Paolo Alberto DE ANGELIS
In 1980, he graduated with honors in Mechanical Engineering. He began his career as an Engineer in the aluminum production and processing sector, focusing on investment evaluation and project development.
In 1982, attending the IMI training school introduced him to the banking world. He then joined Mediocredito di Roma, where he demonstrated his ability to build relationships with Commercial Banks, particularly with the three Roman Banks that were merging at the time to form Banca di Roma. This experience led him to Mediocredito Centrale, then a second-tier institution undergoing major transformation, where he developed innovative finance projects and built a commercial network that ultimately contributed to the rescue of Banco di Sicilia – Sicilcassa. There, he entered as Head of Markets to reorganize the branches, redesign segmentation, products, and commercial and credit activities in general, also joining the Board of Directors of Irfis SpA and Basileasing SpA.
With the privatization of Mediocredito Centrale and the launch of the Capitalia Project, he became Head of the Credit Division at Banca Roma, also participating on the Board of Directors of Fidis Retail Italia and Synesis as part of the ‘Fiat convertible’ project. He then moved on to restructure the para-banking services (as CEO of Capitalia Leasing & Factoring and Fineco Leasing), eventually becoming Head of Asset Finance at Capitalia Group in MCC VDG.
He then joined BNL following its acquisition by the BNP Paribas Group, and his experience took on an international dimension. He was put in charge of the Corporate Division and became one of the Group’s top 100 managers. During this time, he also served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Ifitalia – International, Board Member of BNP Paribas Lease Group SA, and Board Member of Arval SpA.
His broad experience led him, as Deputy General Manager of BNL, to his 2017 appointment to BNL’s Board of Directors, where he assumed the Chairmanship of the Bank’s Risk and Product Committees.
In 2020, he put his expertise at the service of rescuing Popolare di Bari, leading it as General Manager during the Extraordinary Administration phase, guiding its transformation into a joint-stock company (SpA).
He then moved to Invitalia as Head of the Fund Management Area, where he successfully developed and launched the “Fund for the Safeguarding of Employment Levels and the Continuation of Business Activities” and the “Cresci al Sud Fund.” He also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Canepa SpA and Board Member of Ceramica Dolomite SpA and Rino Snaidero SpA, companies invested in by the Safeguard Fund.
As of September 2024, he also becomes Senior Advisor at General Finance Spa, a dynamic financial company listed on Euronext Star Milan, specialized in tailor-made financing for businesses through the advance of trade receivables.