Born in Genoa in 1945, Paolo Clerici is married and has two children.
After studying in Italy and Switzerland, in 1967 he joined the Coeclerici Group – at that time called Coe & Clerici – where he began dealing with the marketing of oil products.
In 1972 he founded his first company, SAIF, operating inter alia as agent of Thyssen Carbometal Inc and Koch Carbon.
In 1980 he sold his shares in SAIF to his business partner Franco Zucchi and started Compagnia Mercantile Internazionale importing coal, scrap metal, chemical products and foodstuffs.
He returned to Coeclerici in 1983 as Managing Director of SIRCO Trading SpA (joint venture between Sears World Trade Inc, IRI and Coe & Clerici). He was also appointed member of the Board of Directors and also the Executive Committee of Coe & Clerici SpA.
In 1986 he was appointed Managing Director and a year later Deputy Chairman of the holding company Coeclerici SpA where he has played a fundamental role in the international expansion of the group of which he became chairman in 1992.
Since 2001, after the conclusion of his second mandate as Chairman of the Italian Shipowners’ Association (Confitarma), he decided to devote himself full-time to the development of the Coeclerici Group.
In June 2003 he was awarded the title of Cavaliere del Lavoro (‘Knight of Labour’) by the then President of the Italian Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.

On 29 November, the University of Genoa awarded him an Honorary Degree in Administration, Finance and Control, as an “…academic acknowledgement of Cavaliere Paolo Clerici’s efforts in the field of entrepreneurship at both local and national level, which have given an international dimension to the group’s activities and bear witness to the synergy established between the University and the economy” (Paolo Comanducci, Rector of the University of Genoa).

Andrea Clavarino, born in Mar del Plata (Argentina) on 24 January 1957, is married since 1992 and has two daughters. He graduated in law in 1980 at the Genoa University and that same year entered the Coeclerici Group. Andrea Clavarino has held different positions within the Group. He was Director of the Johannesburg office, Marketing Director and Director General of the Trading division. From 2004 until 2018 he has been Chief Executive Officer of the Group Logistics division. He is presently Deputy Chairman of Coeclerici S.p.A. and Member of the Board of Directors of the controlled company IMS Technologies S.p.A.. Besides, he has Global responsibilities for Insurance and Institutional Affairs. Since 1999 he has been the Chairman of Assocarboni, the International Association of Coal Operators, grouping more than 40 international coal operators representing the entire coal value chain, from coal miners to the electricity producers, based in Rome and represented in Brussels. Since 2001 he has been a Member of CIAB, the Coal Industry Advisory Board, the coal consultative body part of the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris.

Born in Milan in 1955, he graduated in Economics and Business Studies from the Catholic University of Milan in 1980.

Has been working exclusively as a chartered accountant and auditor in Milan since 1981, with firm in Milan.

Specialised in providing administrative, corporate and fiscal assistance and consulting to companies and business groups; also acts as a member of numerous Boards of Auditors.

The firm’s corporate clients and groups include Coeclerici Group (sea transport, logistics and international trade in raw materials), Inghirami Group (textiles – clothing) and MAPEI Group (chemicals for the construction industry).

Corrado Papone, born in Genoa in 1945.
After completing his high school education (specializing in classical studies), he brilliantly graduated in Law at the university of Genoa.

He began his career as lawyer at a leading law firm in Genoa towards the end of the sixties and earned the qualification to practice the legal profession with the highest marks.

He was involved in working groups for the development of standard contractual models for organizations and gave assistance in tax and financial matters to groups of public enterprises (Efim, Finmare, Ansaldo, Oto Melara, Termomeccanica, C.M.I., Compagnie Portuali Genovese, Ravennate, Savonese and others) and to other companies and/or local entities (Regione Liguria, Comune di Genova, Chamber of Commerce of Genoa, Ospedali Civili Genova, Ospedale Gaslini, Consorzio Pubblico Trasporti di Perugia and others). He also provided advisory services to international groups such as Philco, Philips, Shell Chimica, Esso Chimica, Fisons Pharma, Hermann Pharma and to no-profit organizations such as trustees, museums et similia.

Since 1992, upon receiving the mandate from Coeclerici Group's shareholders, he has covered the office of Deputy Chairman of Coeclerici SpA's Board of Directors and Member of the Coeclerici SpA's Executive Committee. He is partner and covers the office of Member of the Board of Directors of Finanziaria Cocler S.A.p.A.

Born in Vignale Monferrato (Alessandria) in 1938, he graduated in Economics at Bocconi University (Milan). He began his career in the early 60s as a Senior Auditor in Arthur Andersen & Co from 1962 to 1967. He later was Chief Financial Officer in Foote, Cone & Belding from 1967 to 1969, in GTE Telecommunications (subsidiary of General Telephone and Electronics) from 1969 to 1975, in Ercole Marelli SPA from 1975 to 1977, in Impresit (Gruppo Group) from 1977 to 1982. From 1983 to 1990 he was Deputy Director General in Iltalstrade (IRI - Italstat subsidiary). From 1990 to 1998 he was for the first time in the Coeclerici Group as General Manager and CEO since 1996. From 1998 to 2000 he was President, CEO and Country Manager in Waste Management Italy, from 2001 to 2003 Vice President and CEO in Aprilia, from 2003 to 2007 CEO and General Manager in FIAMM, from 2007 to 2009 CEO in Stile Bertone.

He is currently President and CEO of Icona Shanghai Design & Engineering (since 2010) and from 2013 in Coeclerici S.p.A. as Executive Vice President of the Group and Member of the Board of Directors with direct report to the Chairman on the following corporate functions: Information Technology, Treasury, Administration, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, General Services, Internal Audit and Group Controllership.