Governance and Ethics

SIMEST’s organisational structure

The Board of Directors guides and steers SIMEST’s activities with the support of the corporate boards, including the Board of Statutory Auditors, the Supervisory Body and the Director of the Court of Auditors.

The Management Team draws up and implements operating plans, encouraged by SIMEST’s daily work, to set in motion projects and visions.

Our shareholders

SIMEST is held 76% by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti and 24% by minority shareholders . Find out all the details about our Shareholders.

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Board of Directors

Board of Statutory Auditors

Supervisory Body

Director of the Court of Auditors

Management team

Board of Directors

Regina Corradini D’Arienzo

Chief Executive Officer and General Manager

Regina Corradini D’Arienzo graduated in psychological sciences. She completed studies in business administration in Turin and followed a program in Executive Management in Corporate Investment Banking at Bocconi University in Milan.

From 1990 to 2008 she held various positions at the San Paolo IMI bank (later Intesa Sanpaolo), up to the role of Head of Marketing and Commercial Service within the Corporate Division of the Banca dei Territori.

In 2008 she joined Banca Popolare di Novara, an institution of which she became Head of the Corporate Division in 2011 and subsequently took up the position of Head of the Corporate Division of the Banco Popolare holding.

In BNL from 2013, she first held the position of North West Corporate Territorial Director and – from 2016 – the position of Corporate Banking Director.

She have also held positions in some companies of the BNP Paribas Group: Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bnl Leasing S.p.A., Deputy Chairman of Ifitalia S.p.A., Director of Arval Italia S.p.A.

She has been a member of Terna’s Board of Directors since May 2023.