BPER Banca is one of Italy’s most important banks. While it ranks third by assets in the country, the bank is a top performer. Earlier this year, BPER doubled its dividends on the heels of its interest-rate management strategy. In one of the most uncertain economic times for banks since the 2008 global financial crisis, BPER stock is up 28 percent.
Designed to help decision makers protect assets and support operational resiliency, BPER’s internal-audit (IA) function, led by banking veteran and chief audit officer Roberto Rovere, has helped the bank adjust to business uncertainty. As risks have become more frequent and complex, BPER is thriving amid a challenging environment, partly due to the efforts of the organization’s C-suite and board and Rovere’s thirst for innovation.
Rovere took an unconventional path to his current role. He worked in multiple areas across financial services, a journey that fits his leading role at a bank with leadership positions in retail banking, corporate and investment banking, wealth management and insurance, employee loans, and consumer finance.
Rovere recently sat down with McKinsey partner Laura Webanck to discuss the changing role of the auditor…
