The Chairman is responsible for directing and overseeing the functioning of the Board of Directors and has the powers provided by law and under the by-laws.
The Shareholders’ Meeting held on 28 April 2017 appointed Roberto Scaramella as Chairman of the Board of Directors.
With resolution adopted on 4 May 2017, the Board of Directors delegated to the Chairman the supervision of internal audit activities and, together with the Chief Executive Officer, the responsibility of managing national and international institutional relations. The Chairman, in agreement with the Chief Executive Officer, takes also care of external communication activities and relations with national and foreign media.
Following the resignation submitted by Ing. Roberto Scaramella, Chairman elected by the Shareholders' Meeting on 28 April 2017, on 8 November 2018 the Board of Directors appointed Director Nicola Maione as Chairman of the Board of Directors, with the same powers conferred to Roberto Scaramella.
Nicola Maione graduated in Law at “La Sapienza” University of Rome and is a barrister to the Italian Supreme Court (Corte di Cassazione). He has extensive academic experience in civil and commercial law and is the author of numerous publications. He held positions as Bankruptcy Trustee, Government Commissioner and Liquidator of cooperatives, Judicial Commissioner under Legislative Decree 270 dated 8 July 1999 and member, as an expert of the Oversight Committee of the Bernardi Group S.p.A, of Go Kids S.r.l. and the NUOVA SOFIA S.r.l. under Extraordinary Administration. He is a legal advisor in significant corporate restructuring operations, bankruptcy proceedings and for corporate groups under Extraordinary Administration. He is President of the supervisory body of a primary finance company. Formerly Director of Milano Assicurazioni S.p.A. and Prelios Credit Servicing S.p.A. Since December 2017 he has been a member of the Board of Directors of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A.
Formerly a member of the ENAV Remuneration and Appointments Committee and Risk and Control and Related Parties Committee, which he chaired, since 19 September 2014 he has sat on the ENAV Board of Directors.