Degree in electronic engineering from the Polytechnic of Turin, MBA from the SAA, Turin.
Married with two children.
Age 50 years.

WORK EXPERIENCE

- SEAT Pagine Gialle Group April 2009 - Today
CEO

- 2 WIN Ltd September 2007 - April 2009
Partner
Company that operates in the pharmaceutical sector in Italy, specializing in marketing and distribution of baby products. Turnover reached in the first year: 16 million. Most important brands: Huggies, Johnson's Baby.

- KIMBERLY-CLARK Europe        

        - President of Family Care division of Europe October 2004 - September 2007.
  
        - Responsible for the largest sector in Europe: turnover from $ 2.5 billion, 3500 employees, 16 plants, activities in 19 countries.
Carry the Global Consumer Leader (USA), key responsibilities: operating profit, turnover, ROIC, working capital, strategy development, talent management, investor relations (European sector), industrial relations (ECF leader).
Development of a five-year strategic plan approved by the KCC BOD in June 2005.
Major achievements: restructuring in 5 plants, creation of four centers, investments in the United Kingdom (Andrex, Kleenex), optimization G & A (saving $ 45 million), product innovation, growth of market share in key markets (UK, Italy, Europe), the disposal of the tissue business in Europe for Procter & Gamble.

        - Vice President for Southern Europe from April 2001
Responsible for operations of Kimberly-Clark in Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria and Greece.
Directorate on 6 General Manager, about 600 employees, turnover $ 1 billion $.
Direct responsibility: NSV and market profit.
Member of the European Management Team of Kimberly-Clark (Board of Directors).
Main goals achieved: improvement (+ $ 50 million, up 43%), reorganization and restructuring of customer management and sales force in all countries, migration processes OTC-RTC-ATR in a shared services center. Turnaround plan for France (profit of $ 20 million).

        - Managing Director from January 1997 Italy
Report to the Vice President for Southern Europe. Activities of management control of all functions (marketing, customer management, supply chain, human resources, industrial relations).
$ 400 million turnover, following the acquisition of Linostar (the second company in Italy for baby diapers, turnover 120 million U.S. dollars) in February 2001.
Main responsibilities: Implementing the strategy, market profits, market share and talent management.
Key Achievements: Acquisition of Lines baby diapers, investment in plant Romagnano Sesia, Novara (new type of technology for Europe), talent management, growing market share and market profit, Italy output of Procter & Gamble (Bounty).

        - European director of marketing for the home products division from January 1996
 
        - Marketing Director Italy from January 1993
 
        - Group product manager from September 1991
 
        - Production planning manager from april 1990
 
        - Product manager from january 1989
 
SEMINARS

Mercer Delta ^ 360 assessment, development plan
Glendinning: strategic planning process
Managerial Issues in the Global Enterprise, Thunderbird University in Arizona