Mediobanca, Mps files the list for the board of directors: it is headed by Grilli and Melzi d'Eril

Mps has filed a list of twelve names for the Mediobanca board of directors, led by Vittorio Grilli and Alessandro Melzi d'Eril, candidates for chairman and CEO respectively. Italgas CEO Paolo Gallo, former Sky Italia CEO Andrea Zappia, former Consob deputy CEO Tiziana Togna, Iris Ceramica CEO Federica Minozzi, and former Crt Foundation secretary make up the shortlist, Massimo Lapucci, the mayor of Acea and Snam, Ines Gandini, the former chief risk officer of Generali, Sandro Panizza, the partner of Mgm Studio Legale, Giuseppe Matteo Masoni, and the managers of Mps, Donatella Vernisi and Silvia Fissi.

"Without prejudice to the prerogatives of Mediobanca's bylaws, which stipulate that the appointment of the chairman of the board of directors, the chief executive officer and any deputy chairmen are the responsibility of the board of directors, the shareholder Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena recommends the appointment of Vittorio Umberto Grilli as chairman of the board of directors and Alessandro Melzi d'Eril as chief executive officer," the note reads. As for the two MPS managers on the list, Donatella Vernisi is senior manager of corporate and private banking and has a long managerial career within the bank, with top responsibilities in the credit area and in the management of household assets and risk governance, with a particular focus on planning, guidance and control systems and sustainability issues. Silvia Fissi, on the other hand, is Head of Information Technology and Digital Innovation at Banca Widiba, the digital bank of the Montepaschi Group, with extensive experience in digital banking and the development of multi-channel banking models.

A few hours earlier Melzi d'Eril had tendered his resignation from the post of CEO and general manager of Anima Holding, "effective immediately to pursue new professional opportunities". Following this resignation, specified a note from Anima Holding, the company's board of directors will be urgently convened to acknowledge the resignation and to initiate the procedure for its replacement..

Meanwhile, Consob took a snapshot of Monte dei Paschi's shareholding structure following the conclusion of the takeover bid on Mediobanca, which brought the Tuscan institution to 86.348% of Piazzetta Cuccia: sees Delfin (Del Vecchio family) holding 17.533% (from 20.949% in mid-September before the reopening of the terms of the opas), Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone 10.262% (from 12.259%), the Ministry of Economy and Finance 4.863% (from 11.3% before the launch of the offer) and Banco Bpm 3.741% (from 4.471% in mid-September). Finally, Giorgio Girondi (chairman of Ufi filters) is diluted by 3% to 2.85%.