Cesare J. Ruggiero

Mr. Ruggiero has served as a member of our Supervisory Board since September 2020. Mr. Ruggiero is a Senior Principal in the Portfolio Value Creation group at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPPIB”), where he supports management teams of individual investments to achieve full value potential. Mr. Ruggiero joined CPPIB in March 2014 from The Boston Consulting Group, where he served since September 2011 advising clients in the retail, consumer, durable goods and other industries on strategy, corporate development, operations improvement and transformations. Prior to joining The Boston Consulting Group, he was with Capgemini Consulting (formerly Cap Gemini Ernst & Young), where he worked with global corporate clients in the United States, China and internationally on various value creation initiatives. At Capgemini, he held leadership roles in the Strategy & Transformation service line, the U.S. west region, the U.S. mergers and acquisitions practice, as well as co-led the global mergers and acquisitions practice. Mr. Ruggiero has also served as a member of the board of directors of NMG Parent since May 2018. Mr. Ruggiero holds an honorary B.A. with high distinction from the University of Toronto. Mr. Ruggiero’s financial and operational expertise, as well as experience delivering value creation initiatives with private equity portfolio companies across various industries, led to the conclusion that he should serve as a member of our Supervisory Board.