# Mario Zanone Poma

Chairman of the Board and Founder, WISE

**Gender:** Male

## About

Mario Zanone Poma is the Chairman of the Board of WISE Srl and of Agite! SpA. Agite! SpA is the finantial co-founder of WISE. He graduated in Industrial Administration from the University of Turin and in Economics and Trade from the LUISS University, Rome. He started his career with Olivetti in 1960, working in its sales department until 1964. Between 1964 and 1973, he was Marketing Manager with Rank Xerox. He joined Hoechst, where he helped to set up Kalle Infortec in Italy, becoming its General Manager. From 1989 till 1990, he worked with Fininvest, where he designed and implemented the initial stages of a pay-TV project. Between 1990 and 1997 he was Single Director, Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Chairman of Telepiù. Between 1998 and 2006 he was Commissioner of the Cariplo Foundation. From 1999 he was Director of Intesa Leasing and Intesa Asset Management, becoming later the President of Mediocredito Lombardo, the Chairman of Intesa Mediocredito and up to 2010 the Chairman of Mediocredito Italiano. Since 2011 he has served as Director of Telecom Italia Media SpA. Prior to his appointment he served as Lead Independent Director of the same Company from 2006. He is presently the vice President of the Italy-China Chamber of Commerce and the Chairman of Governance Consulting.

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