Riccardo Serrini
Prelios Group CEO and General Manager
Riccardo Serrini joined Prelios in December 2011.
He's Prelios Group CEO and General Manager from March 2016.
Within the Group he held the position of CIO and General Manager of Prelios SGR and CEO of Prelios Credit Servicing.
Riccardo worked previously for Morgan Stanley International Bank (Securitized Product Group), he was CEO and Chairman of ING Real Estate Investment Management SGR and of the main investment vehicles of ING Group in Italy and he was Global Head of Real Estate Structured Lending at Intesa Sanpaolo.
He graduated in Business Administration at Bocconi University of Milan.
Luigi Aiello
General Manager Corporate & Business Development
Luigi Aiello joined Prelios in 2013. Currently, he is General Manager Corporate & Business Development, with responsibility for Origination, Investment Management, M&A, Sales & Markets and Product Marketing.
He has more than 20 years of experience in the financial sector, having previously worked in Investment Banking at JPMorgan, ABN Amro and Société Genérale.
In 2017 he founded Azzurra Capital to redevelop the Brucoli Lighthouse, a state-owned property. Today, the project is regarded as a benchmark in the valorization of public real estate.
He graduated in managerial engineering with specialization in finance from Politecnico of Milan.
Fabio Panzeri
General Manager Servicing & Operations
Fabio Panzeri is General Manager Servicing & Operations and CEO of Prelios Credit Servicing.
Before joining Prelios in 2018, he was Director of the European Portfolio Operations team at Bain Capital Credit ($40 billion of assets under management), where he set up the pan-European servicing infrastructure and operating organization and directly managed investments in NPLs/UTPs and Real Estate portfolios in Spain and Italy.
Previously, he was with the Eni group, where he held a number of managerial posts. After working as assistant to the group CEO, he was appointed CFO of Eni Trading and Shipping in London, later returning to Italy as Senior Vice President for Planning & Control and Risk Management operations at one of the group divisions (Midstream division).
Panzeri began his career in Bain & Company, first in the area of strategic consultancy projects and subsequently in corporate turnaround and financial restructuring operations as Senior Manager of the Bain Financial Advisory practice.
He graduated in Business Administration from the Bocconi University in Milan and holds a Master in Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Chicago, USA.
Sergio Cavallino
Chief Financial Officer
He currently is Chief Financial Officer of Prelios S.p.A., and, since 2011, he is Head of Operations & Finance of Prelios SGR with responsibilities of Administration & Treasury, Finance, Planning & Control, Process & Organization and IT.
In 2009 he was appointed as Head of Portfolio Management of Prelios Credit Servicing, coordinating the activities of for the preparation of securitization business plans and reporting to the noteholders, rating agencies and supervisory authorities. Furthermore he was responsible for the relations with domestic and international investors of securitization managed.
In 2002 he joined Prelios (former Pirelli Group) in the finance area and gained a valuable experience as Structured Finance Manager in the newly-listed Prelios, he was in charge of structuring and financial negotiations referring to different business units – residential, non performing loans, service companies – as well as international development activities of the Group (Poland and Germany).
For two years in the Planning & Control function of Edisontel SpA, (Edison start-up in the telecommunications sector) he was in charge of planning and monitoring of business plans for company development projects, working in an evolving industry within a structured group.
He started his career in AT Kearney as foreign strategic consultant in the telecommunications sector.
He graduated in Management Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Milan.
Mauro Cavagna
Chief Executive Officer of Prelios Valuations
Patrick Del Bigio
CEO Prelios SGR
Patrick Del Bigio is the Chief Executive Officer of Prelios SGR.
He joined the Prelios Group in 2020, after holding senior roles in distinguished international companies based in London.
Previously, he was Portfolio Manager in the Alternative Credit Group at Blackrock, after working as Portfolio Manager at SNB Stabfund/ UBS on illiquid products and loans and accumulating extensive experience in investment banking at the Principal Finance Group of Merrill Lynch and the ABS Group of Morgan Stanley.
Patrick Del Bigio holds an Executive MBA from the University of Cambridge, UK, and graduated in Single-Honor Economics at Trinity College, Dublin.
Andrea Fabbri
Group Human Resources & Organisation Director
Andrea Fabbri joined Prelios in March 2020 as Group Human Resources & Organization Director.
Before moving to Prelios, he was with the Intesa Sanpaolo Group for 15 years, where his managerial career developed in the fields of personnel management and organizational models.
Specifically, he worked in the corporate & investment banking area as head of personnel at Banca IMI starting from 2014 and as head of the CIB organization team before that. During this time, he was involved in re-organization and corporate rationalization projects, commercial model development, business activity growth and governance structure set-up, dealing with personnel management and definition of organizational structures.
Previously he worked in leading consultancy companies (Accenture and Oliver Wyman) and in a start-up active in consultancy and company incubation services (IVN & Company).
He holds a degree in Business Economics from the University of Bologna.
Stefano Focaccia
UTP Managing Director
He joined Prelios in April 2019. Currently he is UTP Managing Director.
He has been involved in corporate crisis and NPE management for more than 10 years. He has held a number of positions in this area, notably as a member of the EY restructuring team, helping many companies negotiate restructuring agreements and on distressed M&As. Subsequently, he moved to management of UTP portfolios in the banking sector, as head of the North Italy Special Situation team at BNL BNP Paribas.
In 2016 he was involved in the start of the QuattroR private equity fund, which specializes in investment in so-called special situations, and was a fund partner until January 2019.
Focaccia holds a degree in Business Management from the University of Bologna, and has written articles on restructuring. He lectures on corporate crisis management at the Catholic University in Milan.
Massimo Marinelli
General Counsel, Company Secretary & Compliance
He joined Prelios in 2003. Currently, he is General Counsel, Company Secretary & Compliance.
Since 2009 he has covered the role of Group Legal and Corporate Affairs & Compliance Director and since 2013 he has been also Board Secretary.
From 1999 to 2003 he covered the role of Head of Legal and Corporate Affairs at Gewiss S.p.A., a listed multinational Group operating in the electronics and electrotechnical industry.
In 1999 he left the position of Tax Police Officer and decided to start the management activity in private businesses.
From 1995 to 1999 he was Chief Officer of Studies, Reserach and Development, Chief Officer of External Relations and Chief Officer of Education at the Tax Police Academy in Bergamo, initially as Captain and later as Major.
From 1993 to 1995, as Captain, he was Officer in Charge of the Operations Centre and Chief of the Assistant Chief of Staff Coordination Office at the Tax Police Headquarters in Rome.
From 1991 to 1993, as Captain, he was Commander at the Tax Police Provincial Office in Savona.
From 1990 to 1991, as Captain, he was Division Commander at the Tax Police Regional Office in Genoa.
From 1988 to 1990, as Lieutenant, he was Commander at Tax Police Commandment Lieutenancy in Genoa/Cornigliano.
He graduated summa cum laude in 2003 in Economic and Financial Security Sciences, at Università degli Studi “Tor Vergata” of Rome. In 1999 he graduated summa cum laude in Law at Università degli Studi of Milan. In 1996 he graduated summa cum laude in Business Economics at Università degli Studi of Parma. He is Statutory Auditor.
From 1984 to 1988 he attended the Tax Police Academy in Bergamo, achieving the rank of Lieutenant.
From 1981 to 1984 he attended the “Nunziatella” Military School in Naples.
Paolo Pegli
Head of Planning & Control and Chief Transformation Officer
Paolo Pegli is Head of Planning & Control. Since June 2018, he has also been the Prelios Group Chief Transformation Officer (CTO).
He joined the Prelios Group in 2004, in the Finance area, and gradually extended his role until his appointment as Head of Planning & Control at Prelios S.p.A. in 2013, to contribute to the Group’s financial restructuring and re-organization.
From 2016 and until the delisting in May 2018, he was also Investor Relator of Prelios S.p.A.
Beginning in 2006, he also directly followed the international expansion of the Prelios Group as Head of Planning & Control Germany, and was in charge of the post-merger integration process.
Previously, Paolo Pegli began his career at KPMG Audit S.p.A., specializing in companies in finance and insurance.
He holds a degree in Business Management from the Bocconi University, Milan.
Nicolò Tarantino
Chief Executive Officer of Prelios Integra
He joined Prelios in 2006. Currently, he is Chief Executive Officer of Prelios Integra.
In Prelios he managed new business project start-ups (Shopping Center, Facility, Building Management….), he also managed the development of JVs with industry partners to participate in public and/private tenders, the stipulation of a Settlemente Agreement with the Municipality of Milan (for a value of Euro 20 mln), the reduction of fixed costs through the spin-off of non-core activities, cost rationalization and shutdown of peripheral offices
From September 2006 to August 2009 he was Contract Administration Director at Pirelli & C. RE Property Management SpA.
From 1997 to 2006 he worked in Control Management at Rinascente S.p.A. and from 2003 he was Administration, Control and Operations Manager.
From 1985 to 1997 he worked for leading companies including R.C.S. Libri & Grandi Opere and FIAT Trattori, with management roles.
Giorgio Tizzani
Head of Risk Management
In Prelios since 1996, Mr Tizzani currently is Head of Risk Management.
In September 2013, he was appointed Risk Manager with the task of designing and managing the Group Enterprise Risk Management System, reporting to the Internal Control, Risks and Corporate Governance Committee of the parent company Prelios S.p.A..
From 2010 to 2013, he has been Head of Planning and Control and worked on the Group restructuring, contributing to the strategy of transforming it into a pure management company.
In the same period, he held the post of Director in Prelios Integra, Prelios Agency, Prelios Valuations & e-Services and Prelios Finance.
From 2000 to 2009, Mr Tizzani has been the Head of Corporate Planning and Control, progressively widening his role with the management of the resources employed in the reporting system, financial planning, overhead control, credit management and, lastly, management control of the Specialized Services Division.
He participated in the international expansion, managing the integration of the acquisitions in Germany and Poland.
In 2002, he worked on the listing of the Group on the Milan Stock Exchange.
In January 1998, he moved to the Planning and Control department, first in his capacity as Head of Planning and Control, Residential Division, also attending to the appraisal of real estate investments.
In October 1996, he joined the Group working in the Administration Department and attending to the drafting of the financial statements of several subsidiaries.
Mr Tizzani graduated in Economics with specialization in Administration and Control at the Bocconi University in Milan in 1995. In 1999, he became Statutory Auditor enrolled in the Register of Auditors.