Riccardo
CEO - Italy - iCEO #53665

Experience

GROUP DEPUTY CEO. Directly responsible for Group strategy and operational deployment. 350M€ turnover and 5 000 employees. CEO Southern Europe. Full P&L in Italy Spain and Portugal Group Business Development Director heading a multinational team (1UK, 2 French, 1 Spanish and 1 Taiwanese) Strategic consultant for over 10 years

Major Achievements

Full P&L and legal responsibilities in Italy Spain, Portugal and UK. 7 companies, 12 Factories, 170M Euro annual turnover, 2 400 employees • Drove profitable growth through current business, new brands and new concepts: Spain & Portugal: Sales +20%, EBIT from -4,5M€ to break even Italy: Sales +17%, EBIT 2,4M€ (best ebit % of all subsidiaries) Refinanced Iberia with a 6,3M€ subsidized loan over 15 years Instrumental in changing the Group business model from cash and people intensive to negative working capital requirement model Generated a recurrent portfolio of over 80M€ sales per year

Industry Sector Competencies

Electronics

IT/Computer Hardware

Systems Integration

Telecommunications

Consumer Goods

Medical Equipment

Professional Objectives

Function: CEO

Interim Manager: Yes

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time

Prefered Locations: UK, France, Canada, USA

Additional Professional Interests

Non executive director assignments

Personal financial investment: 150-350K USD

Countries Covered

France

Italy

Spain

UK

USA

Operational Competencies

Business development (Professional)

Acquisition and shadow management (Professional)

New product or service launch (Professional)

Geographical expansion (Professional)

Company rescue or turnaround (Professional)

Close down or sell off (Expert)

Pre or post investment audit (Expert)