Dott. Roberto Giay
Director
Roberto Giay
Member of the Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee
Graduated in Economics and Commerce from Università di Torino, he has participated in post-graduate specialisation courses in corporate law and financial market law.
From 1993 to 1998, he worked at SAI - Società Assicuratrice Industriale S.p.A., within the "General and Equity Investments Secretariat - Group Corporate Services".
From 1998 to 2000, he continued his training in the management of legal and corporate affairs at SI.BE.R. S.p.A., a holding company operating in the electrical components sector. Following the merger of SI.BE.R. with Vemer Elettronica S.p.A., he took on responsibility for the “Legal and Corporate Affairs - Investor Relations” unit of Vemer - Siber Group S.p.A., listed on the Italian Stock Exchange.
In 2003, he joined Unipol Gruppo S.p.A., where he fulfils managerial duties in the legal, corporate, equity and institutional relations areas, as well as holding the role of secretary of the Board of Directors. In July 2018, he took on the role of Governance, Legal Affairs and Human Resources General Manager.
From May 2019, he was appointed Group General Manager of Unipol Gruppo S.p.A.
In the past, in the insurance field, he was also Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BNL Vita S.p.A.; Deputy Chairman of Arca Vita S.p.A., of Arca Assicurazioni S.p.A., of Incontra Assicurazioni S.p.A.; Director of Compagnia Assicuratrice Linear S.p.A., of Popolare Vita S.p.A., of SIAT Società Italiana Assicurazioni and Reinsurance per Azioni, of Unisalute S.p.A. and of Vivium S.A.
In the banking/financial sector, he was first Director and later Chairman of Unipol Banca S.p.A.; Chairman of UnipolRec S.p.A.; Chief Executive Officer of Premafin Finaziaria S.p.A. - Holding company.
In the industrial sector, he was Director of Sorin S.p.A.