Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On December 15, 2022, Helbiz Inc. (the "Company") approved the appointment of
Mr. Massimo Ponzellini to the Board of Directors of the Company, effective on
December 15, 2022, until the Company's next annual meeting of shareholders, or
until his successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier death,
resignation or removal. Mr. Ponzellini shall also serve on the Company's Audit
Committee, the Compensation Committee, and Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee.
The biography of the newly appointed director is as follows:
Currently, Mr. Ponzellini is the General Manager of Kalrock Capital Management
Ltd based in London (U.K.), Mr. Ponzellini was the Director General of
Wegaplast, a leading company in the molding of plastic materials, and President
of Energy-Glass, specializing in designing, creating, and commercialization of
architectural elements for the production of renewable energy. From May 2007 to
May 2012, he was Chairman of Impregilo SpA, a multinational general contractor
with over 17,000 employees and a total portfolio of 25.1 billion euros. From
December 2006 to April 2012, he also held the position of vice president of INA
Assitalia SpA. Mr. Ponzellini's career began in 1971 as managing director of
Typography Composers Graphic Industries. In 1978, he became an assistant to
Romano Prodi, the Minister of Industry and Commerce. From 1980 to 1981, he was
the director delegate of S.I., a society of studies of industrial economics.
From 1981 to 1982, he was the Director General of Nomisma. In 1983, he moved to
IRI where until 1986, he was in charge of the restructuring and privatization of
the Strategy and Studies Department. From 1986 to 1990, he was the director
delegate of Sofin S.p.A, an investment holding company controlled by IRI. From
1990 to 1994, he was a member of the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (EBRD) as director of operations. In 1994 he moved to the European
Investment Bank (EIB), where he remained until 2003 as Vice President and
Managing Director for Credit and Finance. From 2002 to 2006, he served as Vice
President and Chief Executive Officer of Patrimonio dello Stato S.p.A. From 2006
to 2007, he served as managing director of the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca
Dello Stato, and from 2009 to 2011, he was the president of Banca Popolare of
Milan. He was a Director of Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, Alitalia, Finmeccanica,
Terna, and the Higher Institute for Transport. (ISTRA). Mr. Ponzellini was the
President of the European Center for Public Enterprises and of the Bormio
Foundation 2005. He lectured on Finance at the Bocconi University in Milan and
the Luiss University in Rome. He was also the Director of the Teatro Alla Scala
Foundation in Milan, a member of the Executive Committee and of the Board of
Directors of the European Institute of Oncology (IEO), member of the Board of
Assonime. He is a member of the Finance and Budget Committee of the Governorate
of Vatican City State. He is the Honorary Vice President of the European
Investment Bank (EIB). He is also a Founding Partner of Planet Finance, created
to support developing populations through microfinance. Since 1996 he has been a
Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number Description of Document
104 Cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K formatted in Inline XBRL
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