Pierpaolo Montana

Risk expert and former CRO at Former Unicredit and Mediobanca

Speaker

Pierpaolo Montana is a senior financial services executive with more than 25 years of experience across banking, risk management and international markets. Most recently, he served as Chief Risk Officer of UniCredit’s German subgroup, overseeing the whole spectrum of risk types for the German activities of Unicredit Group in accordance with Group guidelines, local requirements and the quest for innovation.

Previously, he was Group Chief Risk Officer at Mediobanca for nearly ten years, helping shape the group’s risk organisation, supporting the expansion of the Group into wealth management business, improving capital allocation and ensuring a safe and resilient risk posture across the various macroeconomic and geopolitical crises in those years. Earlier roles include market risk management evolution at BNP Paribas and WestLB, as well as positions at the Bank of Italy. Prior to joining the Financial Industry he had academic roles In France and Italy teaching and researching in Mathematics.

His expertise spans risk governance and risk modelling across Credit, Market, Liquidity and Non-Financial Risks and an extensive knowledge of the Banking business.