Seco — Board/Management Information 2022

Dec 22, 2022

Informazione Regolamentata n. 2358-128-2022		Data/Ora Ricezione 22 Dicembre 2022 18:47:59	Euronext Star Milan
Societa'	:	SECO
Identificativo Informazione Regolamentata	:	170858
Nome utilizzatore	:	SECON03 - -
Tipologia	:	2.2
Data/Ora Ricezione	:	22 Dicembre 2022 18:47:59
Data/Ora Inizio Diffusione presunta	:	22 Dicembre 2022 18:48:01
Oggetto	:	SECO: NEW INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR APPOINTED BY CO-OPTATION
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PRESS RELEASE

SECO: NEW INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR APPOINTED BY CO-OPTATION

Arezzo, December 22, 2022 – SECO S.p.A. (the "Company") gives hereby notice that the Board of Directors, which met today chaired by Chairman Daniele Conti, appointed by co-optation Valentina Montanari as new non-executive and Independent Director, following the opinion of the Remuneration Committee and the approval of the Board of Statutory Auditors.

The appointment, adopted pursuant to art. 2386 of the Italian Civil Code and to art. 16.9 of the By-Laws, follows the passing away of the Independent Director prof. Giovanna Mariani, deceased on November 4, 2022, who was elected by the Shareholders' Meeting of March 1, 2021.

The new Director has accepted the appointment and will remain in office until the next Shareholders' Meeting.

Valentina Montanari has more than 25 years of experience gained as Chief Financial Officer of major Italian groups listed on the Borsa Italiana as well as director of several Italian companies; she also has strong ESG and sustainability expertise, acquired as a Sustainability Officer and member of sustainability committees on a number of boards of directors.

In addition to having the appropriate professional competence for the role, Valentina Montanari also meets the requirements of independence – as ascertained today by the Board of Directors – pursuant to the law, the By-laws and the Self-Governance Code for Listed Companies issued by Borsa Italiana S.p.A., with which the Company complies.

The Board of Directors has also appointed Valentina Montanari Chairman of the Control & Risks Committee and the Related Parties Committee; the Director has also been appointed Lead Independent Director.

The Company wishes to specify that, to the best of its knowledge, the newly elected Director does not hold any SECO S.p.A. shares, as of today.

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VALENTINA MONTANARI'S CURRICULUM VITAE

After graduating with honours in Economics and Business from the Università Statale of Pavia in 1991, Ms. Montanari completed a Master in Financial Management and Politics (1996) and a Master in Corporate Finance (1997), both at SDA Bocconi in Milan. Since 1994, she has held positions of increasing responsibility in Administration, Finance and Control, gaining over 25 years of experience in the energy, infrastructure, telecommunications, media, digital and industrial sectors. She has developed extensive skills in finance, capital markets, M&A, business control, business development, organisational design and process and system optimisation. She also has significant knowledge of sustainability issues, having also served as Sustainability Officer and member of sustainability committees on boards of directors. In particular, in the ESG area, she has dealt with sustainability reporting (DNF), synthetic sustainability measurement indicators, sustainability plans integrated with strategic plans, sustainability ratings and green/sustainability linked financing; she has been in charge of energy transition projects, sustainable mobility and mobility digital platforms, and has also developed actions for social and governance aspects, elaborating projects and introducing targets on ethics, good governance culture and transparency. He has served as Chief Financial Officer in Italian listed groups (Gruppo FNM S.p.A., RCS MediaGroup S.p.A. and A2A S.p.A - Euronext Milan) and as independent director of MTA (Cerved Group S.p.A.) and STAR (Newlat Food S.p.A.) listed companies and of a relevant company controlled by a listed bank (Banca Mediolanum S.p.A.).

PRESS RELEASE

SECO

SECO (IOT.MI) develops and manufactures cutting-edge technological solutions, from miniaturized computers to fully customized integrated systems combining hardware and software. SECO also offers Clea, a proprietary end-to-end IoT-AI analytics software suite, made available on a SaaS basis, that allows clients to gather insightful data from their on-field devices in real time. SECO employs almost 900 people worldwide and operates through 5 production plants, 10 R&D hubs and sales offices in 9 countries. SECO serves more than 300 blue-chip customers which are leaders in their respective fields, including Medical, Industrial Automation, Aerospace & Defense, Fitness, Vending and many other sectors. SECO R&D capabilities are further enhanced by longlasting strategic partnerships with tech giants and collaborations with universities, research centers, and innovative start-ups. Corporate social responsibility is part of the strategy of SECO, that undertakes several actions to reduce its environmental footprint and increase its impact on its people and local communities.

For more information:http://www.seco.com/

Contacts

SECO SpA Marco Parisi Head of Investor Relations Tel. +39 0575 26979 investor.relations@seco.com COMMUNITY GROUP Marco Rubino Tel. +39 3356509552 seco@communitygroup.it