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Giorgio Valerio was born in Milan on July 13, 1966. Since April 2014 he is Independent non Executive Director, member of the Control & Risk Committee and Lead Indipendent Director in Telecom Italia.

He graduated at University of San Francisco - San Francisco, USA: Bachelor in Business Administration Cum Laude (1989).

From September 1989 to 1992 he has been Sales manager for Securities and Financial Services to Italian Institutional Investors in Paris and London at Schroder Securities Ltd. From November 1992 to March 1997 he has been Manager in the M&A, Corporate Finance and Advisory Services department at Mediobanca.

From April 1997 to December 2000 he has been Deputy Director for Corporate Development and Financial Control at Holding di Partecipazioni Industriali (RCS Group). In January 2001 he is appointed Director for Corporate Development and Financial Control in RCS Mediagroup until June 2003.

From July 2003 to December 2005 he has been Chief Executive Officer of Unidad Editorial S.A. (RCS Mediagroup – Spain) where he was in charge of managing and developing the RCS operations on the Spanish market.

From 2006 to 2010 he held various positions in RCS Mediagroup Companies (Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director at RCS Quotidiani S.p.A, Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer at RCS Digital S.p.A and Chief Executive Officer at RCS Digital S.p.A.).

From 2011 to 2013 he has been Independent non Executive Director and member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee at Prelios, a Company operating in the Real Estate sector.

From 2012 to April 2014 he has been Strategy Advisor & non Executive Director at Primi sui Motori, a Company listed on the Milan AIM Stock Exchange, operating in Digital Marketing & Advertising and Independent non Executive Director at Gruppo Argenta, leading Company in Italy operating in the Vending Machine business.