Claudio Costamagna

Born in Milan, Claudio Costamagna attended the Ecole Européenne in Brussels before returning to Italy and enrolling at Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi. In 1981 he was awarded a degree in business economics. He then began his career in the Financial Control Area of Citibank, before moving in 1985 to Montedison, where he was Head of Corporate Finance for the holding company. In 1988 Mr. Costamagna joined Goldman Sachs, initially as Head of Investment Banking Italy, then becoming Country Head for Italy and Chairman of Goldman Sachs SIM. In 1999, he was appointed Co-Head of the Investment Banking Division for Europe, the Middle East and Africa and he became a member of the European Management Committee and the Global Partnership Committee. Between 2004 and 2006, year in which he left the group, Mr. Costamagna was Chairman of the Investment Banking Division for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He was Chairman of AAA-Advanced Accelerator Applications, a European pharmaceuticals group, from 2012 to January 2018. He was also Chairman of Salini-Impregilo, Italy’s leading infrastructure construction group from 2012 to July 2015 and Chairman of Cassa depositi e prestiti from July 2015 to July 2018.
Mr. Costamagna is now Chairman of CC & Soci, a financial advisory boutique he founded, and he sits on the Board of FTI Consulting, a business advisory group listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Moreover, Mr. Costamagna is Chairman of Unopiù SpA and Board Member of Ferragamo Finanziaria SpA, Salini Costruttori SpA, Finarvedi SpA and Italiana Petroli SpA.
Over the years, he also served as a director of Luxottica, Bulgari, Il Sole 24 Ore Group, Autogrill and DeA Capital, all companies listed on the Italian Stock Exchange. Moreover, he served as a board member of Virgin Group Holdings and Reuters Breakingviews.