Graduated in Management Engineering from Turin Polytechnic and Executive MBA from Bocconi. He began his career at Comau in France and then in Turin as GM Europe Account – Body Welding Division. Then he moved to Cybertel in the US as European Field Engineering Manager and, after an experience in Fidia, he joined SKF as Global Segment Manager and then as Sales Manager in Italy, UK, Turkey and other European countries. He became Chairman of the Board and General Manager of the Italian business unit of FlexLink in Bologna and then joined Guala Closures (a company that produces guarantee closures for the food and pharma markets) as Sales and Marketing Director, then General Manager and today Head of Global Business Development for the wine market.