Coordinamento delle attività di controllo delle funzioni di Internal Audit, Antiriciclaggio e Compliance nonché attività di consulenza e assistenza nella gestione dei processi operativi degli Intermediari Finanziari.

The Office is responsible for the coordination of the Private Banking Assistants (n. 29) that support the Private Banker (n. 89). The Private Banking Assistant are geographically distributed in 11 branches. The Office is also in charge of monitoring and control of the operational processes.

The Office is involved in the continues improvement of the operational workflows and integrated IT systems to support the value proposition of the Private Banking Department.

Head of Middle Office and Operational Control Department. The department consist of 3 Offices: “Riconciliazioni” (Reconciliations of Interim accounts, Depo Accounts, Cash Accounts (i.e. Nostro) and fiscal fulfilments), “Middle Office Controlli” (centralized review of the all customers’ contracts, customers’ transmission of order, etc.) and “Ufficio Clienti e Monitoraggio Gestioni” (asset management customer services, monitoring of the asset management operations outsourcer (back office processes) etc.)I have been involved in setting up enforced system of internal controls to protect the organization’s assets and profitability from operational losses.The Department consist of 10 people and report to Operations and General Affair Division

Hired as Group Internal Audit Manager. The Banca Esperia Group consists of the Holding Company, Banca Esperia (private banking), and four sub-controlled companies: Duemme SGR (Wealth Management, Real Estate Funds and Hedge Funds), Duemme International Luxembourg (management of Sicav Funds, specialized investment Funds and personalized Wealth Management mandates), Esperia Servizi Fiduciari (fiduciary services), Esperia Trust Company (specialized in establishing and managing internal trusts). The Group Audit Team consist of 3 people. Audit activity is also partially conducted by outsourcers, as concerns IS audits. I have been a member of the Banca Esperia, Duemme SGR, Esperia Servizi Fiduciari, Esperia Trust Company “Organismo di Vigilanza”, the committee that monitor the 231/01 law prescriptions.

Hired as Internal Audit Unit Manager, I have been involved in setting up the Borsa Italiana Internal Audit Unit.Since March 2003 I have been in charge of the Internal Audit Unit also for the subsidiary Cassa di Compensazione e Garanzia (central counterparty). Since April 2004 I have been involved in setting up a single Internal Auditing Unit at a Group level, relocating 4 members of staff from the present Unit at Monte Titoli (central securities depository) to Borsa Italiana, and becoming manager for this new Group Unit (Borsa Italiana, Monte Titoli, Cassa di Compensazione e Garanzia, BIt Systems (IT services) and Piazza Affari Gestione e Servizi). Since September 2006 I have been in charge of Borsa Italiana “Organismo di Vigilanza”, the committee that monitor the 231/01 law prescriptions. Audit activity is also partially conducted by outsourcers, as concerns operational and compliance audits, as well as IS audits. After the merge with the London Stock Exchange (October 2007), the Italian Internal Audit team has been in charge of the local audit activity under the coordination of the London Head Office.

I was involved in auditing the trading and sales desks (fixed income, foreign exchange, listed and OTC derivatives, equity), the Middle Office and other staff structures. I also dealt with compliance issues concerning the bank’s operations.From February 2001 I was deputy for the Unit Manager, supervising, coordinating and guiding audit and compliance activity of the Bank.

I was involved in internal auditing activity, at both a local and international level. Auditing concerned the Front Office, Back Office and Risk Controlling function (market risk monitoring and performance calculation). I also helped develop and implement the Compliance function in DB Italian Branch.

Due diligence for the Finance Division of a major bank while it was being acquired by another bank.

From 1989 to 1994 I was involved in auditing leading Italian and international financial institutions and banks, specialized in assessing “structured portfolios” in complex scenarios. From 1994, acting as Specialist, I provided consultancy services for implementing risk management approach/tools (market, operational, credit risks, etc.) and re-organizing front and back office unit.