Benettons side with challenger Generali investors, aim to foster dialogue-source
2022.04.27 13:40
FILE PHOTO: The Generali logo is seen on the company’s Tower, designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadidat, at the Milan’s CityLife district, Italy November 5, 2018. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s Benetton family, a leading shareholder in Generali (BIT:GASI), has decided to side with other key investors in the insurer who are pushing for a change at the helm, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.
The Benettons, who own around 4% of Generali through their holding company Edizione, want to promote reconciliation and dialogue among investors in Generali and between the group’s management and its shareholders after Friday’s shareholder vote to pick a new chief executive, the source said.
Rebel Generali investors Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone and Leonardo Del Vecchio have put forward an alternative candidate to lead the insurer in a challenge to current CEO Philippe Donnet, whom the board wants to appoint for a third term.
