Marcello Sala is proposed as new Chair of the Supervisory Board. With his extensive expertise and experience in the areas of financial markets, regulation, and economic policy, he will play a key role in guiding the strategic development of the Scope Group. Sala is Chairman of Nexi Group, a leading European digital payments provider. He was previously Director General at Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance and spent 10 years in senior leadership positions at Intesa Sanpaolo, the leading Italian bank.
Susana Maria Gomez Smith is proposed as Deputy Chair and will strengthen the Supervisory Board with her deep expertise in capital markets, risk management, regulatory oversight, internal controls and corporate governance. She currently serves as a Non-Executive Board Member of Global OpCo (Revolut France) and BNY European Bank and previously served on the boards of Novo Banco and Banco CTT in Portugal and Leonteq AG in Switzerland. She previously held senior positions at Santander UK and Citigroup.
Christopher Hoffmann is proposed as a new member of the Supervisory Board to contribute his extensive expertise in technology transformation and growth strategy. Hoffmann is a founding partner of PE firm Direttissima Growth Partners. Previously, he served as CFO of Scope Group from 2018 to 2022, as well as CFO of va-Q-tec AG through its IPO. He has also held senior positions at growth equity investor Zouk Capital and at McKinsey & Company.
In addition to these new members, the Supervisory Board proposes the re-election of Carsten Dentler, Eberhard Vetter and Thessa von Huelsen.
All six appointments are subject to shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting.
Florian Schoeller, founder, anchor shareholder and CEO of Scope Group, said: “Scope has established itself as the leading European rating agency. As we enter the next phase of our development, our focus will be on technology transformation, corporate governance and strategic growth. I am delighted that Marcello Sala, Susana Gomez Smith and Christopher Hoffmann will further strengthen the Supervisory Board’s expertise in these key areas and look forward to working with them.”
Appreciation for longstanding service
The current Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board, Inès de Dinechin, will not stand for re-election after five years of service on the board. During her tenure, Scope achieved several important strategic milestones, including recognition by the European Central Bank as the only European credit rating agency under ECAF, as well as the expansion of its shareholder base to include leading European financial institutions including BPCE, Crédit Agricole, DekaBank and ABN AMRO.
Sebastian Canzler will not be available for re-election following 10 years on the Supervisory Board, during which he made a significant contribution to Scope’s development into a leading European credit rating agency.
The Executive Board, Supervisory Board and shareholders thank Inès de Dinechin and Sebastian Canzler for their longstanding commitment and valuable contributions to the development of Scope Group.
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