Milan, 23^rd March 2022 – The Prada Group announces three strategic appointments in the top management: Andrea Bonini as Chief Financial Officer, Cristina De Dona as General Counsel and Diego Maletto as Internal Auditing Director.

Starting from May 2^nd 2022, Andrea Bonini will take on the role of Group Chief Financial Officer, held since 2016 by Alessandra Cozzani that has decided to leave the company from September 30^th 2022 to embrace other professional opportunities.

Andrea Bonini will report to the Chief Executive Officers Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli, and will be responsible of the Group’s Administration, Finance, Control, Tax and Investor Relations Departments.

Cristina De Dona, Group General Counsel, is in charge of the supervision, development and consolidation of all Company’s legal, intellectual property and corporate affairs, reporting to the Chief Executive Officers.

Diego Maletto joins the Prada Group in the role of Group Internal Auditing Director, reporting to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Paolo Zannoni.

The Prada Group takes this opportunity to welcome the new professionals and to thank Mrs. Cozzani for her contribution, commitment and dedication demonstrated during her long career within the Group.


Brief biographical notes:

Andrea Bonini started his professional career in Milan-based M&A boutique Gallo & C.; in 2005, Mr. Bonini joined the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs International, based in London, where he held the position of Managing Director since 2015. At Goldman Sachs, he was part of the Italy Coverage team until 2013 and subsequently joined the Consumer Retail Group, with responsibility for Luxury and Brands in Europe.

Cristina De Dona has held prestigious national and international roles at both governmental and private level. She recently held the position of International Chief Counsel at The Hershey Company International. Previously, she was Deputy General Counsel at Ferrero and Chief of Staff for the Italian Ministry of Justice.

Diego Maletto After gaining significant experience in the strategic consulting industry in Italy and USA with Ernst & Young, he took on the role of Group Audit Director at Autostrade per l’Italia. Previously, he was Head of Internal Audit at Vodafone for Italy, Greece, Albania and Malta.