Maurizio Sella has been an important personality of contemporary Italian capitalism: deeply rooted in tradition, but capable of innovating; attentive to the historical dimension, but oriented towards the future. His interest in history and his contribution to banking innovation are not two separate aspects, but the poles of the same vision. The bank, for Sella, was both a historical institution and an organism in the making. Understanding banks’ past meant making it more solid in the present and more ready to face the future.
