The Italian Corporate Governance Code: New Standards for a Changing Market in Difficult Times

December 2012

Abstract

The new edition of Corporate Governance Code of companies listed on Borsa Italiana (the Italian Stock Exchange) was published on December 5th, 2011. The Code was presented by Gabriele Galateri di Genola and Domenico Siniscalco, respectively Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Italian Corporate Governance Committee, during a press conference held at Palazzo Mezzanotte, headquarters of the Stock Exchange in Milan.

Author

Giuseppe Catalano

Company Secretary and Head of Corporate Affairs, Assicurazioni Generali, Italy

Born in Bari on April 21st, 1967, Giuseppe Catalano is Company Secretary and Head of Corporate Affairs of Assicurazioni Generali SpA, overseeing corporate governance issues of the Company and acting as Secretary of the Board of Directors and of the Board Committees. From 2005 to January 2015 he acted as Legal and Corporate Affairs Executive Director of Indesit Company SpA, coordinating all the legal advice activities and corporate issues of the Indesit Group. From 2000 to 2005 he was Head of Legal and Corporate Department of Natuzzi SpA, a NYSE-listed company; previously, he was Head of Legal Department – Statutory and Corporate bodies of Banca IMI S.p.A., coordinating relations with the group parent company and surveillance authorities, and internal legal adviser and Board Secretary of IMI Bank (Lux) S.A. He practiced as free-lance lawyer after admission at Italian Bar and graduated as Ph.D. at Scuola Superiore S. Anna in Pisa after becoming J.D. at Law School of University of Bari. Giuseppe is a member of the Policy Committee of Europeaninssuers.

Company

Assicurazioni Generali

The Generali Group is an independent Italian insurance group, with a strong international presence. Established in 1831, it is one of the largest global insurance providers, present in 50 countries and with 2018 total premium income of more than 66 billion euros. With nearly 71,000 employees serving 61 million customers, the Group has a leading position in Western Europe and an increasingly significant presence in the markets of Central and Eastern Europe as well as Asia.

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Company

Assicurazioni Generali

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