

Andrea Trapè
Internal Audit
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Internal Audit
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Chief Executive Officer &
General Manager
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Human Resources
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Wholesale Financing
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Group Chief Financial Officer
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Risk & Permanent Control
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Credit
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Compliance, Supervisory Relations & Data Protection
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Head of European Markets and Business Development
CEO of Drivalia
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CA Auto Bank Italia
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Sales, Marketing & CSR
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ICT, Digital & Data Governance
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Legal Affairs & Procurement
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Corporate Affairs & Process Governance
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Ferrari Financial Services GmbH – CEO
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Internal Audit
Andrea Trapè is Head of Internal Audit of CA Auto Bank, confirming the role he had assumed at FCA Bank since December 2020.
He started his career in 1995 as Internal Auditor for the New Zealand government. In 2000 he moved to Melbourne, where he worked in information security for one of Australia’s largest banks.
In 2002, he returned to Italy, where he covered different roles in the Internal Audit department of RAS Assicurazioni (now Allianz).
In 2007, he joined Fiat Revi as ICT Audit Manager and became Head of ICT Audit in 2009. As part of the creation of FCA, he was involved in the convergence of the audit methodology, the implementation of an integrated Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) corporate system, and ICT aspects of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act certification. He also led the Data Analytics team introducing innovative tools for the audit activity.
Born in Montefiascone (Viterbo), he graduated in Economics and Business Studies at University of Perugia and holds the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) certifications.
Chief Executive Officer &
General Manager
Giacomo Carelli is the CEO of CA Auto Bank since its launch on 4th April 2023, thus retaining the role he had held at FCA Bank since July 2014.
He is also Chairman of Drivalia since October 2018.
He is also serving as Head of International Partnerships at Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance since April 2022.
Giacomo Carelli has worked in a multicultural environment in many countries since the start of his career. He joined IBM in Spain in 1994 and FCA in 1996, working in marketing and as a project & product manager in Spain, UK, Poland and Germany. Between 2000 and 2005, he was Sales and Marketing Director at FCA Bank in Greece, and then Country Manager for six years. In 2012, he returned to Italy as Group Head of Sales and Marketing. Within FCA Bank, he also held the position of Country Manager in Switzerland before becoming the Group CEO in July 2014.
Giacomo Carelli holds a master’s degree in Economics and Business from La Sapienza University in Rome (Rome I), a postgraduate diploma in marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing at the University of West London and an Msc in Accounting and Finance from the Athens University of Economics. He also holds the title of CPA in Italy.
Human Resources
Andrea Barcio is Head of Human Resources at CA Auto Bank, reconfirming the role he has held at FCA Bank since May 2019.
He started his career as a consultant. In 1993 he was a Training Specialist with ISVOR. In 1997 he joined Accenture, where he was a Senior Consultant until 2000, when he went to work for FGA in the Human Resources – Organization department until 2003.
After holding two different Human Resources positions, in the International Development and Central Staff area, in 2005 he became FGA’s Head of Recruitment, a position that he left in 2007 to become head of human resources for Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Abarth, Brand Marketing Communication and Product Concept.
In 2010 he became Human Resources Business Partner FGA for the Central Functions, Quality and Supply Chain, a position that he held until 2014.
Between 2012 and 2016 he served as Human Resources Business Partner for Global Finance & ICT for FGA. As HRBP in EMEA, he also followed the Finance, Business Development and Turkey areas.
In October 2016 he was appointed head of human resources of FCA Bank’s and Leasys’s Business Unit Italy, a role he filled until April 2019.
Andrea Barcio was born in Siracusa (Italy) in 1967. He graduated from liceo classico high school, has a university degree in Sociology and obtained a Master in Human Resources.
Wholesale Financing
Sylvia Boteva is Head of Wholesale Financing at CA Auto Bank both HQ and Italian Market.
She started her career assuming the role of Credit Analyst & Underwriter at Eurofidi s.c.p.a in 2005. In 2009 she entered the world of the Automotive Financial Services by joining FCA Bank s.p.a., working as Senior Corporate Credit Specialist. From 2012 until 2016 she covered the position of Financial Services Vendor Management & International Operations in Fidis s.p.a. (Fiat/ Stellantis group) for EMEA and APAC regions, extending during that period her role also to Financial Services Business Development and was also responsible for the global governance of Financial Service Suppliers. In 2019 she became Wholesale Financing Support & Markets’ Coordination Manager within the HQ at FCA Bank, the same position at CA Auto Bank until September 2023.
After moving from Bulgaria to Italy in 2000 she graduated from the University of Turin and holds a Master’s degree with honours in Business Administration
Group Chief Financial Officer
Luca Caffaro is Group Chief Financial Officer of CA Auto Bank, confirming the same position he has held at FCA Bank since February 2022.
He started his professional career as an auditor with Deloitte Italia (formerly Arthur Andersen) in 1999, before joining Fiat Group Automobiles Financial Services in 2004.
In 2006, he became part of the FCA Bank Group, where he has held positions of increasing responsibility in Italy and abroad in the area of Financial Services and Mobility.
After a three-year stint as Controller of the FCA Bank Group, from 2015 to 2018 he took on the role of CFO of Leasys SpA, a Group company active in the long-term rental sector.
In 2019 he was transferred to Germany as CFCO of Ferrari Financial Services, responsible for the Swiss, German and UK markets.
Eventually, he moved to France as Country Manager and Managing Director of FCA Capital France, before returning to Italy to take up his current position.
Luca Caffaro was born in Turin in 1975. He holds a degree in Economics and Business from the University of Turin and attended an MBA – Master CFO at the University of Turin.
Risk & Permanent Control
Emanuela Demarchi is Head of Risk & Permanent Controls (R&PC) at CA Auto Bank, holding the same position she had assumed at FCA Bank since December 2018.
His career started in 2000 in Experian Group, leader in providing credit information in the assessment of risks associated with lending, as senior consultant and operation center manager.
In 2007 she joined Iveco Capital (now CNHI Capital) and assigned responsibility for Retail and Wholesale Risk Management, initially in Eastern Europe countries and later for EMEA regions.
In 2013 she joined Santander Consumer Bank Italy as Risk Manager and Board’s member.
She was born in 1975 and graduated in Finance and Administration at the University of Economics & Business in Turin.
Credit
Lionel Lafon is Head of Credit of CA Auto Bank, confirming the role he has held since November 2022 at FCA Bank.
He began his career in 1998 as a Risk Analyst and later became Risk Manager for Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance in 2002.
For 4 years he continues his path in Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance serving as Country Manager – International Division, managing Strategic steering, remote management & international entities development (Poland, Hungary, Saudi Arabia and Portugal).
He then became Chief Credit Officer for Credibom in Portugal, a position he held for 3 years.
Later, he took on the role of Head of Group Risk Management for CA CF and in 2018 became Chief Credit, Operations and Data Officer for Sofinco in Spain.
Lionel Lafon completed his Master’s degree in Econometrics at Lille University in 1996. In 1997, he received a degree in DESS Statistics & Econometrics from Toulouse University.
Compliance, Supervisory Relations & Data Protection
Patrizio Lattanzi holds the position of Head of Compliance Supervisory Relations & Data Protection at CA Auto Bank, confirming the role he assumed in FCA Bank, first as Head of Compliance & Supervisory Relations since December 2019, then with the responsibility for Data Protection Officer (DPO) since October 2020.
He started his professional career in 1994 with Azimut Holding S.p.A., as head of Group Corporate Affairs.
He then took on roles of responsibility in the Legal departments of the wealth and asset management companies of the Deutsche Bank and Intesa Groups.
In 2004 he became Head of Legal, Risk & Compliance with UBS (Italia) S.p.A.
In 2009 he became Head of Group Compliance with Banca Esperia S.p.A, and eventually took on the roles of Head of the Corporate Affairs and Operations department and CEO of fiduciary companies.
Patrizio Lattanzi was born in Rome on 14 July 1965 and graduated in law.
Head of European Markets and Business Development
CEO of Drivalia
Paolo Manfreddi is CEO of Drivalia since October 2022 and Head of European Markets and Business Development of CA Auto Bank, a role he has held at FCA Bank since 4 April 2022. From January 2021 to October 2022, he served as CEO Leasys Rent and Leasys New Mobility & Rent.
From January 2021 to October 2022 he was appointed CEO Leasys Rent and Leasys New Mobility & Rent.
He began his career in 2002 as a Sales Specialist, before joining Fiat Groupe Automobiles in 2003, where he served as Sales Manager until 2012, when he became Lancia Sales Director.
With the creation of FCA he was appointed Owned Dealer Director and later Rent a Car & Used Car Sales Manager for the EMEA Region.
In 2016 he joined the FCA Bank Group, acting first as Marketing and Business Development Director in Leasys and then, in 2018, as Sales & Marketing Manager in FCA Bank Italia.
Paolo Manfreddi was born in 1976 and holds a Master’s Degree in Industrial and Management Engineering from the Polytechnic of Turin.
CA Auto Bank Italia
Marcella Merli has been appointed as Head of CA Auto Bank Italia as of 4 April 2023.
Furthermore, she has been Country Manager CA Auto Bank Belgium until September 2023.
Merli began her career in 2002, in the Financial Services sector of Targasys in Arese, where she worked in the Marketing department. In the following year, she joined Savarent’s Marketing department to work on Long Term Rental. She became Marketing Manager at Savarent in 2006.
Merli joined FCA Bank in 2009 and held various positions of increasing responsibility. In 2011, she was appointed as Brand Manager for Jaguar & Land Rover at the group level. From May 2016, she served as Group Head of Sales and Marketing until July 2020 when she became the Country Manager of the Belgian branch of FCA Bank.
Merli’s responsibilities expanded in January 2021 when she was put in charge of the Belgian branch of Leasys. In August 2022, she took over as the Country Manager of the Dutch branch of FCA Bank while continuing her role as the Country Manager of the Belgian branch of FCA Bank.
Merli has a degree in Economics and a Master of Business Administration from the School of Economics of the University of Turin, Italy
Sales, Marketing & CSR
Juan Manuel Pino is Head of Sales, Marketing & CSR at CA Auto Bank, a role he held at FCA Bank as of July 2020.
He started his career as Key Account Manager in Group GSS in 2002 up to 2004 where he assumed the responsibility to develop the activities of the company in Argentina, where he agreed partnerships to launch the activities.
In 2005 he joined RCI Bank Spain where he assumed different roles of responsibility, starting with the coordination of the Network Financial activity as Nissan finance Coordinator. He served as regional Manager between 2007 and 2010, becoming Nissan Finance Brand Manager. A position he left in 2013 to assume the responsibility of Head of Insurance and Services for RCI Bank Spain, position held until 2016.
In 2016 he joined FCA Capital Spain being appointed as Sales& Marketing Director, a role he filled until June 2020.
Juan Manuel Pino was born in Madrid (Spain) in 1976. He graduated from Lycée Francais de Madrid high school, has a university degree in Marketing and Business Management and obtained a PMD (Program for Management Development) by ESADE.
ICT, Digital & Data Governance
Luca Pollano holds the position of Head of ICT, Digital & Data Governance at CA Auto Bank, confirming the role he held at FCA Bank, first as Information & Communication Technology (ICT) from November 2017, then as Head of Data Governance from March 2019 and Head of Digital from November 2019.
His career started in IN.T.E.S.A. S.p.A., an IBM company, in the E-Business Solutions and Services department as IT Project Manager and then in 2001 he joined Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A. and assigned responsibility for Accounting, Finance, Treasury and Reporting Process in the ICT function, being involved in many projects.
In 2007 he covered the role as ICT Manager at Fiat Group International S.A (Switzerland) and in 2009 he was appointed Head of ICT Process – Finance, SAP and Purchasing in the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Group – EMEA Region, covering also the global role for the ICT Process – Finance, SAP.
Additionally, in September 2016 he was assigned responsibility for ICT Teksid (FCA Group – Components), coordinating worldwide ICT activities for all Teksid legal entities.
He was born in Savigliano, province of Cuneo (Italy), and graduated in Computer Science.
Legal Affairs & Procurement
Marina Sapello is Head of Legal Affairs & Procurement in CA Auto Bank, also maintaining her current responsibility for Legal Affairs CA Auto Bank Italia on interim basis.
She is a lawyer, and she started her career in a local law firm in 2012. Her first experience as in-house lawyer was in 2014 at FCA Group Purchasing Srl. From 2014 to 2015 she assumed the role of Legal Counsel in Ferrero S.p.A. and in 2015 she became Legal Counsel in FCA Italy S.p.a within international distribution area. In 2016 she joined the HQ Legal Department of FCA Bank S.p.a., and in 2021 she held the position of Legal Affairs Manager of FCA Bank Italia, then confirmed since April 2023 at CA Auto Bank Italia.
She graduated in Law with honors at University of Turin and she has a LL.M in International Trade Law.
Corporate Affairs & Process Governance
Alberto Sibille is Head of Corporate Affairs & Process Governance at CA Auto Bank. Since June 2017, he has held the position of Head of Corporate Affairs at FCA Bank and, as of March 2019, he has assumed responsibility for the Process Governance function.
His career started in 1985 as Organization Analyst in FCA and then he was in charge of Headcount Planning & Reporting and HR ICT Systems Management.
In 1990 he was in addition appointed HR Manager for HR Professionals. Then he was HR Manager for the Rivalta Powertrain Plant and Termini Imerese Vehicle Plant in Italy.
Up to 2002 he covered positions in the HR function as Organization and Management Development Director and – after a short period as International Developoment Business Unit HR Business Partner – he joined the Legal function in October 2003.
As Corporate Affairs Manager he was responsible for coordinating corporate affairs of approximately one hundred FCA companies all over the world, integrating Chrysler Group companies, contributing to extraordinary operations within the FCA business and supporting the transformation of FGA Capital into FCA Bank.
Alberto Sibille acts also as Secretary of the Board of Directors of FCA Bank.
He was born in Turin (Italy) and graduated in Economics, Finance and Administration.
Ferrari Financial Services GmbH – CEO
Roberto Sportiello was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Ferrari Financial Services (JV between Ferrari and CA Auto Bank) in January 2020.
He began his career in Fiat SAVA in 2000 in the Credit department and then held positions of growing responsibility in Customer Relationship Management, Sales and then Marketing, between Market and Holding.
In 2008 he became Sales & Marketing Manager of FGA Capital Portugal, returning to Italy in 2011 as Marketing Manager for the Italy BU.
In 2014 he took the post of Head of Marketing & Sales of the FCA Bank Group.
In 2016 he was appointed CEO of FCA Bank GmbH, the bank of the FCA Bank Group in Austria.
Born in 1974, he graduated in Economics from the University of Turin.