Marco Patuano
Graduate in Business Economics and Master in Finance from the Bocconi University of Milan. He has completed his training with postgraduate programmes in Europe and the United States.
His professional career started in the telecommunications sector with important results, including his active role in the creation of the start-up TIM in 1995 and its subsequent implementation in Latin American markets.
After several years working abroad, where his achievements included the confirmation of TIM Brazil as the second largest operator in the country, he returned to Italy in 2008 to hold senior positions in the Telecom Italia Group, serving as CEO from 2011 to 2016.
In October 2016, he was appointed CEO of Edizione s.r.l., the holding company of the Benetton family, a position he held for three years.
In 2017, he joined the Board of Directors of AC Milan, holding the position until 2022.
In 2018 he founded MP Invest, a financial and investment advisory firm organising, among others, the acquisition of Inwit from a consortium led by Ardian. He was also a member of the Board of Directors and strategic advisor to Digital Value, driving the company’s listing on the Milan Stock Exchange.
Between 2019 and 2023, he was Chairman of A2A, the Italian utility company active in energy, waste and water and listed on the Milan Stock Exchange. In his role as Chairman, he was also Vice-Chairman of Utilitalia, and Chairman of the ‘Banco dell’Energia’ Foundation.
From 2019 to 2023, he acted as Nomura’s Senior Advisor for Italy and Europe, participating in several M&A transactions in Italy and abroad.
During his career, he served on several prestigious honorary boards, such as Fondazione Telecom Italia, Fondazione Bocconi and Fondazione Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, and cooperated with several universities in Italy and the United States. Author of articles and publications on strategy and finance.