Andrea received the title of “Cavaliere della Repubblica Italiana” from Italian President Sergio Mattarella on June 18th, 2018 for his achievements in the business field and, in particular, in the film industry. In 2014 and 2016 he was awarded Best Film Producer at the Venice Film Festival, together with Al Pacino, Barry Levinson, and James Franco, and in 2015 he became an “ambassador of Italian cinema in the world”. He has also received two honorary degrees from the Vest Vasile Goldis University in Arad, Romania. He began his work as a film producer from the age of 15, producing, financing, and distributing more than 60 films, involving Hollywood movie stars including Sarah Jessica Parker, Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts, Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson, Selena Gomez, and many others.
After graduating in 1981 from the LUISS – Guido Carli University in Rome with a degree in Economics and Business, Giorgio has been a member of the Register Accountants in Rome since 1983 and a member of the Register of Auditors since 1995. He served as a partner at the auditing firm Ernst & Young S.p.A. from 1997 to 2018. He has advised on various extraordinary finance trades, including “business combinations” and debt restructuring. He is a member of various supervisory bodies and, in particular, is chairman of the board of statutory auditors of Gioia S.p.A., Valori S.p.A., and Demetra S.p.A. He is also a member of the supervisory board of a major defence company and has had experience with Ernst & Young teams, assisting in the preparation of organizational models under the Italian Legislative Decree 231/2001. He has also been responsible since 1997 for the certified audit of financial statements of major industrial groups, including Fincantieri, ENI, PEG, Leonardo Finmeccanica, Nissan, and Renault.
Eduardo obtained a high school diploma at the Collegio Navale “Francesco Morosini” of Venice and graduated in Business & Economics at La Sapienza University of Rome. During his studies, he gained professional experience at Lazard & Frères Bank in New York and at Safic Alcan of London. After 30+ years of overall experience within the FIAT Group he is currently advising the WRM Group and is a member of the Boards of AON Italia S.r.l., HippoGroup Cesenate S.p.A., Margherita Distribuzione S.p.A. and uFirst S.r.l.. He is also a director of the Italian Chamber of Commerce & Industry to the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland and a member of ConsiUSA, the Council for the United States of America and Italy.
Graduated in law and specialized in international criminal procedure. After working successively at Dean and Withers law firms in London, she became an associated holder of the law firm Di Mario Nannarone Briziarelli with offices in Perugia and Roma. She collaborated with the university of Perugia for the course of criminal law and international procedurals and later with the university of Florence in the course of refinement in law and handling of a corporate and debtor’s crisis to deepen the knowledge in subjects related to corporate and bankruptcy criminal law. She also specialized in corporate criminal law and is a member of multiple organs of vigilance in compliance with law 231/01.
Focused on transactions, such as asset acquisitions, M&A transactions, IPOs/MTOs, and other uncommon corporate dealings involving listed companies, Elisabetta also deals with the regulatory and corporate aspects of these deals. She works with financial institutions and investment funds. She graduated in law (cum laude) at Università degli Studi di Perugia in 1997. After winning a scholarship to the University of Turin for a Master’s Degree in Corporate Law, Elisabetta was admitted to the bar in 2000. Since that time, she has advised clients on all aspects of corporate and commercial law and is knowledgeable and skilled in international and domestic M&A transactions, joint ventures, shareholders agreements, mergers, and other corporate reorganizations.