-Baccalaureate in Scientific, Equivalent to High School diploma plus University entrance in Science

-Degree in Economics and Banking Science attained at the Catholic University of Holy Heart in Milan with a dissertation in Finance Analysis and Corporate Finance (supervisor Prof Roberto Poli, actually President of E.N.I., major Oil Italian Company).

-Attendance to  lectures and training courses covering different subjects: financial, administrative, tributary and control management  (organised by SDA Bocconi, IPSOA, Ambrosetti, ISVOR, etc.).

-Six-month Course in Corporate Management Engineering

-Two-month course in Management Techniques

-Training Course in Lean Production Systems at Stuttgart Porsche Akademie

 

English: Fluent

French:: Fairly good

 

1987-1994 Electrolux Grandi Impianti (€200 million  turnover)

Customer Management (agencies, credit control, disputes)

Accounts Director

Director of Finance and Administration

  01.01.1995 – Present  Zoppas Industries (€600 million turnover)

Originally appointed as Director of Finance and Administration at Irca plc - heating element world leader- subsequently in charge of various executive positions until the current  as Group Managing Director reporting directly to the President.

Managing Director in Sipa plc and Irca plc and board member of the majority of corporate partners.

Group companies and main activities:

IRCA Plc, Zoppas Industries de Mexico (MEX), Zoppas Industries Romania (Romania), Eltra GmbH (Germany), Zoppas Industies do Brasil (Brasil), Rica France (France), Zoppas Industries Hanghzou (China). Foilpoint OY (Finland), Stillman (USA). These companies produce an overall turnover of about €330 million and operate in components and electrical systems (heating elements). 

SIPA Plc. The company produces a €220 million turnover in the industrial automation field, specifically in the PET container system design and manufacturing, bottling and packaging. With its headquarters in Italy, Sipa has production companies in China (SMH, Hangzhou), Mexico (SAI, San Luis Potosi), Brasil (SSA, Sao Paulo), a design centre in Romania (SER Timisoara) and more than 20  worldwide after-sale centres and support  teams.