Board of Directors

Nitin Nohria is the George F. Baker Jr. and Distinguished Service University Professor at Harvard Business School. He previously served as the school’s tenth dean from 2010-2020. His intellectual interests center on leadership and corporate performance. He is the co-author of 16 books and over 100 articles and cases.

He serves as the Executive Chairman of Thrive Capital (a NYC venture capital firm) and sits on the Board of Directors of Anheuser-Busch InBev, Alsym, Bridgespan, Massachusetts General Brigham, and Rakuten Medical.

Before joining the Harvard Business School faculty, Nohria received his Ph.D. (1988) from the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a B. Tech. (1984) in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (which honored him as a Distinguished Alumnus in 2007).

John Elkann is Chief Executive Officer of Exor N.V., Chairman of Ferrari N.V., and Chairman of Stellantis N.V.

Mr. Elkann began his career in 2001 at General Electric on the Corporate Audit Staff, working across Asia, Europe, and North America. In 2003, he joined Fiat Group and contributed to its transformation into Fiat Chrysler, a global automotive leader. In 2021, FCA’s merger with PSA created Stellantis, one of the world’s largest car manufacturers. As Ferrari's Chair since 2018, he has been bolstering the company's uniqueness across its three souls: racing, sports car and lifestyle.

In 2009, Mr. Elkann formed Exor, one of Europe’s largest diversified investment companies and the reference shareholder of companies such as Ferrari, Philips, Stellantis and CNH. He founded Lingotto in 2023, an investment management company focused on delivering attractive long-term returns. He is also the founder of Vento, a platform supporting the next generation of Italian entrepreneurs globally and the organiser of Wave (formerly Italian Tech Week), one of Europe’s most influential tech conferences.

Mr. Elkann is a board member of Meta and a trustee of MoMA. He chairs the Agnelli Foundation, a philanthropic organisation focused on education and is also a member of the J.P. Morgan International Council and the Allianz International Advisory Board. Mr. Elkann earned a scientific baccalauréat from Lycée Victor Duruy in Paris and an engineering degree from Politecnico di Torino.

After completing the FIFA Masters in Sports Management, Benedetto Della Chiesa worked in the industry with different right-holders and agencies between 2012 and 2020, holding various managerial positions focused on sponsorships and business development. Subsequently, he transitioned his career towards finance, asset management and corporate governance.

Since 2021, he is a Director of Argo 3, a venture capital investment vehicle promoted by Ulixes Capital VC fund, evaluating investments across Europe in multiple sectors such as biotech, food tech, and fashion. In 2023, he founded VCDC, a family investment company operating on both public and private markets. Today, he is a registered Independent Financial Advisor with expertise in listed equity and family wealth protection.

Born in Rome in 1986, he holds a degree in Business Administration with a specialization in International Management from Luiss University.

Dr. Sandra Dembeck is CFO of Tengelmann Twenty-One KG and chair of TAK Advisory.

She started her career in 1999 at McKinsey & Company where she spent 6 years first in Europe and later relocated to Hong Kong. In 2005 she joined C&A to start up their retail business in China followed by various CFO roles for C&A in Europe.

She joined Kingfisher Plc in 2014, first as CFO B&Q China before relocating to the UK to become CFO B&Q UK & Ireland. In 2018 she was appointed Deputy Group CFO for Kingfisher Plc. In April 2020, at the start of the Covid pandemic, she joined the world’s largest caterer Compass Group Plc as Group Corporate Finance Director. From March 2022 until recently, Sandra was the CFO of Zalando SE. Since April 2025, she has been the CFO of Tengelmann Twenty-One. 

Sandra graduated in Business Administration from the University of Passau and holds a doctorate from the University of Konstanz.

Axel Dumas, great grandson of Émile Hermès, represents the sixth generation of the Hermès family. Holding a Master’s in Law and Bachelor of Philosophy, Axel Dumas attended Sciences-Po Paris and is a graduate of Harvard Business School (AMP).

After eight years at Paribas, based in Beijing and New York, he joined Hermès in 2003 as Auditor with the Financial Department of Hermès International and went on to become Retail Director for France.

In 2006 he was named Managing Director of Hermès Bijouterie and, in 2008, was appointed Managing Director Métier Hermès Leather and Saddlery.

From May 2011 to June 2013 he held the position of Chief Operating Officer and since June 2013, Axel Dumas has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Hermès International.

Ginevra Elkann was born in London in 1979 and she has lived in the UK, France and Brasil.

She graduated in Visual Communication at the American University of Paris and completed a Master in Filmmaking at the London Film School.

Ginevra Elkann is President of Asmara Films, a film production company founded in 2010.

Since 2011 she is the President of Pinacoteca Giovanni and Marella Agnelli. She serves on the Boards of Christie’s and Fondation Cartier. Mrs. Elkann also serves on the Board of Trustees of the American Academy in Rome. Since April 2021 she is board member of Christian Louboutin SAS.

Mr. Karl Guha is the Chairman of ING Groep N.V., a leading European bank, member of the Supervisory Board of SHV Holdings N.V. and member of the supervisory board and treasurer of Rijksmuseum Fonds. 

Karl has more than 30 years of experience in international banking, having worked in the United States, Europe, Australia and Asia. He started his career in 1989 at ABN Amro where he held various positions until 2008, including Corporate Executive Vice President, Group Treasurer and Head of Group Asset and Liability Management and Corporate Executive Vice President and Head of Structured Risk Finance and Complex Products. In 2008, he became the Chief Risk Officer and member of the Executive Management Board of UniCredit Group. Karl was the Chief Executive Officer of Van Lanschot Kempen from 2013 to 2021. Karl then worked for Goldman Sachs Europe from 2021 to 2023 as a Senior International Advisor. During that period Karl also worked for McKinsey Europe as a Senior Advisor for the Risk and Resilience Practice.

Karl holds a degree in Economics from Boston University.

Alessandro Nasi was born in Turin (Italy) in 1974. He grew up in New York and then returned to Italy where he obtained a degree in Economics at the University of Turin.

He started his career as a financial analyst, gaining different experiences at several investment banks and private equity funds. In 2005 he joined Fiat Group as Corporate and Business Development manager, heading the Asia Pacific division and then was appointed Vice President of Business Development and member of the Steering Committee of Fiat Powertrain Technologies.

In 2008 he was appointed Senior Vice President of Business Development at CNH Industrial. Within the company and until 2019, he covered various increasing positions such as Senior Vice President Network Development and President Specialty Vehicles.

From 2019 until March 2026, he has been serving as Chairman of the boards of Iveco Defence and Astra. 

Mr. Nasi is member of the Board of Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia and member of the Strategic Advisory Board of 3 Boomerang Capital. Since January 2026 he has been serving as Director of Associated Spring US, LLC and as of March 2026 he has joined the board of Digital Value SpA.

He is a Director of KIRKBI A/S, the holding and investment company which owns LEGO Group and, from May 2025, is also a member of the LEGO Group Board.

He is Chairman of GVS SpA. He is a Director of CNH Industrial and Iveco Group and Chairman of the boards of Iveco Defence and Astra. He is Chairman of the board of Comau.

Ms PNG Chin Yee is the Chief Financial Officer of Temasek, the investment company headquartered in Singapore. Her prior roles in Temasek include Head Financial Services, Senior Managing Director, China, and Senior Managing Director Portfolio, Strategy and Risk Group.

Prior to joining Temasek in July 2011, Ms Png was Managing Director with UBS AG where she was Joint Head of the Financial Institutions Group for Asia investment banking. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of Singapore Management University. She is also a board member of Enterprise Singapore.

Born in Singapore in 1975, she holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree with First Class Honours from the Nanyang Technological University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.