Cesare Geronzi
Since October 2008: Chairman of Board of Directors, Mediobanca S.p.A.
Since June 2007: Chairman of parties to shareholders’ agreement, Mediobanca S.p.A.
June 2007: appointed Chairman of Supervisory Board, Mediobanca S.p.A.
2002-07: Chairman of Capitalia S.p.A., holding company of Capitalia banking group comprising Banca di Roma, Banco di Sicilia, Bipop Carire, FinecoBank and MCC. In 2002 appointed Chairman of FinecoGroup, previously Bipop Carire S.p.A.
1999-2000: became Chairman of Mediocredito Centrale S.p.A. following its acquisition.
1992: appointed Director of Mediobanca S.p.A., and in 1995 made Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors, which position he held until June 2007.
1992: General Manager, Banca di Roma; appointed Chairman in 1995.
1991-95: Managing Director, S.i.p.a.b., which changed its name to Cassa di Risparmio di Roma Holding on 14 May 1992; appointed Chairman in 1995, until 1997.
Subsequently, and until 1992, handled the merger between Cassa di Risparmio di Roma, Banco di Santo Spirito, and Banco di Roma, in the capacity of General Manager of Banco di Santo Spirito, Director and General Manager of Cassa di Risparmio di Roma, and Director of Banco di Roma.
1989-91: Managing Director, Banco di Santo Spirito.
1982-February 1991: General Manager, Cassa di Risparmio di Roma.
1980-82: Deputy General Manager, Banco di Napoli.
Worked as a chartered accountant until 1960, when he was went to work for the Bank of Italy; left in 1980 as Head of the Foreign Relations department.
Other posts held:
- Deputy Chairman of Board of Directors, Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana fondata da Giovanni Treccani S.p.A.
- Director, CASPIE (Cassa Autonoma di Assistenza Sanitaria tra il personale dell’Istituto di emissione)
- Member of Steering Committee and Council, ASSONIME
- Member of Steering Committee, Associazione “Guido Carli”
- Member of Executive Committee, Aspen Institute Italia
- Director, Fondazione Amintore Fanfani
- Director, Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane
- Member of Steering Committee, Fondazione di Diritto Vaticano dell’Ospedale Bambino Gesù
Outside recognition and acknowledgments :
- Honorary degree in Economics and Business studies awarded by University of Bari
- Grand Officer, Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy
- Commander, Holy Order of St Gregory the Great
- Honorary Fellow, Tel Aviv Museum of Art