Francesco Italo Saleri appointed President of the Board of Directors, Giorgio Garimberti appointed Vice President, Matteo Cosmi appointed CEO
 
The Industrie Saleri Italo S.p.A. Shareholders' meeting held yesterday appointed the company's new Board of Directors.
Francesco Italo Saleri joins the Board of Directors and assumes the position of President of the company; Giorgio Garimberti, formerly a director, was appointed Vice President of the Board of Directors; Matteo Cosmi, former General Manager and Group Managing Director, was appointed CEO. In the sign of continuity, the appointment of the remaining directors.
 
The Board of Directors of Industrie Saleri Italo S.p.A. is now composed as follows:
 
Francesco Italo Saleri, President of the Board of Directors
 
Giorgio Garimberti, Vice President of the Board of Directors
 
Matteo Cosmi, CEO
 
Sergio Bona, Director
 
Wilhelm Becker, Director
 
Alberto Bartoli, Director
 
Alessandro Potestà, Director
 
Massimo Colli, Director
 
Simona Heidempergher, Director
 
"I am honoured and grateful to all shareholders for the unanimous trust they are placing in me by appointing me President of the Board of Directors. I thank all the people who have been close to us during this difficult time. My appointment, although anticipated, follows the path traced by my father Basilio Saleri’s will. I welcome with joy and humility the responsibility entrusted to me, certain and willing to continue the strategic path for the future of the Saleri Group, confident that my father's teachings and example will be the guide for the future challenges and changes we will have to face in the automotive sector. Our Group is carried out by young and dynamic people that I trust, who with commitment, unity and awareness will be able to reward all stakeholders with great satisfaction," said Francesco Italo Saleri, President of the Board of Directors of the Saleri Group, adding, "The last words I would like to spend are for my father who unfortunately left us too soon and with whom I had an incredible and beautiful relationship: THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING DAD, I will miss you!"
 
Below are the resumes of the company’s Board of Director members.
 
Francesco Italo Saleri
Appointed President of the Board of Directors of Industrie Saleri Italo S.p.A. in February 2023, he represents the fourth generation of the Saleri family to lead the Saleri Group. Soon after the studies he begins the training path in the company. From 2007 to 2012 he was in China to found and later manage the subsidiary Saleri Shanghai. Back in Italy, he assumed the position of Sales & Marketing Director, OE and IAM market until 2017. Since 2017 he has been in charge of Business & Subsidiaries Development, contributing to the subsequent establishment of Saleri Mexico in 2019 and Saleri India in 2021. In 2021, he assumed the position of Group Chief Procurement Officer until his appointment as President.
 
Giorgio Garimberti
Appointed Vice President of the Board of Directors of Industrie Saleri Italo S.p.A. in February 2023.
Graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Bologna. He joined VM Motori S.p.A. as Director of Production and Plant Director in 1987 before becoming its General Manager a year later and taking on the role of Managing Director from 2007 to 2017.
 
Matteo Cosmi
Appointed CEO of Industrie Saleri Italo S.p.A. in February 2023.
Appointed CFO and General Manager in May 2018 after acting as Temporary Manager with the roles of CFO and CRO since February 2017. In December 2019, he was appointed Managing Director of Industrie Saleri Italo. He started in leading investment banks to become founder and director of a corporate finance consulting firm specialising in Debt Advisory, M&A and performance improvement services.
 
Sergio Bona
Graduated in Construction Engineering from Politecnico di Milano. He is the Managing Director of real estate companies Sabim S.r.l. and Simpafin S.r.l.
 
Wilhelm Becker
A graduate in Business and Economics, he began his career with BMW in 1976, dealing with logistics. In 1987, he was appointed Global Material Planning Senior Vice President. In 2000, became Strategic Director of BMW Group’s small Vehicles Division and fulfilled that role until 2007. At present he sits on the Board of Directors of various leading companies in the automotive industry, and also provides strategic consulting services.
 
Alberto Bartoli
A certified public accountant with a degree in Economics from the University of Parma, he joined Sabaf S.p.A. as CFO in 1994, becoming a director for the period 1997 - 2017 and CEO from 2012 to 2017. He then became the CEO of Gefran S.p.A. from May 2017 to December 2019. Since April 2020, he has been the CEO of the Finservice Group in Mantua. Also holds director positions in several industrial and service companies.
 
Alessandro Potestà
Graduated in Business and Economics from the University of Turin. Between 2008 and 2011, he held management positions in the Investment and Corporate Development divisions of IFIL Group (now EXOR). Is currently Senior Portfolio Manager with Quaestio Capital Management SGR S.p.A, 26.60% shareholder in Industrie Saleri Italo S.p.A.
 
Massimo Colli
A qualified accountant and registered auditor with a degree in Business and Economics from Luigi University Business University. He has forty years’ audit experience with Ernst & Young, specialising in listed companies in the banking and financial sector. He is a lecturer at Luigi Bocconi Business University and at the Training Academy of the Ordine dei Dottori Commercialisti of Milan as well as heading Ernst & Young’s in-house training courses on the audit of banks and lending institutions.
 
Simona Heidempergher
A graduate in Economic and Social Disciplines from Luigi Bocconi University, she holds the position of Managing Director at Merifin Europe SA Group, as well as sitting as an independent director on the Board of Directors of several listed companies.