Speaker Details
Gabriele Galateri di Genola
Chairman, Telecom Italia
Gabriele Galateri di Genola was appointed Chairman of Telecom Italia on 3 December 2007.
After earning his MBA at the Columbia University Business School, Mr Galateri di Genola began his career in 1971 at the Headquarters of the Banco di Roma, where he started as Head of the Financial Analysis Office before being appointed to manage the International Loans Office. From 1974-76 he worked as Financial Director of the Saint Gobain Group in Italy and then in Paris. In 1977, he joined FIAT S.p.A., where he moved from Head of North, Central and South American Operations at the International Finance Office to Head of International Finance and, ultimately, Director of Finance. He became CEO of Ifil S.p.A in 1986 and in 1993, he took on the positions of CEO and General Manager of IFI, which he retained until 2002. In June 2002, he was appointed CEO of FIAT SpA. Between April 2003 - June 2007, he was Chairman of Mediobanca S.p.A.
Mr Galateri di Genola is a non-executive Board Member of TIM Participações S.A, Banca Esperia S.p.A., Banca CRS S.p.A., Banca CARIGE, Italmobiliare S.p.A., Fiera di Genova S.p.A., Utet S.p.A, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Foundation, European Institute of Oncology S.p.A., and Edenred S.A.
Mr Galateri di Genola is a member of the General Council and of the Executive Board of Confindustria, and is also Confindustria's Chairman Representative for telecommunications and broadband development. In addition, he is a member of the General Council and of the Executive Board of Assolombarda. He has been awarded the Cavaliere del Lavoro honour.
