UniCredit is making a new appointment to expand its digital operations. The firm is hiring Giovanni Damiani as head of Group Digital Excellence. He is expected to take charge on July 2022.

Damiani has been chief information officer (CIO) at Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (BMPS.MI) since 2015. The firm also announced that its chief digital officer for Italy, Luboslava Uram, is to become lead for the group's retail business platform.