Background and experience
Current Appointments
Non-Executive Director of FAAC Technologies
Non-Executive Director, Vice Chair, Chair of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee and member of Internal Control and Risk Committee of Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane S.p.A.
Vice Chair of Italian Angels for Growth
Background and Experience:
Paola has a wealth of expertise in digital innovation gained through several senior leadership roles during her career, notably Global Marketing Solutions Regional Director for Southern Europe at Facebook (2015–16); Head of Online Services, Commercial Operations for Vodafone Italy
(2010–13); Head of Il Sole 24 Ore’s Online Business Unit; and Senior Director of EU Operations at eBay. Previously, she was a Partner at McKinsey & Company. Additionally, she is an experienced angel investor in technology startups and an adviser to a venture capital fund.
Paola was a Non-Executive Director of AXA Assicurazioni S.p.A., the Italian operating entity of the AXA Group, (2014 until April 2025) was a member of its Audit, Internal Control and Risk, and Remuneration Committees. She was a Non-Executive Director of TIM S.p.A., a leading telecommunications operator in Italy and Brazil (2018 to 2024) and served as a member of its Remuneration and Nomination, Strategies and Sustainability, and Control and Risk Committees.
Paola holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a degree in business administration from Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Italy.
Year appointed: 2025