Overview
- Gruppo Sella announced on November 23 that Sella died late on November 22 after an illness that rapidly worsened.
- He spent nearly six decades at the family bank, joining in 1966 and serving as CEO and director general from 1974 to 2002.
- He was president of Banca Sella Holding from 2000 until May 2025 and earlier led the family holding founded in 1989 until 2021.
- Sella held prominent industry roles, including president of the Italian Banking Association from 1990 to 2006 and of the Federation of European Banks from 1998 to 2004, with additional responsibilities in European payments bodies.
- He was 83 and had received national honors as Cavaliere del Lavoro in 1991 and Cavaliere di Gran Croce in 2018, while CEO Pietro Sella highlighted his moral legacy and previously arranged succession.