Italy. Shortly thereafter, in March 2015, she became CEO of American Express Italia, bringing the market to double-digit growth and greatly accelerating its digital transformation.

In 2019 she further expanded her responsibilities by becoming Head of Consumer Business of Germany and Austria and since 2021, following the promotion to Senior Vice President, she has also been responsible for the Swiss, Middle East and Saudi Arabia markets. She is the main sponsor of American Express’s Inclusion & Diversity initiatives and of the Group’s projects aimed at increasing female leadership and promoting the presence of women in the Company: a commitment that led her, in 2016, to win the Bellisario Award. Since September 2022 she is in charge as CEO of Google Italy S.r.l..

Vincenzo Giannelli

Indipendent Director

Graduated cum laude in Business Administration at Bocconi University in Milan in 1988, he then also obtained a Master in Corporate Tax Law (CERTI).

After his first work experience at Italtel from 1989 to 1994, covering international assignments at Italtel-Siemens in the following three years, in 1998 he became Group Controller and later Chief Financial Officer of the Manuli Rubber Group, then listed.

In 2001 he joined Fiat Auto, gradually taking on tasks and holding positions of greater responsibility, up to holding the position of Chief Information Officer from December 2004 until March 2007. From April 2007 to August 2009, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Fiat Powertrain Technologies. From September 2009 to August 2010, Chief Financial Officer of Fiat Group Automobiles. From September 2010 to December 2014, Chief Financial Officer of Safilo Group with global responsibility for all corporate functions supporting business development.

From January 2015 until January 2019, he was Chief Executive Officer at Iveco Defence Vehicles (a company of the CNH Industrial Group) and at the same time the President of the Iveco – Oto Melara consortium. After providing strategic consulting services in the Digital Transformation sector, since January 2020 he has been Corporate General Manager and Managing Director of Techedge S.p.A.

Maria Cecilia La Manna

Indipendent Director

Graduated in Economics and Commerce at the University of Bologna in 1987.

In 1988, she obtained an Audit Master delivered jointly by the Universities of Bologna and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Listed in the Register of Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors since 1990.

Between 1989 and 1996, she laid the foundations for her professional career working with the auditing company PricewaterhouseCoopers, first as a financial statements auditor and subsequently acquiring experience in the Transaction Services Division in the United Kingdom and Italy, where she strengthened her business and financial background. Subsequently, by working with the Titan International Inc. Group (a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange), she gained extensive professional experience in takeover processes, reorganisation, integration and change management, developing synergistic commercial and operational projects at international level. She contributed to the creation of the Titan Europe division, finalising buyouts in Europe, Brazil, North America, India, Turkey, Australia and China.

In 2004, as the Chief Executive Officer, she managed the listing process of Titan Europe Plc. on the AIM of the London Stock Exchange, filling in subsequent years the position of Chief Operating Officer of the group.

Since 2007, she has been the Chief Executive Officer of the Italtractor ITM S.p.A. group, and from 2013 to 2020 she was President of the Titan ITM Holding S.p.A. group, a global player in the field of design, production and distribution of components for farming, mining and construction machinery. The group, active through production and trade organisations in Europe, North America, Brazil, Australia, China and India, has been controlled since 2012 by the American company Titan International Inc.

Since 2020, he has been Deputy Chair of Titan ITM Holding S.p.A. and Director of Brunello Cucinelli S.p.A.

Francesco Umile Chiappetta

Director

Having graduated in Law with the maximum vote and honours at the La Sapienza University in Rome, he began his professional career in 1983 at Consob, covering various roles, among which that of Regulations Manager.

He has been the Vice-Director of Assonime being responsible for corporate and securities market law matters, and subsequently the Secretary of the Board of Directors and General Counsel of Telecom Italia S.p.A. and General Counsel and General and Institutional Affairs Director of Pirelli & C. S.p.A.

From 2001 to 2020, he was the Chairman of the “Company Law Working Group” of Business Europe – The Confederation of European Business.

Since 2014, he is a member of the Board of Directors of Armònia SGR S.p.A., of which he became the Chairman in April 2024.

Since April 2024 he is a member of the Board of Directors of Webuild.

During the years, he was a member of the Board of Directors of listed companies such as Pirelli Real Estate, Autogrill, and Reply, and of non-listed companies like Monte Titoli, Camfin and IEO (Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, European Oncological Institute).

Starting from 1989, he taught courses and gave seminars on corporate law and corporate governance at important Italian universities, among which the LUISS University in Rome, the Bocconi University in Milan and the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Catholic University) in Milan. He published many papers on corporate law and securities market law, and he is the author of the "Diritto del Governo Societario" (Corporate Governance Law), which in 2020 reached its 5th edition.

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