BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Born in Rome on 11 January 1947, Gabriele Galateri di Genola is married with one daughter. He has been “Cavaliere del Lavoro” since 31 May 1999 and was awarded with the prestigious honor of the “Legion d’Onore”. Having graduated with a Master in Business Administration at Columbia University Business School, he began his professional career in 1971 at the General Directorate of Banco di Roma, firstly as Head of the Financial Analysis Department and subsequently as Head of International Loans Department. In 1974 he joined the Saint Gobain Group firstly as CFO in Italy, then in Paris, where he remained until 1976. In 1977 he joined FIAT S.p.A. where he assumed some offices of increasing responsibility: from Head of North-Centre-South America of the International Finance department to Head of International Finance and, finally, as CFO. In 1986 he was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Ifil S.p.A and in 1993 he took also the office of Chief Executive Officer and General Director of IFI, which he retained until 2002. In June 2002 he was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of FIAT S.p.A. From April 2003 to June 2007 he was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mediobanca S.p.A. and from 3 December 2007 to 12 April 2011 the Chairman of Telecom Italia S.p.A.. He is a Non-Executive member of the Board of Directors of Polifin S.p.A., Fondazione Giorgio Cini Onlus and Edenred S.A.. He is the Chairman of Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, member of the Corporate Governance Committee of Borsa Italiana, as well as an emeritus member of the Board of Overseers of Columbia Business School and member of the International Advisory Board of Bank of America and Senior Advisor of Temasek.