Philippe Donnet
Chair of the Board of Directors
Maurizia graduated in Literature and Foreign Languages (Russian and German) in November 2000 and gained extensive experience in pan-European senior HR Leadership roles, across different industries (i.e. consulting, telecom, manufacturing and financial services).
She started her career in Accenture as Recruiting & Employer Branding Specialist in 1997.
From 2001 to 2007, she worked in Vodafone as HR Manager and Talent & Training Manager across Italy, UK and Egypt.
From 2008 to 2014, she worked in Pirelli Tyre, covering various international roles such as HR Director in Headquarters and in Region Southern Europe.
Maurizia joined Generali in 2014 as HR Director of Generali Global Corporate & Commercial.
In November 2015, Maurizia moved to the Investments Area as GCIO HR Manager and in 2017 she was appointed Head of Human Capital. From September 2022 to august 2023 she moved to Country Italy as Country Chief HR and Organization Officer. As of September 1st, 2023, Maurizia is appointed Chief People & Transformation Officer of Generali Investments Holding S.p.A.
Pierluigi earned a degree, summa cum laude, in Financial and Banking Law from the University of Pisa and was admitted to the bar.
He joined the corporate world in 1998 as the Head of Legal at a Mutual Bank.
From 2001 to 2007, he worked in the Legal Department and Corporate Affairs Departments of Banca Fideuram.
In 2007, Pierluigi joined Generali Investments Italy SGR, formerly called Generali Investments Europe SGR, as Head of Corporate Affairs and in 2009 he took over the role of Head of Legal and Corporate Affairs of the same Company.
In 2013, he was appointed Group Investments General Counsel of Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. Since 2014, he has also been General Counsel for Generali Investments Holding, the Company providing Legal, Compliance and Corporate Affairs services to Generali Investments Europe SGR, Generali Real Estate S.p.A. and Generali Real Estate SGR.
From 2021 Pierluigi holds the position of General Counsel responsible for Legal as well as for Corporate Affairs matters.
She holds a Master Degree in Law from Università di Roma Tor Vergata and a PhD in Comparative Law from Università degli Studi di Firenze.
Chiara started her career in the legal field joining Assogestioni. In 2012, she moved to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer as Senior Associate in charge of the Regulatory Department.
Within the Generali Group since February 2016, Chiara has covered primarily two positions, before moving into her current role: she held initially the position of Senior Compliance Specialist - Group Regulatory Compliance at Assicurazioni Generali and was then appointed in July 2020 Head of Investments Compliance and AML Function for Generali Investments Holding.
From April 1st, 2021 to December 2023, Chiara held the position of Generali Investments Holding Head of Compliance.
Chiara is, as of January 1st, 2024, the Chief Compliance Officer of Generali Investments Holding S.p.A. and Head of Compliance of Generali Asset Management S.p.A. SGR (GenAM).
After earning a University degree in Theoretical Physics from the University of Rome La Sapienza and a Master degree in Insurance Risk Management Analysis, Riccardo began his career working as quantitative financial analyst for almost 3 years.
From February 2008 Riccardo joined AXA, where he worked for almost 10 years first as Head of Financial Risk Management for AXA-MPS Group, then as Head of Asset and Liability Management for the AXA Italy Group.
Within the Generali Group since October 2017, he worked in the Group Risk Management as Head of Group Risk Appetite and Operating Framework. In this role he bore over years the responsibility for Group and Group Entities on Risk Appetite Framework, Investment, Liquidity and Concentration Risks, SAA budgeting and monitoring, Recovery and Resolution framework, risk analyses on investment proposals, intra-group transactions and M&A/disposal, ESG and Climate Change Risks, ORSA and Emerging Risks.
Effective as of October 1st 2022, Riccardo Appolloni is the Chief Risk Officer.
Massimiliano Ottochian is, from July 1st, 2024, the Chief Corporate Development & Operating Officer of Generali Investments.
Massimiliano joined Assicurazioni Generali in September 2020 with the role of Group Head of Mergers and Acquisitions.
Since 2009 Massimiliano has been a Managing Director in the Investment Banking Department of Deutsche Bank based in London and Milan. He has been responsible, in the Financial Institutions Group, for origination and execution of M&A and corporate finance transactions for the insurance, banking, asset management and specialty finance sectors in Europe. He has participated in over EUR100bn of equity and debt capital issuance as well as M&A transactions in Europe, Americas and Asia.
Prior to joining Deutsche Bank he has been a Managing Director at UBS in London where he spent 13 years having joined SG Warburg (then become UBS) as an Analyst and after a period in Management Consultancy. In 2001 he was appointed as Chief of Staff of the Global Head of Investment Banking at UBS.
Massimiliano Ottochian graduated at Bocconi University and is an EFFAS Certified Financial Analyst.
Marco Zanuso was appointed as Chief Sales & Marketing Officer in November 2024.
Marco has significant experience in the investment management industry. He spent several years at Manulife Investment Management in London, as Senior Managing Director, Head of EMEA Institutional, he built and grew the development of business in EMEA and served as Member of the Manulife IM Europe board and the Global Institutional Sales Leadership Group.
Before that he led the international business development in EMEA at hedge funds firms Sandell Asset Management (Europe) and FRM - Man Group, and previously held similar senior roles in other relevant financial institutions including SEI Investments and Scottish Widows Investment Partnership.
In 2009, Filippo joined Generali Investments as Head of Fixed Income and Currencies before being appointed as Head of Investments at Generali Investment Europe S.p.A in 2013 and Head of Investments at Generali Investment Asia in 2014.
Consolidating his successful performance at Generali Investments Europe, Filippo became Head of Group Asset Managers Management and Head of Group Special Situations in 2015 for the Generali Group.
Filippo held the roles of Head of Investments in Generali Investments Partners S.p.A. and Head of Generali Multi Manager & Head of Group Alternative Fixed Income and Head of Insurance Portfolios Investment Strategy. In 2019, Filippo has been included by Citywire among the Top50 professionals in Italy in advisory, private banking, fund selection and investors. From July 2021 to December 2023 he held the role of Head of Insurance Investment Solutions at Generali Investments and from January 1st, 2024 to November 11th, 2024 the role of Chief Investment Steering & Sustainability Officer.
Filippo Casagrande is, as of November 11th, 2024, our Chief of Investments.
He is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of Generali Investments Sicav Luxembourg and member of the Board of Directors of the insurance companies Genertel and GenertelLife.
Effective December 1st 2023, Domenico Aiello is appointed Chief Financial Officer of Generali Investments Holding S.p.A (previously the Asset & Wealth Management business unit).
Domenico graduated at the European Business School in London with a First Class BA (Hons) in International Business Studies.
He began his career in investment banking in 1996 in London at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, specialising in financial institutions.
Domenico moved back to Italy in 2002 to join the M&A and Business Development team of UniCredit as Head of CEE and International Markets and was appointed Head of Group M&A in 2008.
In 2012 he joined UniCredit’s asset management subsidiary Pioneer Investments as Chief Financial Officer and member of the Global Management Committee. One year later he was also appointed Chief Administrative Officer, with oversight and coordination responsibilities over Finance, Risk, Legal and Compliance activities across the Group. Domenico joined Amundi in 2017, following the acquisition of Pioneer Investments, and was appointed Group Chief Financial Officer in 2019. Over his experience in the asset management industry, Domenico worked in Milan, London and Paris, supervised teams across Europe, the United States and Asia and was board member of several Group companies. He was also involved in many strategic development processes and in various transformation programmes.
Woody E. Bradford, CFA, is from June 4th, 2024, the Chief Executive Officer & General Manager of Generali Investments, as well as Chief Executive Officer and Board Chair of Conning, Generali Asset Management, Infranity SAS, and Conning (Germany) GmbH.
Mr. Bradford has over 27 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Conning in 2010, Mr. Bradford was an Operating Partner with Advent International, a global private equity firm. Previously, he spent 12 years at Putnam Investments where he had multiple roles, including Head of Corporate Development and Chief Operating Officer of Global Distribution.
Mr. Bradford is a graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute and of the Harvard Business School, where he graduated as a Baker Scholar.
Mr. Bradford oversees and serves on a number of Boards as part of his operating responsibilities, including but not limited to Generali Investments Holding, Conning Holdings Limited (“CHL”), Octagon Credit Investors, Global Evolution Asset Management A/S, Pearlmark Real Estate LLC and a number of other affiliated and related entities. Mr. Bradford is a member of the Board of Trustees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and currently serves as Chair of the Investment Committee; he previously served as vice chair of WPI’s board. He also participates on The Greater Boston Food Bank Emeriti Board, where he has served as Chair of the Board. He previously served on the Connecticut Insurance and Financial Services (IFS) Board as well as on the Supervisory Board of Quoniam Asset Management GmbH. Mr. Bradford has over 27 years of industry experience.
Philippe Donnet has been the Group CEO of Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. since March 17, 2016. He joined Generali in October 2013 as Country Manager Italy and CEO of Generali Italia S.p.A. In this role, he spearheaded the process of merging the existing Generali brands in Italy, one of the most challenging integration and simplification projects in the European insurance industry.
Philippe Donnet graduated from the École Polytechnique in Paris in 1983 with a degree in Engineering and then went to the Institut des Actuaires where he completed his studies in 1991.
Between 1985 and 2007, he held various positions within the AXA Group, most recently serving as Regional CEO Asia Pacific, Singapore. In 2007, he became the Managing Director for Asia Pacific at Wendel Investissements, Singapore. In 2010, he co-founded the investment management company HLD in Paris.
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Competenza
Specialisti europei con strategie di investimento attive e soluzioni personalizzate nei mercati pubblici e privati
Anno di fondazione: 1998
AUM: € 430,1 mld (al 30.06.2024)
Professionisti: 476
Sedi: Milano, Trieste, Roma, Parigi, Colonia, Francoforte, Madrid
Competenza:
Soluzioni di investimento globali e personalizzate per assicurazioni e investitori istituzionali
Anno di fondazione: 1912
AUM: € 108 mld (al 30.06.2024)
Professionisti: 330+
Sedi: New York, Hartford, Hong Kong, London, Cologne
Competenza:
Investimenti immobiliari in Europa, debt e equity
Anno di fondazione: 1989
AUM: € 36,2 mld (al 30.06.2024)
Professionisti: +400
Sedi: Milano, Roma, Parigi, Madrid, Colonia, Vienna, Praga
Competenza:
Investimenti alternativi, credito unconstrained e strategie azionarie
Anno di fondazione: 2018
AUM: € 3,9 mld (al 30.06.2024)
Professionisti: 50+
Sede: New York, Londra
Competenza:
Investimenti in debito dei mercati emergenti e di frontiera
Anno di fondazione: 2018
AUM: € 3.9 mld (al 30.06.2024)
Professionisti: 50+
Sede: New York, Londra
Competenza:
Investimenti sostenibili in infrastrutture, equity e debt
Anno di fondazione: 2018
AUM: € 7,7 mld (al 30/06/2024)
Professionisti: 70
Sede: Parigi, Londra
Competenza:
Piattaforma di fondi UCITS alternativi liquidi
Anno di fondazione: 2007
AUM: € 13,2 mld (al 30.06.2024)
Professionisti: 50+
Sede: Londra
Competenza:
Leveraged bonds, obbligazioni hugh yield e credito strutturato (CLO debt e equity)
Anno di fondazione: 1994
AUM: € 30,8 mld (al 30.06.2024)
Professionisti: 90+
Sede: New York
Competenza:
Investimenti immobiliari US, focus su debt e e equity, settore commerciale
Anno di fondazione: 1996
AUM: € 1,2 mld (al 30.06.2024)
Professionisti: 26
Sede: Chicago, Denver, Irvine, New York
Competenza:
Investimenti total return, globali multi-asset e multi-strategia
Anno di fondazione: 2019
AUM: € 1,6 mld (al 30.06.2024)
Professionisti: 20+
Sedi: Milano, Londra, Dublino
Competenza:
Infrastruttura azionaria Greenfield per la transizione energetica
Anno di fondazione: 2022
AUM: € 0,4 mld (al 30.06.2024)
Professionisti: 29
Sede: Milano
Competenza:
Investimenti azionari e obbligazionari sostenibili e responsabili ad alta convinzione
Anno di fondazione: 2001
AUM: € 7,4 mld (al 30.06.2024)
Professionisti: 65+
Sede: Parigi
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*** Source: Generali Group, Annual Integrated Report and Consolidated Financial Statements 2023 – published on 12 March 2024, data as at 31 December 2023 (link).
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***** Source:own internal calculation based on the IPE ranking published on June 2023.
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