Board of Directors

Chairman of the Board of Yi Tsai

Mr. Rosario Strano, graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Bari, Italy,  is a very experienced banker.

Mr. Strano joined Banca Intesa in 2002 as Head of the Human Resources and Organization of the Italian and International Subsidiary Banks Division.

Since 2007, following the merger between Banca Intesa and Sanpaolo IMI, Mr. Strano served firstly as Head of the Human Resources and Organization Department of International Subsidiary Banks Division and as Director of the Resources and Governance Department of the same Division afterwards.

Since 2015, he has been the Group Human Resources Director of Intesa Sanpaolo.

Since 2018, he has been the Chief Operating Officer of ISP, also representing the Group as member of the Executive Committee of the Italian Banking Association (ABI).

Since 2020, he has been the Head of “Strategic China Project” of Intesa Sanpaolo and he is currently member of the Board of Directors of Bank of Qingdao (China) and of the Board of Directors and related Steering Committee of the Italy China Council Foundation.

Prior to joining Intesa Sanpaolo Group, Mr. Strano worked for Banco di Roma, Alitalia, Ansa National Press Agency, Poste Italiane and other Institutions.

Co-founder
Board Member of Yi Tsai
General Manager
Mr. Giraldo has 25 years of experience in the asset-management industry and in-depth knowledge of developing business in a dynamic financial world.
From 2004 to 2009, Mr. Giraldo served as regional manager of the private banking department at Fideuram-Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.p.A., top private bank in Italy.
Prior to that he worked as a manager of Ambrosiano Veneto Bank and Popolare Friuladria Bank of Intesa Sanpaolo Group from 1992.
From 2009 to 2012, Mr. Giraldo was wealth-management and private banking expert at Bank of Qingdao, where he supported its wealth-management and private banking business. Mr. Giraldo was the Assistant President of Bank of Qingdao from 2012 to 2015.
Mr. Giraldo has the registry of licensed advisors and distributors of financial instruments (including but not limited to Mutual Funds, Insurances, Stocks, Bonds, Futures, Options, PE/VC, Private Placements) of Italian Companies and Stock Exchange Commission and has passed the fund qualification exam of AMAC（Asset Management Association of China）.

Vice Chairman

Mr. Jaquotot has extensive experience in the financial industry, having worked for 35 years for Intesa Sanpaolo Group – the leader in Italy in Wealth Management, Corporate and Retail Banking. After receiving a degree in Law from the Complutense University of Madrid, he started his career within the Intesa Sanpaolo Group in Spain in 1984, taking up top managerial positions in branches and subsidiaries of the Group in Spain and South America (Uruguay, Chile, Paraguay, Argentina).

In 2005, he became Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of VUB Banka (Slovakia) where, in August 2007, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board. He held both positions until September 2013.

From October 2013 to December 2018 he served as Head of International Subsidiary Banks Division of Intesa Sanpaolo SpA.

Over the years, his other responsibilities have included Board member positions at Uruguayan, Chilean, Paraguayan and Slovak Bankers Associations and at Italian-Uruguayan, Italian Chilean and Italian-Paraguayan Chambers of Commerce and chairmanship of the Italian Slovak Chamber of Commerce.

In June 2012, he was awarded the honour of “Commendatore Ordine al Merito” of the Italian Republic.

From 2016 to 2019 he was member of the Board of Directors of Fondazione Italia-Cina.

In March 2020 he was named Board member of Yi Tsai.

Board Member of Yi Tsai

Mr. Piancastelli has 30 years of working experience – at least 20 in managerial roles and the past 14 in executive positions.

Prior to joining Yi Tsai, Mr. Piancastelli was Co-General Manager of Fideuram – Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking, the largest private bank in Italy, from 2014 to 2017.

From 2011 to 2014, he was CEO of Fideuram Vita, the life insurance arm of the Fideuram Group. In three years he reorganised the company, redesigning the product range, strengthening co-operation with distribution networks and increasing the new premium gathering from zero to €5 billion per year.

From 2005 to 2011, Mr. Piancastelli contributed to the successful expansion of Fideuram in a number of roles, mainly responsible for the network, driving the development of a new client advisory service model, among other achievements.

From 2000 to 2005, he worked at McKinsey & Company, leading projects mainly in the financial sector and working with top Italian banks and insurance companies. He was also an active member of McKinsey’s Retail Banking and Insurance Practice.

From 1989 to 2000, he worked at IBM, where he increasingly took on managerial roles. He previously worked for IT firms, as a researcher at Rome University and in the Italian Army.

Mr. Piancastelli graduated in electronic engineering from Rome University and holds a Diploma in Management from the Open University in London.

Mr. Piancastelli has passed the fund qualification exam of AMAC（Asset Management Association of China）.

Board Member of Yi Tsai

Marco Fabris was born in Varese and studied at the University Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan.

Marco started his career in Intesa Sanpaolo in 2001 in Central Planning & Control Department covering different positions in Group Controlling and Tableau de Bord.

In 2011 he joined the International Subsidiary Banks Division as Head of Financial Monitoring office covering Budget, Business Plan and Controlling for 11 banks belonging to the Division.

After being appointed in 2015 as Senior Director with the responsibility of the Planning & Control Sub-Department of the Division, in 2018 became Executive Director with Responsibility of the whole Planning and Control activities of the International Subsidiary Banks Division – Intesa Sanpaolo coordinating also the activity the Chief Financial Officers of the Subsidiaries in relation to the Planning & Control functions.

Marco is Supervisory Board, Audit Committee and Risk Committee Member at VUB Bank Slovakia and Board of Directors member in Yi Tsai China.