(Finance) – The board of directors of Borsa Italiana, part of the group Euronexthas the current vice president Claudia Parzani has been appointed as presidenteffective from April 27, 2022. The appointment comes after resignation of Andrea Sironifollowing the appointment by co-option as a director of General (where he will also be proposed as chairman candidate on the slate for the renewal of the BoD that will be presented by the outgoing board).
Claudia Parzani is a partner of Linklaters since 2007 and, since June 2018, he is also the company’s Global Business Development and Marketing Partner. From November 2016 to April 2021 she was Managing Partner for Western Europe and, in that role, she was a member of the company’s Global Executive Committee and Chair of the European Committee. Additionally, she is president of Allianz SpA. And vice president of Borsa Italiana since 2017 and has been non-executive director of both companies since 2014.
“I’m honored to have been appointed president of Borsa Italiana in this interesting moment and to be part of Euronext’s growth project – said Parzani – I am grateful to Andrea Sironi for the trust and support he has shown in recent years and I look forward to leading the board of administration of the Italian Stock Exchange for support the company in fully seizing the opportunity to be part of Euronextthe main market infrastructure in Europe “.
“It has been a great pleasure and honor to chair the board of directors of Borsa Italiana in last six years, characterized by important changes and significant successes – commented Sironi – Borsa Italiana has grown and has conquered an increasingly international dimension, until its integration into the Euronext Group, the leading market infrastructure in Europe. I congratulate and wish all the best to my successor Claudia Parzani. Claudia has the experience, competence and leadership skills to preside over the Italian Stock Exchange in the coming years, so that together with the CEO Fabrizio Testa, Borsa will continue on its growth path for the benefit of the Italian economic and financial system and, more generally, , of the European Capital Market Union project “.