Pietro Carnevale

Board Member, CEO, Director. Market Management, Digital Channels, Partnerships, Strategy, Insurtech

Pietro Carnevale is the CEO of HITS - House of InsurTech Switzerland, a subsidiary of Generali Switzerland.1 2 He has been leading HITS since its inception in December 2019.1

Key points about Pietro Carnevale:

Professional Background

Prior to HITS, Carnevale spent several years in consulting for financial services, focusing on strategy, transformation, and change management.1
He has a background in engineering.1
Carnevale previously served as Head of Strategy and Innovation at Generali Switzerland in 2017, where he introduced new working methods.2

Role at HITS

As CEO, Carnevale leads HITS, which operates as an independent legal entity owned primarily by Generali.1
He describes himself as a "corporate entrepreneur" due to HITS's ties to the larger corporate environment.1
Under his leadership, HITS focuses on developing solutions that bring commercial value to business units or companies by partnering with startups.1

Approach and Vision

Carnevale emphasizes the importance of balancing innovation with practical insurance know-how.1
He believes in the value of cooperation between large companies and startups to drive innovation in the insurance industry.1
His goal is to find the ideal recipe for collaboration between corporations and startups, aiming to bring positive changes to the industry.1

Achievements

Since taking the helm at HITS, Carnevale has overseen significant improvements in various key performance indicators, including:
- Six-fold increase in speed from first talk to first day of working
- Two-times faster average time from prototype to MVP
- Six-fold expansion of the startup ecosystem
- Four-fold increase in delivery capacity2

Pietro Carnevale's LinkedIn profile can be found at https://ch.linkedin.com/in/pietro-carnevale-a72aa532.3