Corporate Boards

Board of Directors Board of Auditors
Chairman Chairman
Piero Gnudi Franco Fontana
Chief Executive Officer and General Manager Auditors
Fulvio Conti Carlo Conte
  Gennaro Mariconda
Directors  
Giulio Ballio Alternate auditors
Lorenzo Codogno Giancarlo Giordano
Renzo Costi Paolo Sbordoni
Augusto Fantozzi  
Alessandro Luciano  
Fernando Napolitano Independent auditors
Gianfranco Tosi KPMG SpA
Secretary  
Claudio Sartorelli  

Powers

Board of Directors

The Board is vested by the bylaws with the broadest powers for the ordinary and extraordinary management of the Company, and specifically has the power to carry out all the actions it deems advisable to implement and attain the corporate purpose.

Chairman of the Board of Directors

The Chairman is vested by the bylaws with the powers to represent the Company legally and to sign on its behalf, presides over Shareholders’ Meetings, convenes and presides over the Board of Directors, and ascertains that the Board’s resolutions are carried out. Pursuant to a Board resolution of June 18, 2008, the Chairman has been vested with a number of additional non-executive powers.

Chief Executive Officer

The Chief Executive Officer is also vested by the bylaws with the powers to represent the Company legally and to sign on its behalf, and in addition is vested by a Board resolution of June 18, 2008 with all powers for managing the Company, with the exception of those that are otherwise assigned by law or the bylaws or that the aforesaid resolution reserves for the Board of Directors.