 In 1991, he left the consultancy path and was appointed to General Manager of the banking and financial sector at RAS (Riunione Adriatica di Sicurtà).Following RAS's acquisition of shares of the recently privatized Credito Italiano in 1994, he became "Deputy General Manager" of Credito Italiano, and was responsible for strategy and controlling.In 1995, he was appointed to "Chief General Manager".