Antonio De Vita

Antonio De Vita is the Chief Security Officer of Intesa Sanpaolo, a position he has held since 17 October 2024.

Career path

De Vita's professional background is in the Carabinieri, Italy's military police force. He attended the Military Academy in Modena and the Officers' School in Rome, later earning a law degree from the University of Cagliari and a degree in Internal and External Security Sciences from the University of Tor Vergata in Rome, followed by a Master's in Strategic Sciences from the University of Turin and a Master's in International Military Strategic Studies from the Centre for Defense Higher Studies. He began his career with field responsibilities as Company Commander in Sardinia and Piedmont, where he also served as Commander of the ROS (Special Operations Group) for Sardinia and Commander of the Investigative Unit of the Provincial Command of Naples.
Promoted to Colonel and later Brigadier General, he commanded the Provincial Commands of the Carabinieri in Turin, Naples, and Rome, with responsibility for public order and security, and as Colonel in the General Staff he served as Head of Personnel for Non-Commissioned Officers and Chief of the Chief of Staff's office.
As Division General he commanded the Lombardy and Lazio Legions, coordinating operations between provincial commands and overseeing personnel, logistics and administration, and he also held General Staff posts including Deputy Chief of Staff for legislative, administrative and budget management and head of the 1st Division of the General Command.
He led security efforts for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and played a role during the COVID-19 emergency in Lombardy. His most recent position before joining the bank was as Lieutenant General, responsible for overseeing Carabinieri forces in Southern Italy. Intesa Sanpaolo's chief executive proposed De Vita's appointment to the bank's board.

Remit at Intesa Sanpaolo

Intesa Sanpaolo created the Chief Security Officer Governance Area for De Vita, reporting directly to CEO Carlo Messina. The Area oversees IT security, or cybersecurity, and is intended to provide a single point of control for security models and solutions, governance of the security budget, identification of priorities, and closer alignment with international security standards and models. Announcing the appointment, Messina said, "With his arrival and the establishment of this new Area, we will be able to ensure focus, investments, and resources in security, in all its complexity, with particular emphasis on technology."