• Zest reshuffled top management as it launched Z_One, a new early-stage venture capital fund focused on AI applications, UrbanTech.
• Marco Gay took over as chief executive, moving from his prior role as executive chairman.
• Marco Giovannini, an independent director since 2017, was appointed non-executive chairman.
• Outgoing CEO Luigi Capello stepped down to become a key person for the Z_One fund, retaining a board seat at Zest.

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