Roberto Cantaluppi

GAM Capital Management (Switzerland) AG (Lugano Branch) is the investment management division of GAM Capital Management (Switzerland) AG, itself a subsidiary of GAM Holding AG (SW: GAM, OTC: GMHLY) in Switzerland. Established in 1983 by Gilbert de Botton, the firm was acquired by Julius Baer in 2005. In 2009, Julius Baer completed the separation of their private banking and asset management businesses which resulted in the independent listing of GAM Holding AG on the SIX Swiss Exchange. The firm is based in Lugano and provides investment solutions to institutions, intermediaries, private clients and charities.

Allianz Global Investors Italia SGR SpA (AGI-IT) was established in 1970 and was formerly known as RAS Asset Management, part of the Milan-based Gruppo RAS-Riunione Adriatica di Sicurtà SpA, whose merger into Allianz SE was finalized in 2006. AGI-IT is a subsidiary of Allianz Global Investors Europe Holding GmbH which is a part of Allianz SE (FR: ALV). The firm manages mutual funds, pension funds, a fund of funds, a SICAV (under Irish law) and discretionary portfolios for institutional clients and private individuals.