VITO GAMBERALE’S BIOGRAPHY

Vito Gamberale is a manager with a consolidated experience in some of the most important Italian public and private companies. Born in Castelguidone on 3 August 1944, He graduated Mechanical Engineer from La Sapienza University of Rome. After a short period as assistant teacher to the chair of Mechanical Plants, He started his career in Anic - Azienda Nazionale Idrogenazione Combustibili - a company controlled by the Eni Group working in the field of hydrogenation of fuels. After a year He joined IMI – Istituto Mobiliare Italiano - as industrial analyst, an experience useful for developing a deep knowledge of the Country’s manufacturing and production structure. In 1977 Vito Gamberale moved to Gepi - Società per le Gestioni e Partecipazioni Statali - where He took the responsibility of acquisitions and privatizations for seven years. He then came back to Eni as President and Chief Executive Officer of a number of companies controlled by the Group and completed the privatization of the textile area and other no-core segments.
The Nineties were the years of the mobile telephone systems spread and Vito Gamberale was one of the most important architects. Between 1991 and 1998, He was first Chief Executive Officer of Sip, then Managing Director of Telecom Italia and finally, in 1995, He established and became CEO of TIM - Telecom Italia Mobile. At the end of the Nineties, He assumed the Vice President role of 21 Investimenti, a fund belonging to the Benetton Family. After this experience, He changed area accepting the appointment in Autostrade per l’Italia. Under his management, after 6 years the company was transformed into a multinational and the EBITDA rose from €1 to €2 billion. In 2007, after a short period as vice commissioner of the FIGC - Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio - during Guido Rossi era, He planned and established F2i – Fondi italiani per le infrastrutture, a fund destined to investments in infrastructure fields such as airports, gas distribution, optical fiber networks, integrated water services, waste to energy, motor ways and renewable sources. The same year of the establishment of F2i, Vito Gamberale was awarded an honorary degree in Telecommunication Engineering from Tor Vergata University of Rome.
Country Advisor for Italy of At Kennedy, He is also President of the “Amici della Speranza” Association, an organization established in 2003 which supports the Haematology Ward of the San Giovanni Hospital of Rome.