Mr. Ongaro is an Italian citizen, born in Milan, Italy, with a university degree in Electronic Engineering issued in 1993 by Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy. He developed his career in the telecommunications sector, holding managerial positions in Italy and abroad. His career began in 1995 at Omnitel Pronto Italia, participating in the company's start-up with roles of increasing responsibility in the area of network infrastructure. After an experience in the infrastructure services market, in 2003 he worked at Cable & Wireless as Group Technical Director of Mobile and, later, as Senior Director of Strategy. In 2007, he joined the Orascom Group, initially in the wireless broadband area and later in the subsidiary Wind Hellas as Chief Strategy Officer and Chief of Fixed Business. From 2010, he worked at Wind Telecomunicazioni as Head of Strategy and M&A and later, after the merger with H3G in 2016, at WindTre as CEO Office Director, being responsible for coordinating the company's main strategic projects. He joined the TIM Group in 2019 and in December 2021 he was appointed Chief Strategy & Business Development Officer of TIM SpA, whilst retaining his previous responsibility as Head of Wholesale Market.