Company

Team

A unique combination of experience, professionalism and talent in banking and finance, in the areas of credit and servicing, corporate and investment banking, capital markets and real estate.

Team

 

 

Manuela Franchi

CHAIRMAN
GARDANT

CEO of doValue since 2023, joined the Group in 2016 as M&A and Finance manager and then as General Manager. Currently she is also the CEO of doNext.

With more than 20 years of experience in investment banking, mainly at Goldman Sachs and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Bruno Manzone

CHAIRMAN
MASTER GARDANT

Lawyer with extensive experience in advising on corporate governance, investment, banking and financial services, internal controls, relations with supervisory authorities. He was an officer in the Guardia di Finanza and a Bank of Italy official.

Luca Benzoni

CHAIRMAN
GARDANT SGR

 

 

 

Mirko Briozzo

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER / GENERAL MANAGER
GARDANT

Part of the team that relaunched Credito Fondiario since 2013, as Director, CFO, Deputy Director-General. For over 25 years in the financial sector, he worked in Citigroup as Managing Director and  Co-Head of Italian Financial Institutions, Schroders, Fox-Pitt and Kelton.

Guido Lombardo

ADMINISTRATOR - CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER - GARDANT INVESTOR SGR

Part of the team that relaunched Credito Fondiario since 2013, as Director, CEO, Head of Business e CIO. For over 35 years in the sector, in Morgan Stanley-Managing Director-Head of Securitisation EMEA, Fortress- Managing Director, Italfondiario-CEO; Hambros Bank-Director.

Alberto De Maggi

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
MASTER GARDANT

GROUP COO
GARDANT

In the Group since 2017, he previously held various roles in the Unicredit Group (Head of Organisation Governance and Controls in Unicredit Business Integrated Solutions ) and in the Fineco Group (Chief Compliance Officer).

Michele Castaldo

GROUP CHIEF CONTROLS OFFICER

Chief Risk Officer of the Group since 2018. For over 20 years in Risk Management and Internal Controls: Gruppo Banco BPM (NPLs Unit), Gruppo Banco Popolare (Head of Risk Internal Validation), Moody’s KMV (Credit Risk Specialist-EMEA) and Gruppo Capitalia.

Paola Colombo

GROUP GENERAL COUNSEL

General Counsel of the Group since 2015. Previously, Head of Corporate Affairs in Cariparma, General Counsel in Generali Immobiliare Italia SGR S.p.A., Senior Associate in Simmons & Simmons and Legal Counsel of  Fondazione Fiera Milano.

Armando La Morgia

GROUP CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER

In the Group since 2016, as Head of Capital Markets & Securitization. With 25 years of experience in structured finance, advisory and investment management in different international financial institutions, i.a. Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and BlackRock.

Anna Tosolini

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

In the Group since 2021, CFO with expertise in Corporate Finance, Strategy, Planning, M&A. Previously,  Senior Advisor-Digital bank in Illimity Bank, CFO in AMCO, Head of General Affairs in BPVi, Head of Special Projects in BPER.

Group Functions

  • Daniele Biolcati – Head of ESG, Communication and External Relations
  • Giulia Pagano – Head of Portfolio, Monitoring and Reporting
  • Marco Faggion – Head of Accounting & Tax
  • Paolo Peruzzetto – Head of Business Development

Gardant Investor SGR

  • Guido Lombardo – Amministratore – Chief investment Officer
  • Federico Roggerini – General Manager
  • Matteo Coppola – Head of Fund Set up, Monitoring & Reporting
  • Luca Sebastiani – Risk Manager

Special Servicing

  • Giangaspare Di Pietro – Co-Chief Servicing Officer
  • Vittorio Giannetti – Co-Chief Servicing Officer
  • Nicola Guadagni – General Manager Gardant Bridge Servicing
  • Marco Vitale – General Manager Gardant Liberty Servicing
  • Salvatore Iervolino – Head of Servicing UTP e Reperforming

Master Servicing

  • Francesca Romana Tailetti – Head of Securitisation
  • Alessandra De Sabato – Head of Master Servicing Administration