Governance

Mr. Giuseppe Giampietro has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Albania in October 2025. He brings to this position over 25 years of international and domestic experience within the Intesa Sanpaolo Group.

Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Albania, Mr. Giampietro was focused on two main areas: Structured Finance and Global Markets: supporting, creating, structuring and implementing products in 11 countries; Managing the Multinational Clients business unit by driving synergy programs in collaboration with the BdT Division and the IMI-CIB Division.

Previously, Mr. Giampietro has successfully led several strategic initiatives for the Intesa Sanpaolo Group, including: Advancing the Group’s mission in the Russian market through a comprehensive change of the business model; Strengthening and empowering Intesa Sanpaolo Poland to achieve a broader market presence and operational excellence; Improving the private and corporate business operations of Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Luxembourg.

Mr. Giampietro holds a Master’s Degree in Economics (110/110) from the G. D’Annunzio University and an MBA- Financial Analyst from Profingest / Alma Graduate (now Bologna Business School).

Mr. Grillo is currently holding the position of Head of Corporate, SME & Small Business Division in charge for the Large Corporate, SME, Small Business, Corporate Banking Products and Financial Analysis functions.

Prior to this position Mr. Grillo covered several managerial positions in Intesa Sanpaolo Group both in the International Subsidiary Bank Division and in the Corporate and Investment Banking Division in Romania, in Italy and in the United States developing international skills. During his experience in Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Romania he also covered the position of Board Member in Confindustria Romania.

Mr. Grillo graduated in Trading and Economics

Mr. Bianco joined Intesa Sanpaolo Bank in March 2024 and holds the position of Head of Retail & wealth Management Division which covers the branches’ network of the Bank, the Segments of Individuals, Private Banking, and Small Business clients, Product Pricing, Planning and Monitoring, CRM and Omnichannel structures.

Before joining Intesa Sanpaolo Group, Mr. Bianco had many experiences in other Italian and international banks specifically in Banca Generali and Bank of China, holding managerial positions with a strong focus on Wealth Management.

He joined Intesa Sanpaolo Group in 2016 as Private Wealth Executive in Fideuram and in 2020 he led the project of China Wealth Management.

Mr. Bianco graduated in International Relations from the University of Turin in conjunction with Zhejiang University in China and he received his Master’s Degree in Banking & Finance (24 Ore Business School) and Risk Management (MIP - Politecnico di Milano).

During these years Mr. Bianco has obtained additional certified qualifications in the banking sector

Mr. Çela holds the position of Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Çela is responsible for coordinating the preparation and monitoring of Strategic Plan and annual budgets, presenting and reporting accurate and timely financial information, asset liability management and treasury as well as accounting and procurement activities. He joined the Bank (former American Bank of Albania) in 2004. His prior work experience was at Procredit Bank in Internal Audit Department.

Mr. Çela has graduated in Finance and Banking at University of Tirana, Economic Faculty. In 2003-2004 he completed an accelerated finance and banking curriculum, a Georgetown University Program, at University of Wisconsin.

Mrs. Pasko holds the position of Head of Risk Management Division, covering the areas of Underwriting, Non-Performing Loans, Credit, Market, Operational, ESG, and Outsourcing Risks.

Following her experience in Business in other Banks such as Raiffeisen and First Investment, she joined the Bank (former American Bank of Albania) in 2008, initially Underwriting and later managing Credit, Market, and Operational Risk.

She has been part of Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Albania Committees, including Credit, Financial, Operational Risk, Internal Control, and Change Management.

Mrs. Pasko graduated in Business Administration at the University of Tirana, Economic Faculty. In 2007-2008 she completed her Master’s Degree in Banking Risk Management (UNSBC, Tirana).

Mrs. Lamçe holds the position of Chief Operating and Transformation Officer (COTO). In this role, she is responsible for ensuring alignment with Group objectives in defining and executing strategies and initiatives related to ICT, Back Office and Payments, Transformation, Cost Optimization & PMO, as well as Real Estate and Logistics activities. She also oversees the effective implementation of these strategies and Intesa Sanpaolo Group programs, ensuring high standards of efficiency and service delivery across all coordinated functions.

Mrs. Lamçe joined the Bank (formerly the American Bank of Albania) in 1999 and has since held several senior leadership roles, including Head of the Information Systems Department, Deputy Head of IT, and Head of the ICT Division, Chief Operating Officer (COO) before being appointed Chief Operating and Transformation Officer (COTO).

Mrs. Lamçe holds a degree in Applied Mathematics from the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Tirana and has completed a Master’s degree in Business Administration at the University of Tirana (Nebraska University Program).

Throughout her distinguished career, she has successfully led complex and critical Intesa Sanpaolo Group and local projects, frequently serving as Project Leader. She has also served as Chair of the ICT Committee at the Albanian Association of Banks (AAB) and has participated in numerous advanced training programs in banking, project management, ICT, and leadership.