Our Board

Nigel Richard Paxman serves as Non-Executive Director and chair of the Board. He is an experienced senior executive in the insurance and risk management industry. He began his career as a Specialist Underwriter at Lloyd’s of London in 1986, later becoming Syndicate Head Underwriter from 1997 to 2001. Following the syndicate’s merger in 2001, he transitioned to Malca-Amit Group, where he held senior management roles from 2002 and was appointed CEO in 2008, a position he held until 2020. Since 2020, he has served as Chief Operating Officer at Lloyd’s insurance brokerage. In addition to his executive roles, he was a Non-Executive Director of MALCAN Insurance Ltd (Guernsey) between 2009 and 2025 and was a board member of the World Diamond Council from 2013 to 2020. He completed seven modules at the Chartered Insurance Institute between 1977 and 1982. His educational background includes studies at Wycliffe College.

Marco Deiana is the CEO of the Company. He joined the Group as an employee in the operations department (export/import) of Ferrari S.p.A. in ​Italy in ​2000, when he was still a student at the University of Pavia. He served as a customs broker in the customs department ​from 2004 to 2006, and from 2006 to 2010​ he ​served as the chief financial officer, leading its Administration and Accounting department. By 2010, he ascended to the position of CEO of Ferrari S.p.A.​ In 2016, Marco Deiana was appointed as CEO of Ferrari Group LTD, the former holding company of the Group​​​, where ​​he​​, alongside the​​ Chie​​f Operating Officer ​​Corrado Deiana​​ and the board of directors, played a key role in driving the development and expansion of the Group​​​.​ He has been registered in the Italian national register of customs brokers (Albo Doganalisti) since 2006 and has been on the Italian national register of freight forwarders (Albo Autotrasportatori) since 2008. He also received a master’s degree in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Pavia, Italy in 2000.

​Corrado Deiana is currently the Chief Operating Officer Europe of the Company. He joined the Group in 2002, immediately before completing his studies. He started his career in Ferrari Italy as a sales executive and customs broker. He then became more involved in the international dimensions of the business, overseeing commercial relationships with global luxury groups, and splitting his time among France and Switzerland.  In 2010, he was appointed President of the Swiss branch, Ferrari Expéditions S.A., and also assumed the role of President at the French branch, Ferrari Expéditions SA —  he continues to hold both positions today. In 2016, Corrado Deiana was appointed as COO of Ferrari Group LTD, the former holding company of the Group. Corrado Deiana received a master’s degree in Political Science from University of Alessandria, Italy.

Alessandro Nicolo’ Ugo, who is currently the Group Chief Financial Officer of the Company, joined the Group in 2016 as the executive director of Ferrari Group LTD. Alessandro Nicolo’ Ugo began his professional career as a junior auditor at Baker Tilly Consulaudit in Italy. In subsequent years, he worked independently, offering management consulting services. At that time, the Group was one of Alessandro Nicolo’ Ugo’s clients. This collaboration eventually led to him joining the Group on a permanent basis in 2016 as director. Alessandro Nicolo’ Ugo received an Economic and Business administration degree from Università di Genova, Italy in 2003. He further attended the IFAF School of finance in Milan, Italy, from where he graduated in 2004.

Maria Isabella La Forgia, who currently serves as Group General Counsel of the Company, joined the Group in 2018 as head of the legal department. On 29 April 2021, she was appointed to her role as Executive Director. Before joining the Group, Maria Isabella La Forgia was senior associate at the law firms Gianni Origoni Grippo and Partners in London, UK, between 2004 and 2007 and at Macchi di Cellere Gangemi, in Rome, Italy, from 2007 to 2018. She received a law degree with the distinction cum laude from Università degli Studi di Bari, Italy in 2003. She also completed an LLM with merit at the London School of Economics and Political Science in London, UK in 2005 and was admitted to the Italian bar in 2007. She was admitted as a solicitor of England and Wales in April 2024.

Maria Rita Megre de Sousa Coutinho, or Rita Coutinho, serves as Non-Executive Director, Chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Selection and Nomination committee. Rita has more than 25 years of professional work experience. During her corporate experience as an executive, she led several departments (such as marketing, commercial, strategic projects, operations and business development) at retailers such as Jeronimo Martins Group, Casino Groupe and Walmart. She currently works at Categorical World Administração de Empresas, Unipessoal, Lda as CEO and partner and at Banco CTT SA as a non-executive board member. Rita Coutinho graduated with honours in Management and Business Administration at the Catolica Lisbon School of Business & Economics, Portugal, in 1997, before obtaining her MBA from Harvard Business School in 2012.

Monica Belfiore serves as Non-Executive Director, and Chair of the Audit Committee, and Selection and Nomination Committee. She has significant experience in the financial sector. Prior to joining the Company, she worked for Deloitte & Touche S.p.A. as a senior auditor from 2005 to 2013. From September 2013 until April 2014, she worked at Ferrero UK Ltd as a sales controlling manager. She then joined Mast Jägermeister UK Ltd as commercial finance manager, where she worked for two years. Since 2016, Monica Belfiore has been working at Giorgio Armani Retail Srl, where she was appointed as the head of finance in September 2021. Monica Belfiore received her master’s degree in economics from the University of Turin in 2005.

Leslie Serrero serves as Non-Executive Director and is, Chair of the Selection and Nomination committee, and a member of the Remuneration Committee. Leslie is an experienced international senior executive in the high-end luxury sector. She started out as a management trainee at Groupe Louise Dreyfus from 1996 to 1997, followed by a position as strategic planning attaché for Groupe Lagardere in 1998. Between 1998 and 2001, Leslie Serrero was a financial analyst and six sigma consultant at General Electric, GXS. She continued her career as project leader at The Boston Consulting Group from 2003 to 2009. In 2009 Leslie Serrero was appointed executive vice president – strategic marketing at Lacoste S.A. and in 2012 she made the switch into the high-end luxury sector as chief marketing officer of LVMH / Christian Dior Couture, before becoming managing director of LVMH / Fendi France in 2019. Since 2022, Leslie Serrero is active as international managing director of Casa Komos Brands Group. She also held various board seats since 2017. Leslie Serrero graduated with honours in management from the Université Paris IX Dauphine in Paris, France in 1995 and received an MA in business administration from ESSEC Graduate School of Business in Cergy Pontoise, France in 1997, before obtaining her MBA from Harvard Business School in 2003.