Bio

Francesco graduated with honours in Business Economics from the Bocconi University in Milan and completed his academic training by attending a specialisation course at the New York University. After joining Euromobiliare S.p.A. (later to become Equita SIM) in February 1985, he led the company’s transformation into a securities brokerage firm. Since 1989 he is in charge of the Equity Markets department. Since 1992, following the expansion of Equita SIM's activities, he has also been involved in Equity Capital Market (ECM) and Advisory activities. From 1992 to 2017 he was Managing Director (and since 1994 also Chief Executive Officer) of Equita SIM. He was a member, from April 1996 to December 1997, of the steering committee of Borsa Italiana S.p.A. and, since April 2017, of its Board of Directors. He has been a member of the ASSOSIM executive committee from 1994 till 2017.