Mirja Cartia d'Asero

 

Mirja Cartia d’Asero is Chief Executive Officer of Il Sole 24 Ore S.p.A. since 27 April 2022 and already a member of the Board of Directors since 23 July 2020.

She has gained significant experience of over 25 years in the finance sector with a particular focus in the real estate sector, first as a lawyer and then as a manager and entrepreneur.

During her first 10 years of career, worked as a lawyer for international law firms in the banking & finance and real estate areas in Italy and London. In the following 12 years, worked for an international investment bank in the real estate finance area.

Since 2015 she has held the role of Co-Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer of a company (ReStar) specialized in NPLs with underlying real estate. In November 2019, ReStar was acquired by Guber Bank, where she was Head of Real Estate.

From 2014 to date, held various roles as an Independent Director in listed companies, covering positions on Board internal committees.

She is currently Independent Director of TECMA Solutions S.p.A., of ZURICH Investments Life S.p.A. - where she also holds the position of Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and Member of the Internal Control and Risks Committee - and of ITALMOBILIARE S.p.A., where she is also Chairman of the Control and Risks Committee, Member of the Sustainability Committee and Member of the Related Parties Committee. She is Board Member of Ansa press agency. She is a member of the General Council of FIEG - Italian Federation of Newspaper Publishers, as well as Managing Director of the Publishing Reform Commission.

Previously, she was an Independent Director of FNM S.p.A., of DAMIANI S.p.A., of PRELIOS S.P.A. and of PRELIOS SGR S.p.A.

Born in Catania on 11/22/1969, she graduated in law at the University of Catania, she obtained the qualification to practice as a lawyer in 1996; subsequently she attended the European Lawyer at the Law Society, the In the Boardroom training program, organized by Linklaters, Egon Zhender and ValoreD. At C.E.O. School obtained the Advanced Training Course for 30 female executives selected for merit, sponsored by GE Capital and Borsa Italiana. She is passionate about sustainability and AI.