Paolo Visca has been a member of our Supervisory Board since May 24, 2023. He serves on our Supervisory Board’s Strategic Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Visca retired in 2022 after gaining over 30 years of experience in the public sector during which he covered several senior positions, specializing in the areas of public investments, support to industrial projects manufacturing activities, public finance and relations with the European Union. He holds a master’s degree in political science from the University of Rome. Mr. Visca was the Head of the Cabinet of the Italian Minister of Economic Development from February 2021 until July 2022. In this capacity he oversaw several initiatives aimed to attract and promote public and private investments in Italy in the areas of semiconductor, automotive, technological and manufacturing industries and to foster the Italian venture capital ecosystem. Previously, he held the position of Chief of the Cabinet of the Vice President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic (from June 2018 until February 2021) where he worked on several topics related to industrial and infrastructural investments. From November 2008 to June 2020, he held several positions within the Office of Relations with the European Union and the International Relations of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, being appointed as head in 2018. In this capacity he oversaw the relationship between the Republic of Italy and the European Union and other international organizations firstly with respect to the laws and projects requiring an EU clearance and more broadly supporting all the parliamentary activities in the international scenario. From February 2003 until November 2008, he was the head of the Italian office for “legislative coordination for the public finance area" and secretary of the commission for budgetary policies. From September 1996 until February 2003, he was the coordinator of the Italian Finance Department Task Force and from 2001, the head of office “coordination for the public finance area". Previously, he was the responsible of the Committees for Telecommunication and for Foreign Affairs within the Italian Parliament. In addition, he served several times on the Board of Directors of the Employees’ of the Chambers of Deputies Pension Fund.