M. Georgia Magno
General Electric Oil & Gas – Associate General Counsel – Commercial
Professional Experience:
2013-present GE Oil & Gas - Associate GC - Commercial
2010-2013
GE Oil & Gas - Associate GC – Global Supply Chain
2006-2010
Weil, Gotshal & Manges – Litigation Associate (NY)
2004–2006
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton – Litigation & Arbitration trainee (Rome)
Education and Qualifications:
2004:
(LL.M.) Harvard Law School, Cambridge
2003:
(J.D.) University of Bologna, Italy (summa cum laude)
2002:
Visiting Researcher, Wharton School of Business, Philadelphia
Admitted to the Bars of New York and Italy
Areas of Practice:
In her current role, Ms. Magno oversees global legal support for GE Oil & Gas Commercial Operations and
Global Sourcing across all product lines. Among other things, she provides strategic support to the
company’s leadership on commercial and procurement issues and coordinates the company’s standard
setting and processes (e.g., contractual risk, commercial templates and processes, key account
management etc.). In addition, she oversees general legal support for GE Oil & Gas within Europe, Middle
East, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, India, and Russia/CIS.
Previously, Ms. Magno was lead counsel for GE Oil & Gas Global Supply Chain, with responsibilities for the
company’s global legal operations in the areas of procurement, facilities and logistics.
Before joining GE, Ms. Magno worked as a litigation attorney in New York and Rome, specializing in
Securities and Corporate Governance as well as general international litigation and arbitration, and
providing advice in connection with derivative and class actions, multi-billion dollar bankruptcy litigations, as
well as merger-related disputes.
Ms. Magno has a strong background in international commercial law, international litigation and arbitration,
securities and corporate governance.
Claudia Ricchetti – General Counsel Anas S.p.A.
1990 – 1995 Legal Counsel in an IT Company
1996 – 1997 Lawyer in an international law firm connected with Ernst Young.
1997 – 2000 General Counsel of the 3rd media group in Italy.
2001-2002 General Counsel of Seat S.p.A., listed company present in the yellow pages market and
internet
2003 – 2015 (Oct) Gtech SpA Senior Vice President – General Counsel Italy and International
Gtech Spa is a multinational company based in Italy operating in more 48 jurisdictions all over the
world whose organizational structure is based on regions: Italy, Americas and International.
2015 (Nov) – Present General Counsel Anas S.p.a. a company fully owned by the Italian
Government, concessionaire for all building and maintenance of all the roads in Italy
Major projects managed in the current role:
2004 Italy Launch of Instant Tickets concession
2005 Italy Launch of Gaming Machines concession
2006 Acquisition of Gtech Corp. in USA and launch of a bond for funding the acquisition
2006 Italy Launch of Betting concession
2007 RFP in Turkey for betting operation
2008 RFP in Turkey for lottery operation
2009 Launch on online (interactive) operation for betting and skill games
2010 Italy re award of Instant Tickets concession (JV Agreement with different partners)
2010 Implementation of VLTs in Italy
2011 and 2012 Privatization of Lottery Games in Greece
2013 and 2014 Privatization of Lottery Games in Turkey. Joint venture agreement with a foreign
partner
2014 – Implementation of the Gaming Machines Project Greece after 2 RFPs awarded
2014 – Implementation of Lottery Operation in South Africa 2014
2014/2015 - Acquisition of IGT Group 2014, implying also restructuring of the Group implying the
transfer of the headquarter in UK, delisting from the Italian Market and listing at NYSE, launch of a
bond for 5 billion euros
Compliance Projects
Implementation of the 231/01 Law in the Italian Group of Companies
Implementation of the Anti- money laundering compliance program in Italy since 2009
Incorporation of Payment Institution and money transfer project
Implementation of the Antitrust Compliance Program for senior managers of the companies
Implementation of rules and procedures in Anas in order to avoid fraud and corruption in the rfp
Litigation
Critical and Material litigation proceedings followed with success such as litigation with the Account
Department (initial requests for 4.0 billion euro); duration of the lotto concessions; criminal
proceedings.
Competition Law
Proceedings for alleged cartel and alleged unfair commercial practises
Filing for a number of acquisitions of betting and street operators in Italy.
Roles covered in board of directors and in committees (within and outside the group)
Board member in ADL a company involved in the construction of a new toll high-way
Board Member in the subsidiaries of GTECH and member of the Surveillance Body in the same
Involved in various legal seminars as speakers and as regular member of the Regulatory Group of
European Lottery Association
Involved in the organization of the first Legal Seminar organized in Montreal in 2012 and in the
organization of the second Legal Seminar in Rome in 2014 for World Lottery Association
Invited as speakers in a number of domestic and international seminar as expert in the gambling
area and as a general counsel of a leading group pf company
Awards
Ranked by Valore D, an association of Italian companies for the promotion of gender diversity in the
companies, as one of the most important woman manager in Italy.
Best Regulatory Team of the year 2013 awarded by Top Legal a monthly newspaper for in house
counsels and law firms
Shortlisted as best European regulatory team by ILO
Shortlisted as Industry Achiever of the Year in the Gambling Market.
Admitted to Class 6 of In the Boardroom organized by Valore D in cooperation with Egon Zender for
the so called “quote rosa” in the board of public and listed companies.
Key success factors
Leadership
Team working
Public speaking
High competences in the general legal issues, litigation, commercial transactions and regulated
market.
Education
1987 Degree in law in 1987 cum laude
1989 MBA in Rome obtaining a scholarship with a 3-month stage in the London Chamber of
Commerce.
Languages:
English (Fluent written and speaking), French (Fluent speaking), Portuguese (Basic)
Emmy Klitsaki – Fortis BIO
Legal professional with extensive experience of 20 + years both as in – house and outside counsel. Emmy
has an experience of 15 years as in-house counsel in a variety of industries. She is currently Associate
General Counsel in Ingersoll – Rand member of the EMEA legal team and based in Brussels - Belgium.
She is responsible for corporate governance of 122 subsidiaries of the group in the region involving work
from day-to-day transactions to complex internal restructuring projects and support on M&A
projects for the region. She supports the commercial work of the Club Car, Power Tools, Material
Handling and Fluids SBUs. She provides legal support to the Procurement department. She also provides
legal support in relation to Data privacy matters.
She has previously worked as in – house counsel for Eastman Kodak Inc. where she held various
positions providing legal support to Graphics and Entertainment businesses, procurement department,
data privacy and complex internal corporate restructuring projects following acquisitions made by EK in
the graphics business.
Previously Emmy held the position of European Legal Affairs Manager for Creo Inc. (acquired by
Eastman Kodak) and worked as in-house counsel on interim assignment for UPS Europe SA/NV.
Emmy worked as a lawyer for law firms in Brussels (Elegis- Buyle, Dieryck, Maingain) and in Athens
(D.Kleitsakis & partners).
Emmy has studied Law in Greece (LLM - Athens University) and Belgium (DESS in European Law – ULB),
was a member of the Athens and Brussels Bar Association and is currently a member of the Belgian
Institute for in-house counsels (Institut des juristes d’enterprise – IJE - IBJ).
Emmy speaks English, French, Italian and Greek.