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Born in Ortona (CH) on 20 September 1972, she graduated in Economics and Business from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Milan in 1996.

After several stints as a financial analyst with General Electric and Gallo & C. (Mediobanca), she joined Advent International - Private Equity Funds in 1999 as a senior associate. After a brief period as Head of Business Development /M&A for the Humanitas Group, from 2006 to 2012, she held the position of Vice President Investindustrial Advisor S.p.A.

Subsequently, in 2012 she joined Banca Popolare di Milano as Executive Assistant to the Management Board, before moving in 2014 to the Lugano office of Investindustrial Advisor to cover the role of senior vice president. From 2016 to 2018, she served as General Manager of Milan City Council.

Since 2018, she has been advising private equity funds in their investment activities in small-mid cap companies active in the Italian market. She has held board positions in several Italian companies, including listed ones. Starting from May 2021, she has been in charge in Italy of the private equity funds managed by L Catterton Europe.

Ms. Buttignol was born in Portogruaro (VE), on January 25, 1977 and graduated with a degree in Business Administration from the Luigi Bocconi Commercial University in 2001. After serving in various capacities at Morgan Stanley and Citigroup, in 2003 she joined the Corporate Finance division of Lazard & Co. Milan office in 2003. Subsequently, from 2006 to 2007, she was an associate in the Corporate Finance & Origination team at the London office of Dresdner Kleinworth. In 2007, she joined the private equity fund Palladio Holding S.p.A., where she currently holds the position of manager.

Born in Viareggio (LU), on 30 August 1982, she graduated in Law from La Sapienza University of Rome in 2006. In 2009, she also obtained an LLM in European Law from King’s College London.

In 2006, she joined the Rome office of the international law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP as an associate. In 2012, she joined Snam S.p.A., where she held the position of Senior Vice President Regulated Business Legal Affairs.

Within the Snam group affiliates, she also served from 2015 to 2018 as a member of the board of directors and audit committee of some of the Group’s foreign companies. In 2020, she moved to the holding company of the Allianz insurance group where she is in charge, within the legal department, of the group's worldwide M&A transactions.

Born in Viareggio (LU), on 30 August 1982, she graduated in Law from La Sapienza University of Rome in 2006. In 2009, she also obtained an LLM in European Law from King’s College London.

In 2006, she joined the Rome office of the international law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP as an associate. In 2012, she joined Snam S.p.A., where she held the position of Senior Vice President Regulated Business Legal Affairs.

Within the Snam group affiliates, she also served from 2015 to 2018 as a member of the board of directors and audit committee of some of the Group’s foreign companies. In 2020, she moved to the holding company of the Allianz insurance group where she is in charge, within the legal department, of the group's worldwide M&A transactions.

Born in Turin on 18 April 1974, he graduated in Business Administration from the University of Turin in 2002.

After several national and international experiences, as financial analyst at Europlus Asset Management, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan, in 2005 he joined the Fiat Group as Corporate Business Development manager.

In 2008, he joined CNH Industrial, a Fiat Group listed company, where he currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors. Also within the Fiat Group, he has held various management and administrative positions in the group's domestic and foreign companies.

Since April 2019, he has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Iveco Defence and in November of the same year he joined the Advisory Board of Lego  Brand Group.

He has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Comau since June 2020 and Chairman of Astra since April 2021.

He has been a member of the Board of Directors of Iveco Group since January 2022. He is deputy chairman of Exor and sits on the board of Giovanni Agnelli NV.

Ms. Valentini was born in Bologna on August 19, 1942 and graduated from the Liceo Scientifico Augusto Righi in Bologna in 1960. In 1985, she started the production and marketing of filtering systems, founding GVS di Valentini Grazia e C. - s.n.c., which evolved into the Group. Since 1985, she has served in different roles and managerial positions within the Group. Since 2013, she has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Grace di Grazia Valentini, a company operating in the fashion industry.