Nunzia Melaccio, non-executive Director and Chairperson of DECALIA SIM, works at Studio Legale in Milan, where she is in charge of financial and banking law practice.
She started her professional career in 2000 and since then has been dealing with Italian regulations and international financial and banking intermediaries, both in terms of authorization and on-going operations. She has an extensive expertise in the distribution of financial instruments, domestic and cross-border, and in the structuring and establishment of investment funds.
Rodolfo De Benedetti
Partner – Member of the Board – Head of Fund Managers and Product Strategy – Member of the Executive Committee – Member of the Strategy Committee – President ofthe Board of Directors DECALIA Capital SA
Rodolfo De Benedetti is currently Chairman of the Board and majority co-shareholder of the Italian group CIR, where he served as CEO for eighteen years.
He currently chairs the Harvard Business School’s European Advisory Board and is a member of the European Round Table of Industrialists.
Rodolfo De Benedetti also worked for Bank Lombard Odier and Shearson Lehman Brothers in the US.
He holds a Master degrees in Political Economy and Law from the University of Geneva.
Jody Vender
Vice-President of the Board of Directors
Jody Vender began his career in alternative investment in the 80’s .
In 2008, he co-founded Astor SIM, which was acquired by DECALIA SA in 2016. Prior to that, Jody Vender founded and managed SOPAF in 1978, a company active in private equity, financial and real estate intermediation and trading, before selling the company in 2005.
He is currently a Board Member of Humanitas, Coeclerici, Prelios, Assiteca, Guber and Jove Invest. He held Board positions at AIFI (Italian Private Equity, Venture Capital and Private Debt Association) and at several companies, such as Rinaldo Piaggio, Buitoni, Zanussi, Mondadori and Banca Nazionale dell’Agricoltura.
For four years (2016-2020), he was Senior Advisor for Italy at Chequers Capital, a historic French private equity fund.
He is currently Senior Advisor and Chairman of the Private Equity Investment Committee of Green Arrow Capital SGR and Senior Advisor and Vice President of DECALIA SIM.
Jody Vender holds a BA degree in Economics from Bocconi University in Milan, where he was a Professor in Finance from 1977 to 2004.
Gian Carlo Grassini
Executive Director
Gian Carlo Grassini is Executive Director since May 2020 and has forty years of experience in credit and financial markets where he covered several roles.
Prior to his current position Gian Carlo Grassini was General Manager of Banca Albertini Syz & C. and Board Member of Albertini Syz Investimenti Alternativi SGR. Prior to Banca Albertini Syz & C. he worked in Banca Euromobiliare as operations manager, besides being Secretary of the Board of Directors of all Euromobiliare Group companies. He started his career in Banca di Legnano (Comit Group), then continued in Credem Group. He was also Vice Chairman and Chairman of Amga Legnano S.p.A. Group.
Francesco Figliomeni
Head of ESG Solutions
Francesco Figliomeni worked for a family office, in charge of private equity investments.
Prior to that, Francesco Figliomeni worked for Banca Profilo Spa’s asset management division, where he managed funds and private accounts.
He began his career at Arnoldo Mondadori Editore Spa, as controller and business analyst. Francesco Figliomeni holds a Bachelor degree in Business Administration from Bocconi University in Milan.
Giorgio Makula
Board Member
Giorgio Makula began his carrer the financial markets in the 90’s, where he played several roles.
Giorgio Makula headed the Rome and Florence offices of Banca Leonardo and was Vice Chairman of Leonardo SGR. Prior to that, he worked at Deutsche Bank as Executive Director of Deutsche Bank SIM, Managing Director of Deutsche Bank AG as Head of Equity in Italy and Board Member of Deutsche Bank Fondi. Furthermore, he was Board member at Euram Bank (Vienna), Kairos Fund Int. and One Investment (Lugano).
Nicolò Miscioscia
Partner and Head of Private Markets
Nicolò Miscioscia began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Geneva and Luxembourg, as financial sector auditor during four years.
He co-founded U-Start Club in Lugano and Milan, a private markets platform specialised in venture capital syndications.
Nicolò Miscioscia is a Chartered Accountant (ACCA) and holds a BSc degree in Management from Cass Business School in London.
Management team and heads of division
Gian Carlo Grassini
Executive Director
Gian Carlo Grassini is Executive Director since May 2020 and has forty years of experience in credit and financial markets where he covered several roles.
Prior to his current position Gian Carlo Grassini was General Manager of Banca Albertini Syz & C. and Board Member of Albertini Syz Investimenti Alternativi SGR. Prior to Banca Albertini Syz & C. he worked in Banca Euromobiliare as operations manager, besides being Secretary of the Board of Directors of all Euromobiliare Group companies. He started his career in Banca di Legnano (Comit Group), then continued in Credem Group. He was also Vice Chairman and Chairman of Amga Legnano S.p.A. Group.
Francesco Figliomeni
Head of ESG Solutions
Francesco Figliomeni worked for a family office, in charge of private equity investments.
Prior to that, Francesco Figliomeni worked for Banca Profilo Spa’s asset management division, where he managed funds and private accounts.
He began his career at Arnoldo Mondadori Editore Spa, as controller and business analyst. Francesco Figliomeni holds a Bachelor degree in Business Administration from Bocconi University in Milan.
Giorgio Makula
Board Member
Giorgio Makula began his carrer the financial markets in the 90’s, where he played several roles.
Giorgio Makula headed the Rome and Florence offices of Banca Leonardo and was Vice Chairman of Leonardo SGR. Prior to that, he worked at Deutsche Bank as Executive Director of Deutsche Bank SIM, Managing Director of Deutsche Bank AG as Head of Equity in Italy and Board Member of Deutsche Bank Fondi. Furthermore, he was Board member at Euram Bank (Vienna), Kairos Fund Int. and One Investment (Lugano).
Roberto Bianco
Head of Operations
Roberto Bianco joined DECALIA SIM in January 2023 and has 20 years of experience in the financial and asset management sector.
Prior to his current position, he was Head of Management Control at Banca Albertini Syz & C. S.p.A and of the Supervisory Reporting Office of Ersel S.p.A.
He also worked at Albertini Syz Investimenti Alternativi SGR S.p.A. and Blue Financial Communication.
He holds a degree in Economics of Markets and Financial Intermediaries (CLEFIN) from Bocconi University in Milan.
Edoardo Proverbio
Head of Portfolio Management
Before joining DECALIA SIM, Edoardo Proverbio worked as Head of Asset Management, Discretionary Portfolio Manager and Co-Manager of an international equity fund at Banca Albertini S.p.A.
Edoardo Proverbio is also chairman and founder of Madison Milano and Iconico Gelato.
Edoardo Proverbio holds a Master’s degree in Management from University Commerciale Luigi Bocconi.
Team
Armando Beninati
Deputy Portfolio Manager
Armando Beninati joined Astor Investment Advisors SIM SpA, now DECALIA SIM, as part of the investment team. Prior to that, he worked as analyst in Muzinich & Co. in London and Milan within the Italian private debt team.
He holds a Bachelor in business administration from Bocconi University of Milan.
Vittorio Fumagalli
Senior Portfolio Manager
Vittorio Fumagalli joined DECALIA SIM as Senior Portfolio Manager, member of the SIM’s Investment Committee and bond specialist.
He has over 25 years of experience in financial analysis and asset management in Luxembourg, Italy and Switzerland. Prior to joining DECALIA, he was private and institutional portfolio manager at SWM SwissWealth Management SA in Lugano and manager of the Erasmus Bond Fund Euro sub-fund of the Luxembourg SICAV CB-Accent LUX.
Holder of a Master in Business Administration from Bocconi University in Milan, Vittorio is a Certified European Financial Analyst and a member of the Italian Association of Financial Analysts.
Camillo Colombo
Client Service Coordinator
Camillo Colombo, before joining DECALIA SIM, worked as a Business Analyst, within the EMEA Business Support team at STMicroelectronics.
Camillo Colombo holds a degree in Economics of Businesses and Markets and a Master in International Business from Cattolica University of Milan.
Roberto Crisci
Senior Institutional Sales
Roberto Crisci joined Astor Investment Advisors SIM SpA in 2011, now DECALIA SIM, focusing on corporate business development. Prior to that, he worked at Citibank Int. Plc. where began his career as an analyst in 1999.
He holds a degree in Economics at Cattolica University of Milan.
Anna Rita Villa
Operations
Anna Rita Villa began her professional experience with stockbrokers, in particular Studio Albertini, which developed over the following years in the securities back office, still working for Albertini Sim and then for Dresdner Bank.
In 2005, Bank Albertini asked her to set up the middle office, for which she was responsible until she moved from Bank Albertini to the CSE.
In 2022, her experience continued at the CSE in the back office, from where she joined DECALIA the same year.
