Paolo Zannoni

Zannoni, Paolo, was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors on May 27, 2021. He has been international advisor at Goldman Sachs since 2019, providing advice to the firm’s business across Italy and the rest of Europe. He served as Chairman of the Italian energy and telecommunications Prysmian Group from 2005 to 2012. Prior to this Mr. Zannoni spent a number of years enhancing the Goldman Sachs investment banking franchise in Italy. He joined Goldman Sachs in 1994, was named managing director in 1997, partner in 2000 and was Chairman of the Italian investment banking business between 2000 and 2013. He also spent a period as co-chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Russia. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Mr. Zannoni was a vice president at Fiat S.p.A. and a lecturer at Yale University. He continues to be an executive fellow at the Yale School of Management, an advisory board member of International Center for Finance (ICF) and a board member of the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs. Mr Zannoni earned an MA and an MPhil in Political Science from Yale University. He also earned a BA from the University of Bologna. He is currently Chairman of Autogrill S.p.A., listed on the Italian Stock Exchange and secretary of the Board of Directors of Beretta Holding S.p.A. He has recently resigned as Chairman of Dolce and Gabbana Holding S.r.l.