Andrea Maffezzoni will take over as UniCredit Group's head of strategy and mergers and acquisitions on April 1, following a long career with the group that began in 1998.
 
Maffezzoni is currently serving as head of business development and strategic partnerships and has held numerous roles in the group since over the past 19 years. In his new role, he will assist in defining, developing and implementing UniCredit Group’s strategy
 
"I look forward to working in his new role with Andrea Maffezzoni whose contributions to the implementation of the capital strengthening measures of the strategic plan were very valuable,” UniCredit Group CEO Jean Pierre Mustier said in a press release. “Andrea's appointment underpins the strength and quality of UniCredit's internal talent pool which we intend to grow and develop further to ensure the successful future of the group."
 
As head of strategy and mergers and acquisitions, Maffezzoni will report to Mustier.