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Davide Croff, born in Venice on 1 October 1947; Independent Director under Article 148, paragraph 3, of
Legislative Decree 58/98 and under the Self-regulatory Code (independent non-executive director).
A Board member of Fiera Milano SpA since October 2012.
He graduated in Economics and Commerce from the Ca’ Foscari University in Venice; a recipient of numerous
academic grants, which included grants from the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, the British Council and the
“Stringher-Mortara” scholarship from the Bank of Italy, he specialised in Economics at Pembroke College,
University of Oxford.
From 1971 till 1972 he held the post of Faculty Assistant at the Institute of Political Economy in the Political
Sciences faculty of the University of Padua.
From 1974 till 1979 he worked in the Money Markets research department of the Bank of Italy.
Between 1979 and 1989, he held various positions within the Fiat Group: Manager for International Financial
Affairs of Fiat SpA, International Treasury manager of Fiat SpA, Finance Director of Fiat Auto SpA, and Financial
Affairs Director for the Fiat Group.
From 1989 until 14 June 2003, he worked at Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, first as Vice Managing Director and
then, from November 1990, as Chief Executive Officer.
Since 2000 he has been a member of the Board of Governors of the Querini Stampalia Foundation of Venice and
a Board Director of Terna S.p.A. and of Snam Rete Gas S.p.A. From January 2004 until December 2007 he was
President of the Venice Biennale Foundation.
Current appointments: Senior Advisor of TPG; Chairman of Permasteelisa SpA - Vittorio Veneto (TV); Chairman of
the Italian Advisory Board of Roland Berger; Chairman of the Ugo and Olga Levi Foundation - Venice; Member of
the Management Board of Banca Popolare di Milano; Member of the Boar d of Directors of Genextra S.p.A., of
Worldex (China) Exhibition & Promotion Ltd, of the Assonime Council, of Studio Gualtieri & Associati; of IEO
Istituto Europeo di Oncologia; and of Venice Newport Container and Logistics S.p.A. He is also a Member of The
Council for the United States and Italy and of the Comitato Leonardo.