Paolo Andrea Colombo

51 years old - Chairman

A graduate in Economics with honors from Bocconi University in Milan in 1984. A certified chartered accountant and public accountant since 1985. From 1989 to 2010 he was professor in Accounting and Financial Reporting at Bocconi University, where is currently lecturer in the Department of Accounting.  
Founding partner and CEO of Borghesi Colombo & Associati since 2006, an independent Italian-based consultancy firm that offers a full range of investment banking and corporate finance advice to domestic and international clients.
He has served on the board of directors of numerous leading industrial and financial companies, including  Eni, Saipem, Telecom Italia Mobile, Pirelli Pneumatici, Publitalia ’80 (Mediaset group), RCS Quotidiani, RCS Libri, RCS Broadcast and Fila Holding (RCS Mediagroup), Sias, Interbanca and Aurora (Unipol group). He was also chairman of the board of statutory auditors of Saipem, Stream and Ansaldo STS,  and served on the board of statutory auditors of Winterthur and Credit Suisse Italy, Banca Intesa, Lottomatica, Montedison, Techint Finanziaria, HDPNet, and Internazionale F.C.
He is currently member of the board of directors of Mediaset and Versace as well as chairman of the board of statutory auditors of GE Capital Interbanca and Aviva Vita,  and member of the board of statutory auditors of A. Moratti S.a.p.a. and Humanitas Mirasole. 
He has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Enel since May 2011.