Ownership and organisational structure

Poste Italiane constitutes the largest integrated, omnichannel service platform in Italy, covering sectors ranging from logistics, letter and parcel delivery, financial and insurance services, payment systems, telecommunications and energy.


Thanks to its widespread presence throughout Italy, Poste Italiane has a central role in the country's socio-economic development, confirming its key importance in supporting the community and the territory, as stated in its purpose: "Grow responsibly thanks to the decisive contribution of its people to the sustainable success, innovation, digitisation and social cohesion of the country.

Poste Italiane’s ownership

Poste Italiane has issued shares listed on the Mercato Telematico Azionario (Electronic Stock Exchange - MTA) organised and managed by Borsa Italiana SpA as of 27 October 2015. At 31 December 2024, the Company is 29.26% owned by the Ministry of the Economy and Finance (MEF) and 35% owned by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA (CDP), also controlled by the MEF. The remaining shares are held by institutional and retail investors. A total of 32.1%4 of the shares held by institutional investors of Poste Italiane SpA belong to investors who follow ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) criteria in their investment choices.

The share capital of Poste Italiane SpA consists of 1,306,110,000 ordinary shares, of which 1,294,617,396 are outstanding at 31 December 2024.
 
 

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Poste Italiane’s organisational structure

The organisation of Poste Italiane SpA envisages business functions5 specialising in the main areas of offer that cover the Group’s 4 business sectors and two commercial channels responsible for sales of products/services, which are supported by corporate functions of guidance, governance, control and provision of services in support of business processes. The objective of transforming the Group into a Platform Company and the inherent Group customer focus are pursued with the help of the two cross-company functions Digital, Technology & Operations and Group Strategic Marketing.
 

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Group structure

At 31 December 2024, the Group held, directly and indirectly, equity investments in 57 companies and consortia, of which 39 are consolidated on a line-by-line basis, one is a subsidiary and valued using the equity method, 9 are associates and valued using the equity method, one is an associate classified under assets held for sale pursuant to IFRS 5, one is subject to joint control valued using the equity method and 6 represent minority stakes.
 

4 Source: Nasdaq Corporate Solutions.

5 These are the Mail, Communication and Logistics functions for the offer of mail, parcels and commercial communication services and BancoPosta as placement intermediary for the financial and insurance offer. The other two business areas are covered by PostePay for the payments, telephony and energy sales services offering and by Poste Vita Group for the insurance range.

 

"The infographic represents the organizational chart of the Board of Directors of Poste Italiane, highlighting the various corporate functions, commercial channels, business areas, and group companies.

  • At the top, the Board of Directors with two main roles: Chairman and CEO and General Manager.
  • Below the Board of Directors, there are:
    • Internal Control (Corporate Function).
    • Technical Secretariat (Corporate Function).
    • Corporate Affairs Deputy General Manager (Corporate Function), with three departments under it:
      • Administration, Finance and Control (Corporate Function).
      • Digital, Technology & Operations (Corporate Function).
      • Group Strategic Marketing (Corporate Function).
  • Under these departments, there are:
    • Poste Vita (Group Company).
    • BancoPosta (Business Area).
      • Under BancoPosta, there are two commercial channels:
        • Private Market (Commercial Channel).
        • Business and Public Administration Market (Commercial Channel).
    • Post, Communication and Logistics (Business Area).
    • PostePay (Group Company).

The infographic uses color codes to distinguish the different categories:

  • Blue for Corporate Functions.
  • Yellow for Business Areas.
  • Dark Blue for Commercial Channels.
  • Gray for Group Companies."