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CEO | Venture Capital, PE, Turnaround, Business Transformation & M&A | Energy & Technology
CAGLIARI, Italy
Worldwide
Degree in Computer EngineeringAbout me
International CEO, COO and venture builder with 30+ years in technology, energy and business leadership. Proven track record in strategy, business planning, sales growth, turnarounds, VC and 40 M&A deals. Founded ventures, raised capital and scaled businesses across Europe and Latin America.
Business DevelopmentVenture CapitalSalesPrivate EquityM&A Due Diligence
Turnaround & Business Transformation
Expertise in turnaround management and business transformation, including restructuring EBITDA from negative to positive within six months and scaling companies from €34M to €65M in revenue across multiple industries and geographies.
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
Track record of closing over 40 M&A transactions, including 23 cross-border deals between Europe and Latin America, covering sectors such as IT services, finance, fashion, luxury, healthcare, pharma, and oil & gas.
Venture Capital & Company Building
Founded 6 ventures, raised capital for more than 10 new ventures, and established a Venture Studio. Experience in defining go-to-market strategies, business plans, and funding structures for early-stage companies.
P&L Management
Full P&L and legal responsibility for up to 5 business units and 1,000 people across listed companies, startups, and private equity-backed firms.
Cross-Border Strategy
Experience working in 10 countries, advising foreign SMEs on investment and turnaround strategies, and leading cross-border expansion into markets including France, Turkey, Egypt, and Latin America.
Technology & Innovation
Founded H2D Energy and patented a hybrid storage technology for renewable energy sources. Background in IT consulting, system integration, and research in massively parallel processing and distributed simulation.
Sales & Business Development
Negotiated and signed contracts worth up to €100M per year. Led sales strategy, go-to-market planning, and business development across multiple sectors and geographies.
Board & Shareholder Relations
Strong experience in board-level leadership, shareholder relations, and serving as Board Member and Managing Director for client companies with revenues between €2M and €20M.
Management & Technology Consulting
Over 15 years in management and technology consulting, including roles at Accenture and Hitachi Data Systems EMEA, covering cross-vertical software, hardware, and consulting strategy.
Expertise in turnaround management and business transformation, including restructuring EBITDA from negative to positive within six months and scaling companies from €34M to €65M in revenue across multiple industries and geographies.
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
Track record of closing over 40 M&A transactions, including 23 cross-border deals between Europe and Latin America, covering sectors such as IT services, finance, fashion, luxury, healthcare, pharma, and oil & gas.
Venture Capital & Company Building
Founded 6 ventures, raised capital for more than 10 new ventures, and established a Venture Studio. Experience in defining go-to-market strategies, business plans, and funding structures for early-stage companies.
P&L Management
Full P&L and legal responsibility for up to 5 business units and 1,000 people across listed companies, startups, and private equity-backed firms.
Cross-Border Strategy
Experience working in 10 countries, advising foreign SMEs on investment and turnaround strategies, and leading cross-border expansion into markets including France, Turkey, Egypt, and Latin America.
Technology & Innovation
Founded H2D Energy and patented a hybrid storage technology for renewable energy sources. Background in IT consulting, system integration, and research in massively parallel processing and distributed simulation.
Sales & Business Development
Negotiated and signed contracts worth up to €100M per year. Led sales strategy, go-to-market planning, and business development across multiple sectors and geographies.
Board & Shareholder Relations
Strong experience in board-level leadership, shareholder relations, and serving as Board Member and Managing Director for client companies with revenues between €2M and €20M.
Management & Technology Consulting
Over 15 years in management and technology consulting, including roles at Accenture and Hitachi Data Systems EMEA, covering cross-vertical software, hardware, and consulting strategy.
Experience
Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2016
Languages
EnglishFluentFrenchFluentItalianFluentPortugueseFluentSpanishGood
Project history
Venture studio focused on climate tech based in Milan, Italy. Defined focus areas, target markets and the venture-building process; set up partnerships with research laboratories. Built go-to-market strategy, organisation, business, funding and cash plans; started operations.
Based in Cagliari, Italy. Revenue €1.5M; day-to-day operations now led by partners. Turnkey hybrid storage solutions for commercial, industrial and Grid applications, based on a proprietary patented technology. Designed the product and filed the patent; defined offering, go-to-market, sales and business plan; raised capital.
Client companies with €2-20M revenue, based in São Paulo, Brazil and Milan, Italy. Advises foreign SMEs on investment, M&A and turnaround strategies in Brazil. Closed 23 cross-border M&A transactions between Europe and Latin America in IT services, technology, finance, fashion and luxury, healthcare, pharma, airport services, oil & gas and commodities.