Francesco Bianchi serves as Chair of Seven Capital Partners S.r.l., a financial consulting firm, a position he assumed in June 2018. He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of Seven Capital Partners and has been with the firm since 2013. Mr. Bianchi has over 30 years of mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory experience working for well-recognized international financial institutions, including JPMorgan Chase (Paris), Morgan Grenfell (London), Citi (Milan), and Bankers Trust (Milan), where he served in various roles including general manager and head of the mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance division. He also headed the strategic planning division of Banca-Intesa S.p.A. in Italy and abroad. Mr. Bianchi earned a degree in Economic Sciences with honors from the University of Florence and is a Chartered Accountant. Committees: Audit and Compliance; Compensation and Human Capital Management Director Skills: Mr. Bianchi has an extensive professional background working in strategy and mergers and acquisitions. As a former executive leader and current Chair of a financial consulting firm, Mr. Bianchi has vast expertise in global business strategy, compensation analysis, and corporate governance. He is also an audit committee financial expert.