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Benettons side with challenger Generali investors, aim to foster dialogue-source

Published 04/27/2022, 06:28 AM
Updated 04/27/2022, 06:32 AM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Generali logo is seen on the company's Tower, designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadidat, at the Milan's CityLife district, Italy November 5, 2018.  REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini
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MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's Benetton family, a leading shareholder in Generali (BIT:GASI), has decided to side with other key investors in the insurer who are pushing for a change at the helm, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.

The Benettons, who own around 4% of Generali through their holding company Edizione, want to promote reconciliation and dialogue among investors in Generali and between the group's management and its shareholders after Friday's shareholder vote to pick a new chief executive, the source said.

Rebel Generali investors Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone and Leonardo Del Vecchio have put forward an alternative candidate to lead the insurer in a challenge to current CEO Philippe Donnet, whom the board wants to appoint for a third term.

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