33. Professional Qualifications of each Member of the Audit Committee and Other Important Curricular Information
The professional qualifications of the members of the Audit Committee are those described in point 19 (“Professional Qualifications of the Members of the Board of Directors”).
Additionally, reference should be made to the fact that the vast experience of the members of the Committee in corporate body positions, as well as to their special technical merit in this particular matter, have created particular added value for the Company.
The Chair of the Audit Committee, Elizabeth Ann Bastoni holds a BA degree with a concentration in Accounting from Providence College and a degree in French Civilization studies from the Sorbonne University in Paris, having started her career in 1989, in Paris, in the international tax practice of KPMG, where she held various positions, including senior manager of business development. Subsequently, she held several important positions in the human resources field at leading companies in Europe. Her academic training, her extensive professional experience, ensure her a special competence for the assignment as Chair of the Company’s supervisory body.
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Clara Christina Streit holds a Masters in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, having started her career at McKinsey & Company as a consultant, having ceased her collaboration with that company in 2012 as a senior partner, after more than 20 years of experience as an adviser to financial institutions. She is currently an independent non-executive director of several European companies. Her academic training, her extensive professional experience, namely in matters of control and supervision, and her keen critical and analytical sense, ensured her a special competence for the assignment as Chair of the Company’s supervisory body until 24th April 2025.