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Managerial
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PROJECT-BASED OR FIXED-TERM ASSIGNMENTS SYN-BIOS Spa (Vicenza) - Start-up of a new
business: launch of a new special care product for furnishing leather (12 months) Managerial
Career from 1984 to 2005
2002/2005 - Zippo
Fashion Italia Srl (Vicenza) - MD - Top Management Level
A leading company in the Italian leather goods industry since 1978. Its homonymy with the renown American Zippo company, producer of the famous lighters, caused huge conflicts on worldwide markets. The successful contacts and negotiations with Zippo USA resulted in the acquisition of Zippo Fashion by the American company. I ran the company with complete PoA (50 employees in Italy and 200 employees in Romania) and coordinated with the American owners. Sales network consisting in agents and distributors, 800 shops in Italy and 400 abroad. I was also a member of the Board of Directors of AIMPES (National Association of Leather Manufacturers) and involved in the Association’s organization and enhancement, promoting the General Branding of “Pelletteria Made in Italy”. 1999/2002 - Air Machine Srl - (Cesena) - General/Marketing Manager - Top Management Level Metalworking and mechanical engineering, fitness equipment company, 50 employees. Key markets: post-trauma rehab (physiotherapists / hospitals) and gyms (sports / competiton). General Manager at the beginning, I became Managing Director in 2001 with complete PoA. 1994/1999 - W. L. Gore & Associati Srl (Verona) - Business Leader - Middle Management Level Multinational US company, producer of GORETEX® and WINDSTOPPER®, 6,500 employees. In charge of the workwear division for Italy and South Europe, counting 8 people and with an approx. EUR 16 mln turnover. 1992/1994 - Quelle Distribuzione SpA (Verona) - Marketing Manager - Middle Management Level Italian branch of the German multinational Quelle Gustav Schikedanz KG (50,000 employees), a Group operating in the catalogue sales of apparel & footwear sector. 1994/1992 - Agenzia Girardi Srl (Verona) - Agent Agent for the Triveneto for the menswear labels PAUL & SHARK YACHTING, YVES SAINT LAURENT, GLENMAC, LONGHI. Place and date of birth: Verona, Nov 2nd 1964
Workshops Internationalization of Small and Medium Companies of the textile sector (CNA Modena), Nov 2008 to Jan 2009 Associations Member of the Board of Directors of A.I.M.P.E.S. (It. Association of Leather Goods and By-Products Manufacturers) (2003-2005) Member of the Board of Directors of Leading Network (Verona), Interim Managers for the North-East Regions (since 2009) Business Communities - Viadeo, Xing, Linked-In ed Ecademy Voluntary Activities - Mondo X (a friendly voice) – Verona (1995-1996) Sports & Hobbies - Tennis, leisure boating, interior design, contemporary arts, chess |