 In May 2017, the Finmeccanica ("Leonardo" since 1 January 2017) Board of Directors appointed Alessandro Profumo as new Chief Executive Officer of the Group.In 2017, Alessandro Profumo undertook certain actions (creation of a new organisational unit dedicated to commercial activities, strengthening of the diplomatic network, one structure for communicating to all stakeholders and a new organisational unit dedicated to human resources and the establishment of efficient processes) that culminated in the presentation, on 30 January 2018, of the new 2018–2022 Industrial Plan.Since 1998, when UniCredit Group arose from "Credito Italiano", Profumo has acted as its CEO.