Andrea Vismara Bio

Born in Milan, he graduated magna cum laude in business administration from Bocconi University in Milan and attended specialization courses at New York University. He began his career in London, at Goldman Sachs International, where between July 1990 and May 1995 he built his expertise within the Corporate Finance team, subsequently in the debt capital markets department with responsibility for bond issues on behalf of Italian clients. Between July 1995 and January 2006 he divided his time between the Milan and London offices of Barclays, de Zoete Wedd (subsequently acquired by Credit Suisse) and Credit Suisse, first as a member of the M&A team, then as head of Equity Capital Markets activities for the Italian and Southern European markets. Subsequently, he held the position of Chief Operating Officer in 2002-2003 and that of legal representative of CSFB Italian Branch in 2004, continuing with responsibility for managing client relationships across the entire range of investment banking products and for executing the assignments received. Between April 2006 and December 2007, he worked as a freelance consultant for large industrial groups. In 2008, he joined Equita as head of the Investment Banking business line and currently holds the position of CEO of Equita Group and Equita SIM. He has also been a member of the Board of Directors of Equita SIM since 2009 and of the advisory board of Borsa Italiana.