Lab4Compliance Appoints Elda Varrone as President and Reshapes Board for 2026–2028 Term
Posted on Mar 20, 2026
Lab4Compliance, the Italian association for in-house compliance professionals, has elected a new Board of Directors at its Members' Assembly held on March 9, 2026, appointing Elda Varrone as President for the 2026–2028 term. The reshaped board introduces two new figures, Salvatore Marrone as Treasurer and Giulia Sala in the Technical Secretariat role, alongside the confirmation of three incumbent members.
Board Composition
Varrone, Compliance & ISO Director for the Flutter SEA Region at Flutter International and Co-Founder of Lab4Compliance, assumes the presidency of an association that has established itself as a key reference point for compliance officers across Italian industry.
Salvatore Marrone, Group Head of Compliance and AML and DPO at Banca Sistema, joins the board as a new member in the role of Treasurer. Giulia Sala, Compliance Specialist at Trenord, takes on the Technical Secretariat role, providing dedicated operational support to the association.
Three incumbent members were confirmed: Paolo Marpillero Errera, Compliance Director at Webuild and Co-Founder of Lab4Compliance; Federica Panebianco, Head of Compliance 231 & Anticorruption at Trenord; and Giorgio Totis, Risk and Business Integrity at Autostrade per l'Italia and Co-Founder of Lab4Compliance.
Elda Varrone, President, shared
“I am truly honoured to take on the role of President of Lab4Compliance. Together with my fellow Board members and our community, I look forward to continuing our work in support of the Association’s mission: encouraging collaboration, networking, and benchmarking to share experiences and perspectives, and further develop best practices in the compliance profession.”
The Assembly also reviewed Lab4Compliance's 2025 program, which centered on regulatory developments across key compliance verticals. For 2026, the association is introducing a governance restructuring based on thematic committees, a model designed to increase member participation and extend the association's coverage of specialist compliance topics.
“The introduction of thematic committees marks an important step toward a more distributed and participatory governance model. Our Association is built on the active engagement of its members, and their contribution will be key to advancing our work and developing meaningful best practices across the compliance community.”
Lab4Compliance is an Italian association dedicated to in-house compliance professionals, providing a forum for knowledge exchange, regulatory analysis, and community engagement across industries.