Laura Cioli

Director

Career:

Education

  • 1990 SDA Bocconi, Milan - Master in Business Administration
  • 1988 Chartered engineer
  • 1988 Bologna University- Degree in Electronic Engineering
    Score: 100/100 cum laude

Professional Experience- Executive

  • 2022 - present Sirti Digital Solutions - Chief Executive Officer
  • 2022 - present Sirti Telco Infrastructures - Chief Executive Officer
  • 2022 - present SIRTI - Chief Executive Officer
  • 2018 – 2020 GEDI Gruppo Editoriale - Chief Executive Officer
    Full leadership role at GEDI Gruppo Editoriale, group listed at Milan Stock Exchange, including strategy definition and execution, P&L responsibility, legal and regulatory, finance (routine, restructuring and extraordinary transactions) risk management, business turnaround, IT development, sustainability
  • 2015 - 2016 RCS MediaGroup - Chief Executive Officer
    Full leadership role at RCS Mediagroup, group listed at Milan Stock Exchange, including strategy definition and execution, P&L responsibility, legal and regulatory, finance (routine, restructuring and extraordinary transactions) risk management, business turnaround, IT development, sustainability
  • 2013 - 2015 CartaSi (now Nexi) - Chief Executive Officer
    Full leadership role at CartaSi Group (now Nexi), regulated payment institution supervised by Bank of Italy and owned by a Banking Group. Role including strategy definition and execution, technical development, P&L responsibility, legal and regulatory, risk management, finance (routine, restructuring and extraordinary transactions, including sale of the company/change of ownership process)
  • 2008 - 2012 SKY Italia (News Corporation) – Chief Operating Officer
    Responsible for company P&L, with direct responsibility on business development, marketing, sales, customer relationship, service and delivery, technology, IT, broadcasting, third party channels, institutional and regulatory affairs. Member of Sky Italia and Sky Italia Network Services Board of Directors.
  • 2006 - 2008 ENI Gas & Power - Senior Vice President
    Responsible for ENI Gas and Power P&L, with direct responsibility on business development, commercial strategy, marketing, communication as well as sales, customer service, post sales operations.
  • 1999 - 2006 Vodafone Italy – Executive Director
    Member of the Executive Commitee of the company since joining, serving on different roles over time including:
    i) Strategy and Business Development Director
    ii) Managing Director Centre Area
    iii) Operations Director
    iv) Business Division Director
  • 1991 – 1998 Bain & Company - Partner
    Management consulting serving big industrial and service companies, mainly in strategy, organization, operational improvement
  • 1988 – 1989 ITP Automazione – Industrial analyst
    Integrated systems design and development, mainly in production planning

Professional Experience- Non Executive

  • 2018 - Present Sofina – Non Executive Director
    Independent member of the Board of Directors, member of Remuneration Committee2020
  • 2022 - October 2022 Wellcomm Engineering (Subsidiary of Sirti Group) - Director
  • 2022 Autogrill – Non Executive Director
    Independent member of the Board of Directors, member of Strategy and Sustainability Committee and Related Party Committee
  • 2017 - 2022– Brembo - Non Executive Director
    Independent member of the Board of Directors, chairman of Control, Risk and Sustainability Committee, member of Remuneration Committee
  • 2017 – 6/2020 Pirelli – Non Executive Director
    Independent member of the Board of Directors, member of Control Risk and Sustainability Committee and Remuneration Committee
  • 2017 – 4/2018 Ansaldo Energia – Non Executive Director
    Independent member of the Board of Director
  • 2014 – 2017 Telecom Italia – Non Executive Director
    Independent member of the Board of Directors, member of Strategic Committee and Control and Risk Committee
  • 2013 – 2015 World Duty Free – Non Executive Director
    Independent member of the Board of Directors, Chairman of Control, Risk and Corporate Governance Committee, member of Human Resources Committee, member of Related Parties Committee, lead independent director
  • 2012 - 2015 Salini Impregilo (now Webuild) – Non Executive Director
    Independent member of the Board of Directors, member of the Executive Committee
  • 2013 – 2014 Cofide – Non Executive Director
    Independent member of the Board of Directors and Control and Risk Committee

Other Information

Member of the International Advisory Board SDA Bocconi, Milan