Corporate governance

Creating long term value

We know the importance of managing our business in a responsible and sustainable way. That means creating long-term value for our customers, our people and our investors.

Prima is audited by Deloitte & Touche SpA in Milan.

231 Model

Our organisation, management and control model

We've adopted the 231 organisation model, to prevent unlawful acts and protect our company from administrative liability.

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Leading by example

The Board

Matthew Donaldson

Chairman

Matthew has significant Board and investment experience in Financial Services, Insurance and Price Comparison. As the former CEO of BGL Group, the leading digital distributor of insurance and household Financial Services in the UK and Europe, he founded Comparethemarket.com and led the business to achieve its market leading position. Matthew currently Chairs a number of private equity backed, high growth businesses including Three Rock Group in Ireland (incorporating Chill.ie), and Reassured the leading life insurance distributer in the UK, he also sits on the Board of Tandem Bank.

George Ottathycal

Chief Executive Officer

Our co-founder George began preparations for Prima’s launch in 2013. When we went live in 2015, he stepped up as our General Manager and helped secure our early success in Italy. He now serves as our CEO and is focused on taking Prima global. Before Prima, George worked as a consultant for The Boston Consulting Group. He holds two MBAs: one from IESE Business School and another from Columbia Business School.

Massimo Della Ragione

Non-Executive Director

Massimo is a professor of practice at Bocconi University, where he leads Digital Tech at Bocconi 4 Innovation (B4I). He’s also a Partner at Corporate Hangar, a venture builder that help turn innovative ideas into start-ups. He retired from Goldman Sachs in 2021, where he’d been a partner for over a decade. Before Goldman Sachs, Massimo was a Managing Director at JP Morgan from 1993 to 2006. He also worked at Credito Italiano from 1988 to 1993.

Nicola Falcinelli

Non-Executive Director

Nicola is a Managing Director and Deputy Head of Carlyle Illiquid Credit in Europe. Before joining Carlyle, he was a Managing Director at Oz Management, focused on private credit investments. He was also an Associate in the Investment Banking Division at JPMorgan Chase Bank, where he was a member of both the Merger & Acquisitions and Leveraged Finance groups. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Bocconi University, plus an MBA from Kelley School of Business, Indiana University.

David Miller

Non-Executive Director

David was CEO and Chairman of JGWPT (the holding company for J Wentworth and Peachtree). He transformed it from a bankrupt private company to an NYSE-listed business, valued at over $800M. Prior to JGWPT, he was EVP for Ace's $1.2B international accident and health insurance business. He was also CEO of Kemper Auto and Home Insurance and COO of Providian Direct Insurance. David began his insurance career with Progressive Insurance, where he held various roles. These include Division Controller, Senior Product Manager and National Customer Manager.

Julian Parmar

Non-Executive Director

Julian Parmar is a Managing Director in the Tactical Opportunities Group in London. Mr. Parmar focuses on investments in the financial services and healthcare sectors. He has been involved with Blackstone’s investments in Rothesay Life, NIBC, Ki, Prima, Groupe Premium, and reinsurance partnerships (including with AIG). Mr. Parmar currently serves as a Director of Ki and Prima. Before joining Blackstone, Mr. Parmar was an Associate at Goldman Sachs in the Financial Institutions Group within the Investment Banking Division. Mr. Parmar holds an MA in Mathematics from St. John’s College, University of Cambridge.

Ben Petkevicius

Non-Executive Director

Ben Petkevicius is a Principal on the Carlyle Private Credit team in London, focusing on software and technology-enabled services in Europe. Prior to joining Carlyle, Ben was a portfolio manager at PIMCO where he focused on public and private credit opportunities in the EMEA region. He began his career at Goldman Sachs where he was an Associate at the Leveraged Finance group in London. Ben received a BSc (Hons) in Accounting & Finance from University of Warwick, Warwick Business School.

Christian Resch

Non-Executive Director

Christian is a partner in Growth Equity within Goldman Sachs Asset Management having joined Goldman Sachs in 2004. He leads a team making growth equity investments ($30m to $250m) in software, technology and other high growth companies across Europe and Israel. Christian holds a BSc from the London School of Economics and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Emanuele Solidoro

Non-Executive Director

Emanuele is the Managing Director of Neurone, a technology-focused investment group. He oversees all investment activities and operations of the group. Before Neurone, he was a Vice President in the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs, and he has over 12 years of investment banking experience at Goldman Sachs, Nomura and Lehman Brothers in London and New York.

Creating long term value

Our organisation, management and control model

The Board

Matthew Donaldson

George Ottathycal

Massimo Della Ragione

Nicola Falcinelli

David Miller

Julian Parmar

Ben Petkevicius

Christian Resch

Emanuele Solidoro

Board of Statutory Auditors

Luca Ceron

Arianna Petrara

Giacomo Previtali

Supervisory Body

Antonella Calogiuri

Jean Paule Castagno

Luca Ceron