Board of Directors and Committees

Maria Carmela Colaiacovo was born in Gubbio on 24 April 1965.

After earning a degree (Political Sciences - Economic-Administrative focus at the University of Perugia) and the specialized studies at Studio Ambrosetti and SDA Bocconi, she then joined the family businesses within the Financo Group, an international holding whose core business is cement (Colacem) and ready-mixed concrete (Colabeton). The Group also operates in diverse sectors such as transportation (Tracem and Inba), sports (Misano World Circuit "Marco Simoncelli"), hospitality and tourism (Park Hotel Ai Cappuccini, Casa Vacanze – Tenuta Poggiovalle), media (Trg and Umbria TV), and insurance (Grifo Insurance Broker).

She is currently Vice Chair of Financo S.r.l., board member of Colacem S.p.A., managing director of Tourist S.p.A., which manages Park Hotel Ai Cappuccini, a hotel accommodation facility that hosts major national and international events, Chair of PSG S.r.l., (a company that manages Priori Secret Garden, Hotel in Perugia) and a member of the National Council for Economy and Labor.

For her initiatives and strong commitment to the tourism sector, Maria Carmela Colaiacovo has been actively involved in Confindustria Alberghi and Federturismo at both the local and national levels since 1998.

She has held regional and national level positions in Confindustria Alberghi and Federturismo since November 2003.

From October 2009 to 2011, she was a member of the board of BIAC (OECD Economic and Industrial Advisory Committee).

From 2013 to 2016, she was a board member of Sole 24 ORE S.p.A..

From March 2024 to April 2025, she served as a board member of MUSA SCARL.

In April 2025, she was appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of Sole 24 Ore.

Since the years 2000, she has held positions on the Advisory Board of Unicredit S.p.A, and is currently a member of the North Central Territorial Advisory Board.

Federico Silvestri is Chief Executive Officer of 24 ORE Group since 30 April 2025.
He joined the Group since October 1, 2018, helding the role of Director General Media & Business.

In this position he has responsibility over the Publishing & Digital areas of Il Sole 24 Ore, Radio 24, Radiocor and the advertising agency 24 ORE System. In addition to this position, for the 24 ORE Group, he is managing director of 24 ORE Cultura, of the subsidiary Il Sole 24 ORE U.K. and of 24 ORE Eventi.
Federico Silvestri is a member of the General Council of FIEG (Italian Federation of Newspaper Publishers), of Confindustria Radio TV, of AICC Confindustria (Associaz. Imprese Culturali e Creative). He is board member of Audicom (formerly Audipress and Audiweb) and member of the Federal Council of FCP (Federazione delle Concessionarie Pubblicità).

In the radio sector, he was president of T.E.R. (Radio Editors' Table) and board member of Audiradio, of E.R.A. (Editori Radiofonici Associati) and of P.E.R. (Player Editori Radiofonici).

Born in Milan in 1971, a graduate in law at the "La Sapienza" University of Rome, Silvestri has held various positions during his professional career with some of the major publishing groups and advertising agencies.

He started out in the personal finance area at Deutsche Bank, then moved on to the Radiocor division of the 24 ORE Group as Account Manager for Major Clients. In 2001, he took part in the start-up of e.Biscom (later Fastweb). After three years in the Broadcast division of RCS MediaGroup, which dealt with radio and content production, he was appointed Business Development Manager at Ansa.
During his following 10 year-stint at PRS Mediagroup, where he was CEO of all the Group companies, he was in charge of advertising sales and led the Group in the expansion of business in the publishing field through a series of start-ups and acquisitions.

She graduated in economics with highest honours at the University of Messina; she has been practicing as a certified public accountant since 2002 as the owner of a Rome-based firm. 

Brusco has extensive professional experience in corporate, tax, and financial statements consulting, in ordinary and extraordinary transactions within her area of expertise, as well as in governance processes and the evaluation of the internal control and risk management system. 

She is currently a board member of ENAV S.p.A. and a member of the Risk, Control and Related Party Committee, as well as Chair of the Remuneration Committee. 

She is an Independent Board Member of Garofalo Health Care S.p.A., where she also serves as Chair of the Risk, Control and Related Party Committee and member of the Remuneration and Appointments Committee. 

She is a member of the Board of Statutory Auditors of: Cassa Depositi e Prestiti S.p.A. and the subsidiary Simest S.p.A.; SACAL GH S.p.A.; BANOR SIM S.p.A.; Absolute Energy S.p.A.; Ulisse S.p.A., Itaca S.p.A. and GREAT LENGTHS S.p.A.. 

Franca Brusco is also a member of the Board of Auditors of Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale and Chair of the Board of Auditors of Fondazione Musica per Roma S.p.A..

Martina Cecchi has served since 2012 on the board of Food Trading S.p.A., a company with over 20 years of experience in food & beverage trading and processing. Since 2015, she has served as Special Attorney and Head of the Legal Department at FBR-ELPO S.p.A., a Parma-based food engineering company founded in 1963.

In 2024, Cecchi also joined the board of directors of Logicon S.r.l., a company acquired by FBR-ELPO S.p.A. to diversify and expand the group's business. Since 2025, she has served as President of the Italian Quality Award Association, established in 1996 through an initiative of Confindustria, the University Consortium in Quality Engineering, and the Italian Quality Culture Association, aimed at promoting the competitiveness of the Country System by developing, promoting, and disseminating models, methods, and tools for evaluating and improving organizations.

Cecchi, a lawyer, began her career practicing with law firms specializing in civil, administrative, and tax matters, later working with an accounting firm on corporate taxation, legal advice to companies for access to subsidized finance instruments, and legal and tax consultancy.

Always highly active at the association level, since 2024, Martina Cecchi has served as Vice President of the Parma Industry Young Entrepreneurs’ Group, Expert Panel for Organization and System Relations of the Confindustria Young Entrepreneurs, and as a member of both the Internationalization Technical Group and the Business Culture Technical Group of Confindustria. Since 2023, she has been a member of the General Board of Confindustria and a member of the General Board of the Parma Industrialists’ Union.

Martina Cecchi was born in Parma in 1986. She graduated in law in 2010 at the University of Parma, qualifying as a lawyer in 2013.

Sergio Dompé is an entrepreneur in the biopharmaceutical industry and Chairman of the Dompé Group, dedicated to developing innovative therapeutic solutions for rare diseases that often lack adequate treatments.

Since 2004, he has been an anchor investor and later an advisor to Philogen, a leading antibody research and development company. In 2017, he financed and started Movendo Technology, an innovative medical company established by the Italian Institute of Technology to develop advanced technologies and products for motor rehabilitation. He is also President of the B20 Life Sciences Task Force for 2021, a member of the Scientific Committee of the Milan Polytechnic Foundation and President of the Leonardo - Italian Quality Committee.

Since 2015, he has been a member of the General Board of Confindustria, and since 2019 Vice President of Assolombarda with responsibility for Life Sciences.

Sergio Dompé has held numerous prominent institutional positions: President of Assobiotec, President of Farmindustria, Chairman of the Evaluation Committee of the CNR (National Research Council), Member of the Board of the IIT (Italian Institute of Technology) Foundation, Member of the Patent Experts Commission of the CNR, Member of the Board of Regents of the Bank of Italy (Milan office), Censor of the Bank of Italy (Milan office).

In 2004, he received the "La Lombardia per il lavoro" award, which recognizes the value of the Region's most innovative entrepreneurs.

In 2016, he was honoured with the Fondazione Aiuto alla Ricerca nelle Malattie Rare (A.R.M.R.) award, given to those distinguished for their commitment to research.

In 2017 he was awarded the Guido Carli Prize.

Born in Milan in 1955, during his career Sergio Dompé has received honorary degrees in Biotechnology with a pharmaceutical focus (Bologna, 1996), in Medical Biotechnology (L'Aquila, 2005), and in Pharmacy (Urbino, 2010).

Luca Dondi dall'Orologio is a professional specialized in real economy consulting and analysis, with extensive expertise in real estate and infrastructure. From 1998 to 2025, he worked with Nomisma S.p.A., holding various positions of responsibility in both scientific and management fields.

He is currently a board member of Finint Investments SGR, Senior Advisor of Banca Finint and Nhoos Services Italy, and a shareholder of Romagna RE S.r.l.. He has also been a board member of IGD SiiQ and Nomisma Energia S.r.l., as well as Vice Chairman of Re Valuta S.p.A. and a member of the LUM University Evaluation Board.

Additionally, he is a freelance journalist, registered on the special list of Editors-in-Chief of technical, professional, or scientific magazines since 2013. He has given numerous university lectures at leading public and private Italian universities and regularly speaks and teaches at seminars and conferences for investors and finance and real estate professionals.

He edited the publication “Il valore delle garanzie immobiliari. Basilea 2 tra vincolo e opportunità” and has contributed to various other publications. Luca Dondi dall'Orologio graduated in economics at the University of Bologna.

Gaia Griccioli, a lawyer, is a partner at Visconti & Associati and boasts extensive experience in commercial and corporate law.

She began her professional career at leading Italian and international law firms. Before joining Visconti & Associati (formerly Portale Visconti), she worked with Gianni & Origoni and Allen & Overy (now A&O Shearman).

Born in Lausanne (Switzerland) on 17 November 1973, she graduated in law at La Sapienza University of Rome and is a member of the Milan Bar Association.

Paolo Scudieri leads the Adler Group, a family business founded by his father Achille in 1956, an international group with 103 plants in 24 countries, spread over 5 continents.

He currently holds various governing and supervisory positions: Chairman of the Board of Adler Plastic S.p.A., Almas Part. Ind. S.p.A., Adler Group S.p.A., Gaia Holding S.p.A., Falco S.r.l., and Mercato. He is sole director of Essere S.p.A., Lo Spolino S.r.l., Almas R.E. and sole partner of Prosit. He is a board member of TTA S.r.l..

In July 2015, he was appointed President of DATTILO - the High Tech Transportation and Logistics District, established in Campania in 2013 as the operational arm of the region to develop research projects in transportation and mobility.

In 2018, he joined the board of the "Parthenope" University of Naples and was appointed to the national advisory board of Confindustria. In October of the same year, he was appointed Director of the Leonardo Committee.

Since January 2019, he has served as Chairman of the Board of STOA' (Institute of Postgraduate High Professionalism).

He is president of the master's degree program in motor vehicles promoted by the Federico II University of Naples, a former member of the local committee of Unicredit, board member of Aci-Csai (Italian Automobile Sports Commission), and President of ANFIA Automotive and Sistema Campania.

He is also President of SRM, a research centre linked to Intesa Sanpaolo Group.

In 2016, he founded Fondazione “Achille Scudieri”, of which he is President.

Throughout his career, he has been a member of the national Governing Board of Confindustria and the Restricted Committee for Internationalization, as well as Vice President of the Industrialists’ Union of Naples, responsible for internationalization. He has also served on the boards of Banco di Napoli and Fincantieri.

He has received numerous awards: in 2007, he was appointed Knight of Labour, Industry Sector, by President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano, becoming one of the youngest Knights. International acknowledgements include the Qualitas International Award, Gazzelle Poland, General Motors Award, Mediceo Innovation and Development Award, Mercurio Award, and San Gennaro Award.

In 2011, he received the NIAF (National Italian American Foundation) nomination as the best Italian-American entrepreneur in the presence of U.S. President Barack Obama. In the same year, he received the Ferrari Podium, the award that the prestigious carmaker recognizes its suppliers. In 2012, he received the UK-Italy Business Award, a recognition granted by the British government to Italian excellence operating in the UK.

In 2013, he received the Leonardo Qualità Italia Award from President Napolitano. He is an ambassador for tourism for the Principality of Monaco and serves on the board of directors of Fondazione “In nome della vita”, initiated by Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe.

In November 2016, he received the EY (Ernst&Young) "Entrepreneur of the Year 2016" Award in the Globalization category.

In April 2020, he was honoured as the 2020 Person of the Year for #Forumautomotive.

Paolo Scudieri was born in Ottaviano (NA) on 14 April 1960. He graduated in industrial engineering at the University of Basel.

Francesco Somma is Chairman and CEO of IMPES SERVICE S.p.A., as well as President of Confindustria Basilicata. He is also a board member of TECNOPARCO S.p.A., APPIA HOLDING S.p.A. and FINPAR S.p.A., and Chairman of ECOMEDITERRANEA S.r.l..

Born in Potenza on 26 October 1967, Francesco Somma graduated in law at the University of Bari. He then earned a Master's degree in Business Administration at IPSOA in Milan.

Francesco Somma is listed in the Single Register of Intermediaries and is a licensed lawyer.

Maurizio Stirpe is Chairman of the Board of Directors of BS Holding S.p.A. and Prima Sole Components S.p.A..

Stirpe started his career with Prima S.p.A., Torrice (FR) in early 1982, subsequently holding the positions of General Manager (1988), Managing Director (1998) and Chairman of the Board of Directors (2008), until the finalized merger project of Prima S.p.A. with Sole S.p.A., Oderzo (TV), which created the industrial group Prima Sole Components S.p.A. (PSC S.p.A.), currently specialized in the design and manufacturing of plastic components for the automotive, motor vehicle and household appliance industries with numerous factories in Italy and abroad.

In terms of volunteer association activities, he first served as Vice President of the Industrialists’ Union of Frosinone (UIF) from 1992 to 1994, and then, from 1994 to 1996, member of the Board with responsibility for industrial relations and social affairs. From 1997 to 2001, he served as President of UIF.

From 2003, he was first a member of the Governing Board of Confindustria Lazio and was later appointed to the Governing Board of Confindustria (now called the General Board), in various capacities until 2016. From 2007 to 2011 he was President of Confindustria Lazio, contributing both to the creation of Fidimpresa Lazio and, most importantly, of Unindustria (Union of Industrialists and Enterprises of Rome, Frosinone, Latina, Rieti and Viterbo), of which he was Vice President, with responsibility for association development in 2011-2012. In 2012, he was elected President of Unindustria for the four-year term 2012-2016. In 2012-2014, he was a member of the Commission for the Reform of Regulations of Confindustria, of which, again, he has been a member since 2024. From 2016 to 2024, he served as Vice President of Confindustria, with responsibility for Labour and Industrial Relations. For the two-year period 2025-2027, he was appointed as a member of the General Board of Confindustria.

On the voluntary sports activity front, he is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Frosinone Calcio. In the world of football, he has sought to contribute to the growth of the sport, serving from 2002 to 2006 as a member of the League Board of Serie C, from 2006 to 2010 as a member of the League Board of Serie A and B, and as a member of the Federal Board of the FIGC. He contributed in 2009 to the establishment and start-up of the Serie B League, of which he was a member of the League Board in 2016-2017.

From 2019 to 2024, he was President of the Lazio Mechatronics Higher Technical Institute Foundation, which operates in the field of post-diploma technical education.

In 2010 and 2022, Maurizio Stirpe received, respectively, the honours of Officer and then Commander Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. In 2020 he was awarded the honour of Knight of Labour.

Maurizio Stirpe was born in Frosinone on 31 July 1958. He graduated in law at La Sapienza University of Rome.