Paolo Ceretti - graduated from the University of Pavia in Economics and Business Administration - gained his professional experience inside the Agnelli Group, holding from 1979 positions of increasing importance at Fiat SpA (Internal Auditing and Finance) and in the Financial Services Sector (Planning, Credit and Control) and subsequently assuming the position of Head of Strategic Planning and Development of Ifil (now Exor).
After assuming responsibility for the internet B2C sector of Fiat/Ifil in 1999 as CEO/General Manager of CiaoWeb, he was appointed CEO of GlobalValue SpA, a Fiat/IBM joint venture in the Information Technology sector.
Since 2004, he has been General Manager of De Agostini S.p.A., the holding of the De Agostini Group. He is also CEO of DeA Capital (De Agostini’s arm in private equity investments and alternative asset management, listed at the Milan Stock Exchange), IDEAMI S.p.A. (Special Purpose Acquisition Company listed on the AIM Italia and promoted by DeA Capital and Banca IMI) and De Agostini Editore.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of Banijay Group and other companies.