Riccardo Ventura

GM Europe Vice President and General Counsel

Riccardo Ventura is GM Europe Vice President and General Counsel, based in Zurich, Switzerland, since November 1, 2008. In this position, he has responsibility for all of the corporation's legal affairs in Europe and serves as a member on the Europe Strategy Board.

Riccardo was born in Parma, Italy, on April 7, 1964. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from the Università degli Studi di Parma, Italy, in 1987 and a Master of Laws degree from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington D.C., U.S.A. in 1993.

Riccardo joined GM in May 2005 as General Counsel for General Motors Powertrain Europe in Turin, Italy, a position he held until being appointed to his current position in November 2008.

He has many years of experience in private practice, including partnerships at the Italian law firms Pavia e Ansaldo and Studio Legale Ferreri, and collaborations with the U.K. law firms Allen & Overy and Pinsent Curtis.

He is also the author of a number of publications on corporate and commercial law.