Luciano Gobbi

Luciano Gobbi : Luciano Gobbi was born in Piacenza, in 1953. Mr. Gobbi has been a Director of Telecom Italia since April 16, 2007. He graduated in Nuclear Engineering in 1977 at the Milan Polytechnic. In 1978 he took a Masters in Business Administration at the Luigi Bocconi Commercial University of Milan. He graduated in Architecture in 1983 at the Milan Polytechnic. In 1978 he joined The Chase Manhattan Bank, where he worked as a Credit Analyst and subsequently as Senior Banker in London, Milan and Rome. In 1986 he joined the Pirelli group as Corporate Finance Director. In 2000 he became General Manager Finance, a position he maintained in the parent company Pirelli & C. S.p.A. after the merger with Pirelli S.p.A. in August 2003. Since November 2006 he has been General Manager Finance and Strategic Planning for Pirelli & C. S.p.A.. Within the Pirelli group he also holds the position of Director of Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. and Pirelli Labs S.p.A.. He has been a Director of Olimpia S.p.A. since 2001.