Maria Emilia la Forgia

Maria Emilia la Forgia has been head of the Internal Audit Department at Banca Generali since 2023.

With a degree in Business Administration and a specialization in Administration, Corporate Finance and Control from Bocconi University in Milan, she has built a successful career in the financial sector. She started her journey in 2007 in PwC as Senior Auditor, conducting financial statement audit activities. In 2011 Maria Emilia joined Group Audit at UniCredit conducting audit activities on the Italian Bank and the Group and coordinating risk assessment and planning processes . In 2016 she continued her path in Deutsche Bank, where she held roles of increasing responsibility in Group Audit and Compliance coordinating audit activities on the different business divisions and Governance, as well as on Infrastructure and Control Functions, and directly managing relations with Supervisory Authorities and reporting. Maria Emilia has established expertise in risk management and financial audit and actively participates in ABI (Italian Banking Association) and AIIA (Italian Internal Auditor Association) initiatives.