Patrizia Michela Giangualano

Independent Director

Biography

Born in Milan on October 17, 1959, she graduated in Economics and Business, with a specialization in Corporate Finance from “Luigi Bocconi” University in Milan. 
An Advisor on Governance and Sustainability, she started her career in the industrial and financial world with roles of ever greater responsibility at Montedison, IBM and in strategic consulting (ATKearney)  and governance (PwC), where she developed her expertise in the area of finance, Risks and Controls for the financial services and industrial sectors.  
She is a member of the Board of Directors of Nedcommunity (an association of independent Directors) and lectures at universities, associations and master’s faculties in the areas of risk, controls, operational resilience, compliance and sustainability. 
She has been a Director at leading Italian banks, holding positions on Internal Control and Risk Committees and Supervisory Boards, as well as on strategic/reengineering committees, and of leading industrial companies in the infrastructure, transportation and defense sectors with positions on Risk and Related Parties, Sustainability, Innovation and Remuneration Committees. 
She is currently a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Audit & Risk, Nomination and Compensation Committees of Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A.; at EPTA S.p.A. she holds the position of Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee and Sustainability Advisor;  she is Board Director and member of the Compensation Committee of Banca Mediolanum, and Advisor to large and medium-sized companies on matters concerning energy transition and digital transformation. 
She is a member of the Board of Directors, as well as member of the Related Parties Committee and the Audit and Risk Committee of Saipem S.p.A.