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Novella has been appointed General Manager of the Intesa Sanpaolo Singapore Branch in February 2024. In this role she oversees the development of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group banking activities in the ASEAN Region as well as the organic growth of the branch’ operations. Prior to the current role and since January 2008 when she joined the Intesa Sanpaolo Group in Hong Kong, Novella held various roles within the International Department of the IMI Corporate & Investment Division of Intesa Sanpaolo in Warsaw (Poland) where she was also General Manager of the local branch, New York (USA), Singapore and Hong Kong S.A.R. supporting a diversified portfolio of Italian and International corporates. Prior to joining the Intesa Sanpaolo Group, Novella worked in the legal field for 4.5yrs between Mainland China and Hong Kong. Novella is an International Law graduate at the University of Bologna and completed a China based Post-Graduate Business Programme sponsored by the European Commission and the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC).