Board of Directors

Born in Tarquinia (VT) on 9 October 1951.

He is the founder and CEO of AXEL Glocal Business, a business consultancy firm specialising in strategy, business and finance. His current roles include Chairperson of OVS S.p.A., Vice-Chairperson of Zignago Vetro S.p.A., and a director of Clessidra Capital Credit SGR S.p.A. and Pellegrini S.p.A. He previously served as Vice-Chairperson of Fideuram AM SGR and as a member of the Board of Directors of Diasorin S.p.A. In the ASTM Group he was Deputy Chairperson of the AIAS, and has also served as Chairperson of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee. He has also served as the Chief Executive Officer of Il Sole24Ore (from 11/2016 to 06/2017), Chief Executive Officer of the Amplifon Group (from 2004 to 2016), and after various senior positions in Italy and France, he was CEO of Air Liquide Italia from 1999 to 2004. He holds a degree in Industrial Sciences, specialising in Economics and Business, from the Academy of Herisau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden (CH).

Born in Alessandria on 13 October 1965.

He obtained a degree in Economics from Kensington University in Glendale, California. He holds a number of positions within the companies owned under his family name. In particular, he is Chairperson of Aurelia S.r.l., a holding company which holds stakes in numerous firms operating across various industrial sectors, ranging primarily from the management of motorway concessions to the construction of major infrastructure projects, from engineering to technology, from transport to logistics, and from yachting to the agri-food sector. He is also Chairperson of Nuova Argo Finanziaria, a holding company controlled by the Gavio family and in which the Ardian Fund holds a stake, which in turn holds a stake in ASTM S.p.A., and is a member of the Board of Directors of Ecorodovias Infraestrutura e Logística S.A., Brazil’s leading motorway operator. He is also Chairperson of Baglietto, a historic Italian yacht building brand and is a member of the boards of directors of several companies operating in the transport, logistics, services and sports sectors.

Born in Borgo San Dalmazzo, Cuneo, on 30 January 1960.

She holds a degree in Political Science and Law from the University of Turin and works as a notary, specialising in various areas of civil, commercial, corporate, bankruptcy, fiscal and tax law. She has served as the Deputy Chairperson of the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Torino and Chairperson of the Audit Committee, as well as a member of the Boards of Directors of Banca Fideuram, Impregilo SpA and Unicredit Leasing and the Deputy Chairperson of the General Council of Compagnia di San Paolo. She is the author of numerous publications and has spoken at many conferences on the topic of corporate law.

Born in Catania in 1984.

She graduated with honours in Economics and Finance from LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome. She has been Managing Director of Ardian Infrastructure for which he has been working in Milan since 2021. She is currently a member of the Boards of Directors of Attero BV, Milione S.p.A., SAVE S.p.A. and Società di Progetto Autovia Padana S.p.A. (a company of the ASTM Group). She was previously a member of the Board of Directors of 2i Rete Gas S.p.A. Previously, she spent over 14 years in Investment Banking at Deutsche Bank, in the Italian Investment Banking team in Milan and the Global Industrial & Infrastructure team in London. During her career, she has worked on several extraordinary finance transactions in Italy and Europe, with a strong focus on M&A, and with a specialisation in the energy and infrastructure sectors.

Born in Rovigo on September 30, 1963.

He graduated from the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Bologna. He is a Chartered Accountant and Independent Statutory Auditor, And is currently a Senior Advisor at Ardian and Chairperson of Akuo Energy Sas. During his professional career, he has held numerous prestigious positions, including CEO of San Quirico S.p.A. and member of the Board of Directors and the Strategic Committee of ERG S.p.A. Within the same company, he served as CEO (April 2012–April 2021), having previously held the positions of General Manager (December 2009–April 2012) and CFO (November 2007–December 2009). His previous roles (2003–2007) include CFO of Atlantia S.p.A., Finance Director of Autostrade per l’Italia S.p.A., Chairperson of Autostrade International US Holdings, and Director of Impregilo S.p.A. He worked at Indesit S.p.A. from 1998 to 2003, rising to the position of CFO, and at PricewaterhouseCoopers S.p.A. in Italy and the United Kingdom.

Born in Alessandria on October 8, 1967.

He is Vice-Chairperson of Aurelia, the Gavio family’s holding company, which holds stakes in numerous firms operating across various industrial sectors, ranging primarily from the management of motorway concessions to the construction of major infrastructure projects, from engineering to infrastructure technology, from transport to logistics, and from yachting to the agri-food sector. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Nuova Argo Finanziaria, a holding company controlled by the Gavio family and in which the Ardian Fund holds a stake; this company holds a stake in ASTM S.p.A., a firm operating in the motorway concessions, construction and technology sectors. Among his many and varied roles, he is, amongst others, Chairperson of Autosped G., a company providing freight transport services across various sectors (food, animal feed, cryogenic, major works, steel and prefabricated construction), and of Gavio e Torti Casa di Spedizione, which specialises in road freight transport using containers and tipper lorries. He is also Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of Appia, a company specialising in the construction, sale, leasing and management of logistics and freight transport infrastructure, and a member of the Board of Directors of PCA, one of Italy’s leading insurance and risk management brokers.

Born in Rome on 29 November 1976.

He holds a degree in Business Administration from Luigi Bocconi University in Milan and an MBA from The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. He is Senior Managing Director and Head of Ardian Infrastructure Americas. At Ardian, he manages and oversees investments both US and Europe in wide range of infrastructure sectors. He is currently also a director of Ardian US, AFCO and MXT. Among other positions, in the past he served on the Boards of: 2iReteGas, SEA (Chairperson of the Remuneration Commitee), 3New and HISI. He joined Ardian in 2007. Previously, he worked at Merrill Lynch, in the European Leveraged Finance team in London, UBS Investment Bank in Milan, in the Corporate Finance team, and at J.P. Morgan on the TMT team in London.