Biography

Born in Milan, Italy, on March 26, 1964, he graduated with honors in Political Economics from Columbia University, New York (USA) and holds a master’s degree in business administration from Insead, Fontainbleau (France). Mr. Schapira has held various positions, both domestic and international, as Managing Director at both Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, responsible for managing relationships with numerous private equity and pension funds. He currently provides financial and strategic advisory services to companies, family holding companies and private equity funds, and is a member of the Advisory Board of Equita SpA, as well as Senior Advisor to Bregal Milestone; he also serves as an independent Director at Tamburi Investment Partners SpA. He is an Independent Director and Chairman of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee, as well as a member of the Audit and Risk Committee of Saipem SpA.