About

A former army officer, Bepi Pezzulli embarked on his legal studies in LUISS Guido Carli University and subsequently gained LLM and JD qualifications from New York University School of Law and Columbia University School of Law respectively. After working in private practice in New York for several years, Pezzulli joined the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London. One of the highlights of his two-year career there was his provision of cross-border advice with respect to EU financial services regulations and certain US regulations. Most of his legal career after EBRD has been focused on financial markets with positions held at some of the most prestigious financial institutions in the world. Pezzulli joined the financial and strategic consultancy Turning Point Consulting in mid-2009 as a head of legal and compliance and worked there until 2013, when he moved to the global investment manager BlackRock. Aside from his impressive regulatory and compliance advice at Blackrock, Pezzulli also gained a good reputation among his peers for his advisory work to the fund management business. Taking a step away from the finance world, Pezzulli joined Italiaonline, an internet brand holding company, in March 2016 and is currently group general counsel, managing director of corporate affairs and board secretary at the company. He will be heavily involved in the ongoing merger talks with SEAT Pagine Gialle, which is due to complete by the middle of 2016. When asked about the most impressive achievement in his professional career, Pezzulli points out the effective alignment of employees and corporate models, as well as achieving optimisation and efficiency of service delivery in former positions. Although Pezzulli has spent most of his career outside of Italy, he still has an exceptional reputation and will bring his experience and skill to his new role.