Gabriele Galateri di Genola was born in Rome on January 11th, 1947. Married with one daughter, he has been awarded the Cavaliere del Lavoro honor.
Mr. Galateri was appointed Chairman of Assicurazioni Generali on 8th April 2011.
After earning his MBA at the Columbia University Business School, Mr. Galateri began his career in 1971 at the Headquarters of the Banco di Roma.
In 1977, he joined FIAT S.p.A., where he moved from Head of North, Central and South American Operations at the International Finance Office to Head of International Finance and, ultimately, Director of Finance.
Mr. Galateri became CEO of Ifil S.p.A in 1986. In 1993, he took on the positions of CEO and General Manager of IFI, which he retained until 2002, when he was appointed CEO of FIAT SpA.
Between April 2003 and June 2007, Mr. Galateri was Chairman of Mediobanca S.p.A and from December 2007 to 12th April 2011 he was Chairman of the Board of Telecom Italia SpA, where he still sits as a Member.
Now he is also Chairman of TIM Brasil Serviços e Participações S.A, Chairman of the Board of the IIT and Member of the International Advisory Board of Columbia Business School.
