Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone resigned from the Board of Generali.
"The director Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone, Deputy Vice President, non-independent director and member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees; for Corporate Governance and Social and Environmental Sustainability; for Investments; for Strategic Operations - is written in a note from Assicurazioni Generali - announced his resignation from the Board this evening.
This decision was motivated by the resigning director - continues the press release - recalling a framework in which his person would be "clearly opposed, prevented from making his own critical contribution and ensuring adequate control", referring to the working methods of the Board of Administration and in particular: the presentation and approval of the strategic plan; the procedure for the presentation of a list by the Board; the methods of application of the legislation on privileged information; the disclosure on relations with the media and significant shareholders, even if they hold equity investments below the significance thresholds ".
The note from the company explains that to date Caltagirone holds, directly or through companies related to him, a share of the share capital of Assicurazioni Generali SpA equal to 8.04%
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Caltagirone - says the president Gabriele Galateri di Genola - The reasons given can only be categorically rejected as the company has always conducted its business according to criteria of absolute transparency and rigorous fairness, also in relation to the work for the presentation of a list for the renewal of the council, of which he has constantly informed the supervisory authorities.
The aforementioned principles were adhered to in relations with all the directors, without exception and on every occasion ".
