Giovanni Angelini

As President, Europe & Africa, Giovanni Angelini leads a region with more than 100 markets. He also drives the Company’s global retail strategy process.

In his prior roles, as Head of Global Independent Channels and Senior Vice President, Global Money Transfer Consumer Network, Giovanni was responsible for Western Union’s consumer-to-consumer retail network across 200 countries and territories. Previously, he held the role of Senior Vice President and General Manager, European Union.

Earlier in his career, from 1996 until early 2002, Giovanni was a Senior Manager at Bain & Company in Italy. From 2002 to 2011 he served as General Manager of Angelo Costa Group (a Western Union former Master Agent) where he successfully led the expansion of money transfer services into eight new European Markets. Following the acquisition of the Angelo Costa business by Western Union in 2011, Giovanni became CEO of Angelo Costa and Finint, and then Head of Independent Channels, Europe at Western Union.

Giovanni is a member of the board and the executive committee of STC Bank in Saudi Arabia.

He graduated magna cum laude in Economics and Business from Sapienza University of Rome.