Marco Paternò Castello

Marco Paternò Castello has been a Member of the Board, Chief Operating Officer and Director of CFE Luxembourg and Corporate Advisory Services since 2019. With over 10 years of experience within the Group, he has played a key role in its development and growth, bringing his expertise in banking, finance, and management.

Before joining CFE, Marco worked for 15 years at UBI Banca, the Italian banking group with which CFE has historical ties. Between 2004 and 2010, he was part of UBI’s Corporate Banking Department and, starting in 2009, he managed the banking aspects of CFE’s Management Buy Out. In 2010, Marco was part of the team that launched UBI Trustee SA, UBI’s wealth planning and financial engineering company, where he worked for 9 years, actively contributing to the financial and structural growth of CFE.

During his time at UBI Trustee, Marco designed and managed key transactions that helped consolidate and expand CFE Finance Group. These included the merger with a Trade Finance Hedge Fund, a significant capital increase to the current level of 20 million euros, and the launch of a Luxembourg securitization vehicle wholly owned by CFE, which enabled the securitization of over 400 million euros in Sovereign Debt and Trade Finance receivables.

Marco holds a Master’s in Management from Bocconi University in Milan and is affiliated with the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), demonstrating his commitment and expertise in wealth planning and corporate advisory.