VENEZIA FC SPA: ROMANO CINELLI NEW HEAD OF COMMERCE

Venice, September 2025 – Venezia FC SpA announces the appointment of Romano Cinelli to the new role of Head of Commerce, who will coordinate the Club's three commercial levers under a single management: stadium and ticketing, sponsorship & rights, merchandising and licensing.

With the arrival of Cinelli, Venezia FC adds a key figure to the company's management structure, which in recent months has seen the creation of an Italian team with strong leadership and international expertise, in line with the growth strategy set by management and OpCo, which represents the shareholders.

Romano Cinelli has twenty years of solid experience in managing multinational companies, focused on different countries and cultures. Before joining Venezia FC, Romano Cinelli held various senior leadership roles, including Vice President and General Manager EMEA for The Athlete's Foot and, prior to that, at Converse EMEA, and General Manager Southern Europe Sportswear at Nike. He has also worked at Nike's headquarters in Portland (USA) and at its Dutch headquarters in Amsterdam.

"With the appointment of Romano Cinelli, we are concentrating all the company's commercial levers in a new leadership figure," said Tancredi Vitale, Managing Director of Venezia FC. "His international experience in large companies is a fundamental piece in the creation of an integrated commercial platform capable of attracting high-level sponsors and partnerships. Venezia FC wants to grow as a global brand while maintaining strong roots in the city: to do this, we need managers who can combine strategic vision, creativity, and operational pragmatism."

"I accepted the company's offer because I see an extraordinary opportunity for growth," emphasizes Romano Cinelli. Venezia FC is much more than just a football team: it is a brand with a unique profile, part of something bigger, capable of combining sporting identity and cultural value. The challenge is to translate this global recognition into a concrete opportunity for partners and sponsors, further strengthening the club's appeal worldwide. Enhancing and elevating the fan experience at the stadium and in all our spaces (e-commerce & store), building authentic, long-term relationships with our partners, and decisively developing the potential of merchandising, licensing, and international distribution: the challenge is to transform these areas into risolutive levers for growth and consolidate our bond with the city, the region, and the community of fans who follow us around the world."

About Venezia FC
Venezia FC is a professional football club and cultural enterprise based in Venice. Founded in 1907, it embodies the spirit of the lagoon through its distinctive style of football, sporting integrity, and bold aesthetics. The first team plays its home games at the Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo, the second oldest stadium in Italy, located on the island of Sant'Elena, next to the Venice Biennale. Throughout its history, the club has mainly played in Serie A and Serie B, where it currently plays. The organization pursues sporting excellence at all levels, with men's, women's, and youth teams driven by the same ambition, discipline, and aesthetic sensibility. Owned by Venezia FC SpA, it implements a long-term strategy focused on sustainable growth, the enhancement of its sporting heritage and brand, and sound corporate governance. The management team, composed of Italian professionals with international experience, pursues concrete results on the field while promoting civic engagement and cultural innovation. Venezia FC is more than a football club: it is a platform for partners, investors, and supporters who want a deeper connection with sport, culture, and shared values. The Club's offering integrates tangible assets—infrastructure, merchandising, media rights—with intangible assets: emotional identity, symbolic capital, and the global magnetism of the city of Venice.