Vita Simone Sole
Simone Sole
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- Personal Data
- Year of birth
- 1968
- Nationality
- Italian
- Residence
- Milan, Italy
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
since 2025
CFO at MFE-MEDIAFOREUROPE N.V., Amsterdam / Netherlands
2011 - 2025
Group Head of Finance and M&A at MFE MEDIAFOREUROPE N.V., Milan / Italy
2001 – 2011
Head of M&A and Investor Relations at Mediaset S.p.A, Milan / Italy
1996 – 2001
Partner at Barbino & Partners, Milan and Rome / Italy
1994 – 1996
Trader, FX and BTP at BNL (Banca Nazinale del Lavoro), London / United Kingdom
Simone Sole serves as Chief Financial Officer at MFE in Milan. After earning a degree in economics in Italy, he has over two decades of leadership experience in the media industry. In his current role, he is responsible for group-wide finance, M&A, corporate development, and investor relations, and has played a key role in driving sustainable growth at MFE. He has also served on the boards of leading media and communications companies, including EI Towers and Endemol N.V., bringing broad experience in corporate leadership, media strategy, and financial management.
NON-EXECUTIVE ROLES IN OTHER COMPANIES
- EI Towers, Italy, (Member of the Board of Directors and Vice Chairman - non-execuitve), mandate at intra-group company
- Mediamond, Italy, (Member of the Board of Directors - non-executive), mandate at intra-group company
- Radiomediaset, S.p.A., Milan / Italy (Chairman of the Board of Directors - non-executive), mandate at intra-group company
- Medusa S.p.A., Rome / Italy (Member of the Board of Directors - non-executive), mandate at intra-group company
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