Board of Directors

In 1996, Daniele Mazzarella graduated from Bocconi University in Italy and started his professional career in 1997. In 1997 he joined Thyssen Krupp Group as Controller and in 1999 he was appointed Controller of Management Reporting. In 2000, Mr. Mazzarella joined Pirelli Kabel as Senior Controller and in 2003 he joined Prysmian SpA as Logistics Controller. In 2007, he became the CFO of Prysmian Finland, and after 2011, he became the Regional CFO of Prysmian North America and then Prysmian Southern Europe in 2018. Daniele Mazzarella, who has worked in different positions in his 24 years of experience under the roof of Prysmian and has been Prysmian's Southern Europe Regional CFO since 2018, started to work as Prysmian Türkiye CEO as of September 2024.

She was born in Noci (Bari) in 1976.

She graduated magna cum laude in Business Adminsitration, in 2000, at Università Commerciale “L. Bocconi” of Milan and got, in 2005, a Master in Business Administration at Kingston Business School of London. After first experiences as Consultant (Eos in Milan) and Analyst (Bloomberg Financial Services in London), in 2006 She joined, as Investor Relation Manager, IW Bank SpA, where She had the chance to follow, in May 2007, the quotation of the Bank in the market Expandi of Borsa Italiana. In 2008 She started a new professional challange in Snam SpA, first as Head of Financial Markets Analysis and Investor Relations and then as Head of Foreign Subsidiaries, coordinating abroad M&A projects and following the acquisitions of foreign participations (Interconnector in UK, T.I.G.F. in France). In 2013 She become Head of Investor Relations in Indesit Company SpA where She was, inter alia, in charge of the due diligence process related to the divestment of controlling stake of the Company from the Holding (Fineldo) to Whirpool.

In September 2014 Maria Cristina entred a new professional experience, that still lasts, joining the Prysmian Group SpA as Group Investor Relations Director. She reports to the CFO of the Group and carries out, beside the IR duties, Corporate Governance Activities and Special Projects (Capital Increase 2018, Bond issues prospectuses, due diligence streams for M&A).

Marcelo De Paola has graduated in Business from Pontificia Universidade Catolica of Sao Paulo and he has an MBA in Finance at IBEMEC. Marcelo´s career started 35 years ago as a financial analyst at Pirelli. Along these years at the company, he has been in charge of the financial, IT and corporate affair sectors, achieving the position of country manager. He has been in role of such activities in Brazil, Argentina, Italy and Mexico. He was further responsible for building the new SAP Process that has been implemented around the world. Moreover, while in Italy he was part of the team that made Prysmian’s IPO and that defined the new group´s reporting model. Marcelo De Paola is Prysmian Group´s CEO in México since July 2020. He currently managers 6 plants and over 1.800 employees. He was previously assigned as Prysmian Group’s CFO for the LatAm region. While in charge, Marcelo’s duties comprised the company’s accounting and treasury sections, financial planning, tax operations, as well as business support.

With more than 35 years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry, Mine Ayhan has a strong career in corporate governance, strategic leadership and technical expertise. After holding key positions at Allianz and Yapı Kredi Insurance, she worked as a senior executive at Generali Turkey for 15 years, during which time she served as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors. During this period, he led the company's growth, digitalization and customer-oriented transformation processes and achieved significant success in the sector. He is an expert in the field of engineering insurance and has deep knowledge in risk management and development of technical insurance solutions, especially for energy, PPP and BOT projects. Ayhan, who is also an effective manager in the international arena, served as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors at Europ Assistance Turkey and also served as a Board Member of Europ Assistance Holding for three years. In addition, he played an active role in global management processes as a member of the Board of Directors of Paris-based Europ Assistance S.A. She is involved in projects supporting women entrepreneurship at TOBB Women Entrepreneurs Board and TOBB Istanbul Women Entrepreneurs Board, and has also served as a Board Member at SEV Foundation Schools, TSEV and Italian Chamber of Commerce. A graduate of Tarsus American College and Boğaziçi University, Department of Mathematics, Ayhan holds the FT Non-Executive Director Diploma from the Financial Times Board Director Program. This diploma, which provides international competence in corporate governance, risk management and sustainable growth, is an important reference for independent board members. A member of the International Women's Federation (IWF) and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (FCILT), Ayhan also contributes to raising future leaders through mentoring activities.

After graduating from Middle East Technical University, Department of Business Administration in 1993, Ebgü Senem Demirkan joined the Capital Markets Board of Turkey as a Professional Staff in 1995. Between 1995 and 2005, she worked in the Auditing and Partnership Finance Departments of the Capital Markets Board. Between 2002 and 2003, she attended the Capital Markets training program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in the USA, and served as the Capital Markets Coordinator of Yaşar Holding A.Ş. between 2005 and 2016, and as the Capital Markets Advisor of Yaşar Holding A.Ş. between 2016 and 2020. Between March 2016 and March 2017, she worked at Oyak Asya Çimento A.Ş., and between March 2018 and March 2019, she worked at Bosch Fren Sistemleri San. And Tic. A.Ş. between March 2018 and March 2019, and Tukaş Gıda San. And Tic. A.Ş. between March 2018 and April 2022. Since April 2021, she has served as an Independent Board Member at Dinamik Isı Makine Yalıtım Malzemeleri Sanayi ve Tic. A.Ş. since April 2021 and Tapdi Oksijen Özel Sağlık ve Eğitim Hizmetleri San. And Tic. A.Ş. since April 2021 and Tapdi Oksijen Özel Sağlık ve Eğitim Hizmetleri San. ve Tic. A.Ş. since May 2023 and works as Managing Partner at Sekans Kurumsal Danışmanlık ve Eğitim Ltd. Şti.

After graduating from Middle East Technical University, Department of Industrial Engineering, Mehmet Göçmen started his professional career as a Project Manager at Çelik Halat ve Tel Sanayi A.Ş. in 1983 and served as a Member of the Executive Committee within the same company. In 1996, he continued his career at Lafarge Group as General Manager and assumed the position of Vice President. In 2003, he joined Sabancı Holding A.Ş. and served as General Manager at Akçansa Cement until 2008. Subsequently, he served as Human Resources Group President between 2008 and 2011, Cement Business Unit President between 2009 and 2014, and Energy Business Unit President between 2014 and 2017 at the same company. Between 2017-2019, he served as CEO and Board Member. Since 2019, he has been working as a Board Member at Trakya Çimento Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., Board Member at Coşkunöz Holding A.Ş., Board Member at Saint-Gobain and Dalsan JV, Board Member at Çalık Holding A.Ş. and Consultant at Credia Partners.