Germany wants to be represented on UniCredit's governing bodies, finmin says
Germany wants to be represented on UniCredit's governing bodies, finmin says BERLIN, Sept 15 (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said on Tuesday that the government wants to be represented on UniCredit's CRDI.MI governing bodies, following a meeting with CEO Andrea Orcel on Monday.
Orcel is opposed to the German government's demand to maintain two supervisory board seats, three people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
(Reporting by Maria Martinez, editing by Thomas Seythal)
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