About

Based in the corporate headquarters in Milan, Francesco Chiappetta oversees the department responsible for providing legal support at the world’s fifth-largest tyre manufacturer, Pirelli. Chiappetta joined the company in July 2001 as director of the legal and corporate affairs department but left within a year to become secretary to the board of directors and general counsel at Telecom Italia. He rejoined Pirelli shortly after the financial crisis of 2008 during at a time of significant cost constraints for legal teams across Europe, but managed to maintain a strong legal function over the years that came to be known internally for its high quality of service. Prior to 2001, he performed a number of tasks in roles at both Assonime (the association of Italian joint stock companies) and Consob (National Commission for Companies and Stock Exchange), primarily focusing on regulation. In addition to his in-house career, Chiappetta is a well-known figure in the Italian academic community. Since 1989 he has lectured at a number of leading Italian universities such as Università La Sapienza in Rome, Università di Roma Tre, Università LUISS – Guido Carli in Rome and Università Lui in Castellanza. He has published a number of articles on company and financial markets regulation, particularly the widely-read book ‘Corporate Governance Law’.