Fabrizio Saccomanni

Fabrizio Saccomanni (22 November 1942 – 8 August 2019) was an Italian economist, civil servant and the director general of the Bank of Italy.

[5] He also served as the chairman of the foreign exchange policy committee of the European Monetary Institute from 1991 to 1997 in addition to his post at the Bank of Italy.

[11] Saccomanni was replaced by Pier Carlo Padoan as minister of economy and finances on 22 February 2014 when the cabinet led by Matteo Renzi was formed.

[6] In 2011, he was named by his alma mater, Bocconi University, as the alumnus of the year for his "professionalism, entrepreneurial spirit, integrity, responsibility and open-mindedness.

[15] Upon his death, UniCredit Chief Executive Jean Pierre Mustier stated, "I have lost a friend of great intelligence and humanity, highly competent with a fine sense of culture and wit".