French listed shopping centre specialist Klépierre has announced the appointment of Filippo Bozzalla Cassione as new chief financial officer of its Italian business.
He joins from Orange Capital Development, a closed-end fund that invests in renewable energy and sustainable food, where he held the role of group CFO. Before that, he was finance director Italy at Kelly Deli, a major sushi operator in Europe, and he worked for 10 years for Autogrill Group, where he held several positions including head of Finance of Urban Centers & Malls division.
Bozzalla Cassione began his career at Tamburi Investment Partners, where he was senior manager with a focus on M&A transactions in medium-sized companies.
He succeeds Umberto Trussoni, who was recently appointed Chief Investment Officer at Klépierre.
Luis Pires, head of Klépierre Italia, commented: 'The leadership of Klépierre Italia is is enriched with the entry of Filippo Bozzalla Cassione, a great professional who joins the our team in a phase of strategic strengthening of the Group on the national market. We are enthusiastic about pursuing the growth path we have started together, looking at the new objectives and Klépierre Italia's goals.'
