Management team

Maria Patrizia Grieco
Chairman, ANIMA Holding
Chairman, ANIMA Sgr
Maria Patrizia Grieco
She is Chairman of ANIMA Holding since 2023.

She has been Chairman of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena from 2020 to 2023. She is President of Assonime since 2021, board member of Bocconi University and holds similar positions at Ferrari and Amplifon. She has been Vicepresident of ABI from 2022 to 2023.

From 2014 to 2020 she was Chairman of Enel and from 2011 to 2013 Chairman of Olivetti, where she worked also as CEO from 2008 to 2013. From 2006 to 2008 she was CEO of Value Team (now NTT Data) and from 2003 to 2006 CEO of Siemens Informatica.

From 2002 she served as CEO of Italtel, where she began her career in 1977. She was also a board member of Fiat Industrial, CIR, Anima Holding and Endesa S.A.

She holds a Degree in Law from the University of Milan.
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Fabio Corsico
Deputy-Chairman, ANIMA Holding
Fabio Corsico
He is Deputy Chairman of ANIMA Holding since 2023.

He is board member of Cementir, Il Gazzettino and Terna, Senior Advisor for Italy of Credit Suisse AG and member of the International Advisory Board of Afiniti and Fremantle.

Since 2005, he is Head of External Relations, Institutional Affairs and Development of Gruppo Caltagirone, for which he is also in charge of regulatory affairs and industrial and financial holdings. From 2003 to 2005 he was Enel’s Head of Institutional Affairs and Relations with territory and Confindustria; from 2001 to 2003 he worked as Head of the Minister of Economy's Technical Secretariat. From 1998 to 2001 he worked at Infostrada up to the role of Head of Public Affairs.

He holds a Degree in Political Science.
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Alessandro Melzi d'Eril
CEO & General Manager, ANIMA Holding
CEO & General Manager, ANIMA Sgr
Alessandro Melzi d'Eril
He is CEO and General Manager of ANIMA Holding and ANIMA Sgr.

He joined ANIMA in 2011 as Group CFO. From 2004 to 2011 Mr. Melzi d’Eril has been Investment Director at Clessidra SGR SpA, one of the largest Italian private equity firms.

Prior to this, he spent several years in the investment banking industry at UBM (UniCredit Banca Mobiliare) and Dresdner Kleinworth Wasserstein. Mr. Melzi d’Eril holds a Degree in Economics, with a specialization in Monetary and Financial Markets, from Bocconi University.
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Pierluigi Giverso
Joint General Manager and Business Director, ANIMA Holding
Joint General Manager and Chief Commercial Officer, ANIMA Sgr
Pierluigi Giverso
Pierluigi Giverso is Joint General Manager and Business Director of ANIMA Holding and Joint General Manager and Chief Commercial Officer of ANIMA Sgr.

After joining ANIMA Sgr in 2012 as Head of Marketing, he was appointed Head of Distribution and Marketing (2017-2018). Previously, he worked as Head of Planning and Strategic Development at Prima Sgr (2009 - 2011). From 2009 to 2011 he was Head of Planning and Strategic Development at Prima Sgr.

Prior to that, from 2003 to 2009, he worked at McKinsey & Company, first as Business Analyst, then as Associate and eventually as Engagement Manager.

He holds a Degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Turin and an MBA from the Istituto de Empresa Business School in Madrid.
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Marco Pogliani
Group Chief Financial Officer, ANIMA Holding
Chief Financial Officer, ANIMA Sgr
Marco Pogliani
Marco Pogliani is Chief Financial Officer of ANIMA Group and ANIMA Sgr since 2024. With the Group since 2009, he served as Head of Planning & M&A Division (from 2018 to 2024) and previously as Head of M&A (from 2015 to 2018).

He holds a Master of Science in Accounting, Financial Management and Control from Bocconi University in Milan.
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Davide Sosio
Group Chief Operating Officer & HR Director, ANIMA Holding
HR & Legal Director, ANIMA Sgr
Davide Sosio
Davide Sosio is Group Chief Operating Officer and Human Resources Director of ANIMA Group, and HR & Legal Director of ANIMA Sgr. Within the ANIMA Group, he served as Group CFO and CFO of ANIMA Sgr from 2018 to 2024. From 2010 to 2018, he served as General Manager of ANIMA Asset Management Ltd (Ireland) and, from 2003 to 2010, as General Manager of Antonveneta ABN AMRO Investment Funds Ltd (Ireland). He is Chairman of the Board of the Luxembourg SICAV Anima Investment Sicav and Director of the Irish SICAV ANIMA Funds Plc.

He holds a Degree in Business Administration from Bocconi University and an MBA from London Business School.
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Filippo Di Naro
Deputy General Manager, ANIMA Sgr
CIO, ANIMA Sgr
CIO, Kairos
Filippo Di Naro
He is Deputy General Manager and Chief Investment Officer of ANIMA Sgr since 2017 and Chief Investment Officer of Kairos since 2024.

He comes from Duemme Sgr (Mediobanca Group), where he served as CEO and CIO from 2009 to 2017. Previously, he was CIO at Sator capital (from 2007 to 2009), Ubi Pramerica Sgr (from 2001 to 2007) and Investar Sgr (from 2000 to 2001). He also worked in Borsa Italiana (from 1999 to 2000), Deutsche bank funds (from 1993 to 1998) and Prudential Bache (from 1991 to 1993).

He holds a Degree cum laude in Economics from Bocconi University.
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Francesco Betti
Deputy General Manager, ANIMA Sgr
COO, ANIMA Sgr
Francesco Betti
He is Deputy General Manager and Chief Operating Officer at ANIMA Sgr since 2019. He is also Director of Anima Investment Sicav.

He comes from Aletti Gestielle Sgr, where from 2000 to 2018 he held various positions up to General Manager and, prior to that, Head of Risk Management and then Deputy General Manager. He previously worked as Head of Risk Control at Deutsche Bank and as Junior Trader at Cassa di Risparmio di Parma e Piacenza. Author of several publications and papers on information technology and risk management, he holds a Degree in Economics from the University of Parma.
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Livio Raimondi
Chairman, Anima Alternative Sgr
Chairman, Castello Sgr
Livio Raimondi
He is Chairman of Anima Alternative Sgr and Chairman of Castello Sgr. From 2018 to 2023 he has been Chairman of ANIMA Holding and ANIMA Sgr.

From 2012 to 2017 he has been working as Head of Finance Function and member of the Board of Directors of PREVIP pension fund. From 1998 to 2012 he has been General Manager and member of the Board of Directors of Allianz Global Investors Italia Sgr. From 1982 to 1998 he held various positions in Ras, Cofina and Gestiras (now Allianz Global Investors Italia Sgr).

He holds a Degree in Economics from Bocconi University with honors.
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Giampiero Schiavo
CEO, Anima Alternative Sgr
CEO, Castello Sgr
Giampiero Schiavo
Giampiero Schiavo is CEO of Castello Sgr since 2007 and CEO of Anima Alternative Sgr since 2023.
From 2000 to 2007 he worked as Head of the M&A Division in E. Capital Partners Spa, where he was also a partner from 2000 to 2007. Previously, he worked at Server Consulting from 1997 to 2000 as a Real Estate Finance Associate.

He holds a Degree in Business Administration, with specialization in Corporate Finance, from Bocconi University.
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Philippe Minard
Investments Director, Anima Alternative Sgr
Philippe Minard
He is CIO of Anima Alternative Sgr since its establishment in 2020. From 2020 to 2023 he has been CEO of Anima Alternative Sgr.

He has been CAPZA’s Country Manager for Italy, Founding partner of Emisys Capital (from 2013 to 2019) and CEO of Mezzanove Capital (2005-2012).

Prior to that, he worked for 7 years in Mediobanca as Head of Structured Financing; further prior work experiences came in Arca Merchant, Creditanstalt and Société Générale. He holds a Degree in Economics from the Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC) in Paris.
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Guido Maria Brera
Chairman, Kairos Partners Sgr
Guido Maria Brera
Guido Maria Brera is a co-founder of Kairos. In May 2024 he was appointed Chairman of Kairos Partners Sgr, for which he previously held the position of Investment Director.

From 1997 to 1999 he was the youngest European executive for Giubergia Warburg , Head of Proprietary Trading . From 1996 to 1997, at only 26 years of age, he managed the Cisalpina Bilanciato Fund for Banca Popolare di Brescia. From 1994 to 1996 he was Assistant to the Head of Bond Markets at Fineco SIM dealing with the issue of derivative instruments for the Group's institutional clients.

He graduated with honours in Business Economics from ‘La Sapienza’ University of Rome.
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Alberto Castelli
Chief Executive Officer, Kairos Partners Sgr
Alberto Castelli
Alberto Castelli is CEO of Kairos Partners Sgr since 2021.

From 2016 to 2020 he was CEO of BancoPosta Fondi SGR S.p.A. From 2009 to 2015 he was Partner of Eidos Partners S.r.l. and in 2009 he was Country Manager of Neuberger Berman Investments. Previously, in 2008 he was CEO of Lehman Brothers Asset Management Sgr. From 2003 to 2008, he held various roles at Capitalia Investimenti Alternativi SGR, including General Manager and Chief Investment Officer. From 2000 to 2003 he served as General Manager and Head of Investments in FIN.ECO INVESTIMENTI SGR. From 1993 to 2000, he was Assistant Portfolio Manager and Head of Bond Portfolio management at FINECO SIM.

He holds a degree in Business Economics from the University of Brescia.
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Maurilio Maria Pace
General Manager, Kairos Partners Sgr
Maurilio Maria Pace
Maurilio Maria Pace is General Manager of Kairos Partners Sgr since 2022.

Previously, he worked at JPMorgan from 1996 to 2013, where he held various roles, up to the position of Head of Rates Sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa.

He graduated with honours in Economics from Bocconi University in Milan.
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