Ugo Vignolo Lutati

Ugo has a Bachelor degree in Management Engineering at Politecnico di Torino with highest honors.

After completing his degree, he joined consulting firm PwC, based in Turin, contributing in developing and growing of a new group of professionals specialized in Financial and IT Risk & Controls models and analysis; during his time at PwC he relocated to Vancouver and Washington DC. 

After almost 3 years he moved to EY Advisory to accept a challenge in leading the IT Risks Turin Team and to manage primarily the SOX project for a big Italian American car maker.

In 2018 he finished his path within consulting firms and he joined the cruise industry in Genoa under Costa Crociere flag. Here he lead the Internal Control, Governance and Finance Change Management Team, improving his Finance knowledge and experience, where he became the Finance Director for a new joint venture, defined with a Chinese partner. In his role he also has been covered as member of Collegio Sindale and of Oganismo di Vigilanza for Costa Crociere. 

As a result of the pandemic and the crisis that subsequently unfolded in the cruise industry  in September 2020 he decided to accept a new opportunity for EY in leading the design and the implementation of a new hub of Delivery and Innovation for EY Assurance Italy in Bari; he managed the start-up for 3 years, producing efficient and effective activities to support smartly the parent external projects.

Most recently, he joined the Prada Group, to create a new team and lead Cyber Security strategy, as Group CISO.