(Alliance News) - Juventus Football Club Spa shareholders have appointed new members to the company's board of directors, the club announced Wednesday.

Fioranna Vittoria Negri, Maurizio Scanavino, Gianluca Ferrero, Diego Pistone and Laura Cappiello join the board. Negri and Cappiello are independent directors.

The board of directors meeting after the shareholders' meeting then appointed Gianluca Ferrero as chairman of the board and Maurizio Scanavino as chief executive officer. Scanavino is also no longer general manager of the club.

Juventus shares are up 0.9 percent at EUR0.35 per share.

By Giuseppe Fabio Ciccomascolo, Alliance News senior reporter

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