Linkontro Advisory Board
The Linkontro Advisory Board is constituted of business leaders who believe in the value of this initiative and dedicate resources and passion to the event success. This team meets regularly to define the themes and contents of the Linkontro programming and guides the choice of speakers.
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Content Management
Francesco Avanzini
Conad
Chief Operating Officer
Silvia
Bagliani
Mondelēz Italia
Managing Director
Corrado
Bianchi
Perfetti Van Melle
CEO
Alberto
de Stasio
cameo
General Director
Francesco
Del Porto
Barilla
President Region Italy & CCO
Francesco Paolo Di Maria
F.P. Di Maria & Associati FOUNDER
Francesco Avanzini
Conad
Chief Operating Officer
| Over 30 years in FMCG markets, operating on both the manufacturers’ and retailers’ side, nationally and internationally. After graduating with a degree in Economics and Statistics in 1987, he held the growing roles of Marketing and Sales in leading food companies such as Aia, Barilla (for 13 years) Arena and Unichips, and had experience as general manager at Gruppo Fini, a private equity owned company. Starting in spring 2009, he held the position of Commercial Director at Conad, responsible for the areas of Purchasing, Private Label, Supply Chain, and International, and then in October 2018 he took on the new role of General Manager of Operations, which includes the Marketing departments (Offering, Channel, CRM, Customers, and Communication), in addition to the above-mentioned areas. He is a member of the board of directors of AgeCore – a Swiss-based cooperative of four major European retailers (Conad, Eroski, Colruyt and Coop Suisse), Co.Ind., an Italian cooperative operating in the coffee and personal care sector, and Conad Adriatico and Conad CentroNord Cooperatives. In addition, he was from 2016 to 2019, president of CPR, a market operating company, a cooperative alliance between fruit and vegetable producers and major Italian retailers. Francesco Avanzini, born in 1963, is married with 2 children. |
Silvia Bagliani
Mondelēz Italia
Managing Director
| With a degree in Economics from Bocconi University, Silvia Bagliani during her career in the company has held roles of increasing national and international responsibility in marketing, trade marketing and sales. After an experience in Australia, she was Global Marketing Director for the Philadelphia brand in 2004, later moving on to lead the Italian Grocery division. In 2011, she took on the role of Marketing Director Southern Europe of the Grocery category with responsibility for Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece, later becoming General Manager of Fattorie Osella. In 2015, he took over as General Manager of Mondelez International Italy and Greece for the snacks division until he took over as CEO of the entire Group for both divisions in May 2020. |
Corrado Bianchi
Perfetti Van Melle S.p.A.
Managing Director
| Corrado Bianchi, born in Milan in 1972, graduated in Business Administration with a specialization in International Business Management from Luigi Bocconi University in 1996, and built his career with the Perfetti Van Melle Group starting in 1997, beginning as Product Manager. An honors graduate, he has attended training programs at prestigious business schools. Currently CEO of Perfetti Van Melle Italy, he has led the company to consolidated sales of 640 million euros. From January 2014 to June 2018, he led Perfetti Van Melle GIDA in Istanbul, directing commercial and industrial operations, supervising more than 1,100 people and 3 production plants. From 2011-2013, as International Marketing Director in Amsterdam, he managed global strategies. From 2006 to 2011, in Lugano, he led the Mentos & Gum Brand Team and contributed to the Mentos brand from 2002 to 2005. He is actively involved in the Boards of Centromarca, IBC, UPA in Italy and on the Board of Auditel S.p.A., the Italian TV ratings tracker. |
Alberto de Stasio
cameo
General Director
| Alberto de Stasio, born in Turin on 19th October 1968, is happily married and proud father to four children. Having earned his degree in Economics and Business, he embarked on his professional journey in the realm of International Marketing within several esteemed German companies. In 1996, he became a part of cameo s.p.a., an Italian subsidiary of the renowned German conglomerate, Dr. Oetker. His journey led him back to Germany, the heart of the company, where he assumed diverse roles spanning the frozen and ambient food divisions. Upon his return to Italy and cameo, he took charge of spearheading the newly established deep-frozen pizza venture. Since 2010, he has adeptly held the position of Managing Director, steering the company towards continuous growth and success. |
Francesco Del Porto
Barilla
President Region Italy & CCO
| Since 2014 he has been President Region Italy and Global Chief Customer Officer. He has been with Barilla for over 30 years, growing in Customer Management in Italy and Europe. He designed and implemented the Barilla Sales Academy and the innovative Customer Collaboration Centers in Parma, Chicago and Sao Paulo. He is one of the Executive sponsors supporting Barilla’s ERG’s working on D&I and Gender Balance issues. Among other positions, he is President of First Retailing Spa, Vice President of Centromarca, President of the Steering Committee for Commercial Policies of Centromarca, Vice President of GS1 Italia, Member of the IBC President’s Committee and of the Boards of Directors of UPA and AIM. |
Francesco Paolo Di Maria
F.P. Di Maria & Associati
FOUNDER
| Francesco Paolo Di Maria began his career in Nestlé where he consolidated strong experience in the organization and management of sales resources. In Motta he carries out an intense marketing activity for bakery products: he launches Girella, a product still successful today. In Barilla he sets up the sales network that contributes to the success of historical products and the nascent Mulino Bianco. He makes an important contribution to initiate in Italy the improvement of negotiating relationships by applying homogeneity and transparency of sales conditions and promoting the establishment of the Observatory of Industry-Distribution Relations under the sponsorship of Bocconi. He takes great care of the development of his collaborators. He still continues his activities in the area of marketing and selling consulting. He received a graduation from H.B.S.in Boston. |
Massimo Ebelli
Agorà Network
General Director
Filippo Fabbri
Despar Italia
General Director
Enrico Galasso
Birra Peroni
CEO
Mario Gasbarrino
Decò Italia
Managing Director
Fabrizio Gavelli
Ferrero Commerciale Italia
President and CEO
Anna Grassano-Rauch
Beiersdorf South Europe
General Manager
Massimo Ebelli
Agorà Network
General Director
| Born in 1963, Massimo Ebelli gained his first professional experience in 1987 in FINIPER, a historic company in the large-scale retail trade, initially holding the position of hypermarket manager. He spent 12 years in sales and his managerial predisposition led him to take on roles of greater responsibility over time. In 2000, he began a new professional challenge by joining the Agorà Network team. That was the year of the founding of this new company, which immediately distinguished itself from the rest of the market by proposing a unique model in the Italian distribution scenario. Ebelli contributes to the achievement of important company goals, taking on ever-increasing responsibilities. After the initial phase, he started with the role of Private Brand Manager (from 2004 to 2008) and then moved on to Sales and Marketing Management (from 2008 to 2020). In January 2021, he was appointed General Manager of Agora Network, also maintaining the commercial direction. At the same time, he is a member of the Commercial Committee of ESD Italia, the Italian Central Purchasing Agency grouping the brands Selex, Acqua & Sapone, Agorà Network and Aspiag Service. |
Filippo Fabbri
Despar Italia
General Director
| Since 2021, Filippo Fabbri has been General Manager of Despar Italia, a consortium that brings together under the Despar brand six distribution companies and affiliated retailers present in 17 Italian regions with 1404 shops. Born in Milan in 1966, Filippo Fabbri holds a degree in Business Economics from the Bocconi University of Milan with a specialisation in Marketing. During his career, he has gained extensive experience in the world of FMCG and Retail. He began his career at Seagram where he worked in marketing with increasing responsibility. In 1998 he joined Metro Cash & Carry, where he held various roles in Italy and abroad, later joining the Metro Italia board as Food Procurement & Merchandising Director. He then took on the role of Purchasing and Marketing Director at the Argenta Group, a private equity-owned company. In 2014, he joined the Granarolo S.p.A. business unit dedicated to traditional retail and HO.RE.CA as Purchasing and Marketing Director. From 2017 to 2021, he served as Product Director for Freschi e Freschissimi at Auchan Retail Italia. Currently, as representative of Despar Italia, he is a member of the Executive Committee of Federdistribuzione and of the Board of Directors of ADM and GS1. |
Enrico Galasso
Birra Peroni
CEO
| Enrico Galasso is CEO of Birra Peroni, an Italian company part of the Asahi Holding group. Born in 1972, he has had 20 years of experience in the FMCG world. He began his experience with IBM in the U.S., before graduating in Management Engineering, then continued his career in the U.K. at Procter & Gamble and then returned to Italy to work for Bain&Co, Italy’s leading strategic consulting firm. Later for Ferrero, he held management roles in the Marketing and Sales areas in Italy. In 2012 he joined Coca Cola HBC Italy and after gaining expertise in the different sales channels, he took on the role of Sales Director. Then in Reckitt Benckiser where he comes to hold the role of General Manager of the Central Eastern Europe cluster, based in Budapest. Galasso, a Roman father of two, is an avid traveling photographer and runs marathons to balance his passion for good food and good beer. |
Mario Gasbarrino
Decò Italia
Managing Director
| Mario Gasbarrino graduated in mathematics and began his career immediately after his university studies, working as a buyer for Gruppo GS until 1987. In the same year, he moved to Catania to work in Sigros Spa, leader company in the Sicilian modern distribution as Director of Purchasing, until 1990. After the acquisition of Sigros by Rinascente, he returned to Milan in 1991 and spent his entire career in the Group, where over the years he held many roles: Purchasing Director of Sma Supermarkets (until 1994); General Manager of the Migliarini Group (a company acquired by Rinascente) from 1994 to 1996; Director of the Supermarkets Division of the Sma Group from 1996 to 1998; Managing Director of Punto Franchising Sma (a sales network with more than 1350 sales outlets throughout the country) until 2005. From 2006 to September 2019 he was Chairman and Managing Director of Unes Supermercati. Today, he is CEO of Decò Italia (a company owned by Multicedi and Arena Group to develop and manage the Private Brands of the two groups) and sits on the Board of Directors of Everton spa (tea and infusions) and Cortilia spa (online commerce), where he serves as Chief Strategy Officer. |
Fabrizio Gavelli
Ferrero Commerciale Italia
President and CEO
| Born in Forlì in 1968, Fabrizio Gavelli joined the Ferrero Group in October 2024 as President and CEO of Ferrero Commerciale Italia. He brings over 30 years of experience in the fast-moving consumer goods market, having held roles of increasing responsibility in companies such as P&G, Reckitt, and Danone Company. Throughout his career, he has worked across various business divisions with both local and global responsibilities in Italy, the UK, Slovenia, the Netherlands, and Poland. Gavelli spent nearly 20 years at Danone Company, ultimately serving as President and CEO for Italy and Greece. |
Anna Grassano
Beiersdorf South Europe
General Manager
| Grassano-Rauch has taken on the leadership of Beiersdorf’s Southern Europe business after a long career of internal growth and work to provide a solid and significant contribution to the development of Italy and the Southern Europe Business Unit, with Italy serving as the Lead Country. With over 26 years of international experience, gained through operational and strategic roles in Frankfurt Stock Exchange-listed companies across diverse industries—from automotive to fashion, and finally cosmetics—Grassano-Rauch has developed expertise in sales, brand development, marketing, and digital media. She has consistently driven the growth of global brands, contributing to their ongoing success. Grassano-Rauch joined Beiersdorf in 2001, where she held various roles within the Global Marketing Team, contributing to the worldwide development of the NIVEA and Labello brands. She eventually advanced to the position of Vice President Marketing Europe & North America. In this role, Grassano-Rauch played a pivotal part in establishing Beiersdorf’s Europe & NA Region, helping to design a new organizational structure for the company, fostering the integration of different countries, and driving their digital transformation through a visionary and highly inclusive leadership model. |
Paolo Grue
P&G
President & CEO
Giangiacomo Ibba
CRAI
Managing Director
Miles Karemacher
Coca-Cola HBC Italy
General Manager
Maura Latini
Coop Italia
President
Antonio Mariani
STAR
General Director
Francesco Mutti
Mutti
CEO
Igor Nuzzi
Lavazza
Region Director Italy & Iberia
Paolo Grue
P&G
President & CEO
| joined P&G Italy in 1998. After various and growing experiences in the Italian Commercial Division, he moved to Stockholm as Nordic Trade Marketing Director. As of 2008, he relocated to Geneva where he held various assignments in the Fabric Care Sector with European and Worldwide responsibilities. In 2015 he was appointed Commercial Vice President P&G Italy, accountable for sales strategies and trade marketing. Since January 2021 Paolo Grue has been holding the position of President and CEO P&G Italy. |
Giangiacomo Ibba
CRAI
Managing Director
| Giangiacomo Ibba graduated at the age of 24 in Business Administration at the University of Parma with a thesis on Distribution and focus on CRAI, a Group in which he had been working since his youth. Therefore began his long experience in the Food Retail field. His determination and strong passion will lead him to cover numerous managerial positions. In 2002 at just 26 years old, firmly believing in CRAI’s proximity model, he founded the CRAI Sardinia Consortium, taking over its presidency. In 2003 he became President of Fratelli Ibba, beginning a path of growth that has led the company to be a reference among the most important Sardinian and large-scale retail companies, counting more than 300 stores and a turnover of more than 750 million euros. Numbers that account for the commitment of a large family of about 1,200 people and a total induced activity of more than 2,000. Since 2009 he became President of Crai Cooperativa, already partner of Fratelli Ibba since 1989, and in September 2022, he has assumed the role of CEO of the company. In the meantime, in 2009 he was also appointed Chairman of Crai Tirreno Spa and in 2016 Chairman of Leader Price Italia Spa, now under the name of Food 5.0 Srl. In June 2022, he was named CEO of Crai Secom S.p.A., a historical reality in the large-scale retail sector. Specialised in convenience stores, it has a network of more than 3,200 stores throught the country. Moreover, he is a member of Unicredit’s Central Italy Territory Council, vice-president of Confcommercio Oristano, and a member of the Executive Boards of ADM and GS1. |
Miles Karemacher
Coca-Cola HBC Italy
General Manager
| 39 years old, Australian, Karemacher joined Coca-Cola HBC Italia in 2016 as Commercial Excellence Director and from 2019 to 2023 he covered the role of General Manager for Coca-Cola HBC Ireland and Northern Ireland. He was appointed General Manager of Coca-Cola HBC Italia in 2023. Prior to Coca-Cola HBC he was at SABMiller, where he held various senior commercial and finance roles, including the Global Head of Revenue Growth Management. |
Maura Latini
Coop Italia
President
| Maura Latini graduated with an artistic high school diploma, she boasts a long experience in cooperatives, where she started out by starting in the stores and eventually held the position of Commercial Director and Sales Director in Unicoop Florence. In December 2010 she was appointed Vice President, and since June 2013 she has been General Manager to the Management of Coop Italia, with relevant delegated powers. From June 2014 to June 2017 she served as President of CPR System. In January 2015 she joined the Board of Directors of Coopernic, Central European Cooperative, and from 2017 to 2019 she served as Vice President. In June 2019, she was appointed Managing Director of Coop Italia, a role she will hold until June 2023 when she is appointed President of Coop Italia. |
Antonio Mariani
STAR
General Director
| Antonio Mariani, with more than 25 years of experience in 7 countries, is an expert in marketing and business management. Currently a member of GB Foods, he serves as CEO of STAR in Milan. He has successfully managed multifunctional teams, demonstrating leadership skills in implementing turnaround strategies. In Morocco, he led a team of 1,300 people. In Portugal, he experienced significant growth, achieving a 40% increase in profits. As Category Marketing Director in Spain, he helped stabilize the top line and improve margins. His path with Danone was marked by innovative launches and reinforcement of brand equity campaigns. Antonio holds degrees in Marketing from LUISS University in Rome and ESCP Paris, with a master’s degree in International Management from Amsec (Paris & Rome). A polyglot, he is fluent in Italian, French, and English, with skills in Spanish and Portuguese. Outside of work, he runs a family estate producing extra virgin olive oil and is passionate about cycling and running, participating in marathons and trail runs. |
Francesco Mutti
Mutti
CEO
| Francesco Mutti was born in 1968 in Parma, the nucleo of the Food Valley. After graduating in Finance & Management from Cardiff University, he became CEO of Mutti, the family business, whose continuous growth he has guided since 1994. His entrepreneurial project is based on 5 strategic drivers: a strong investment in people; a focus on the search for the highest quality starting with the product and then the enhancement of relationships with the agricultural world; a continuous search for innovation to offer products with high added value; a focus on brand growth in international markets; and a responsible construction of good economic, social, and environmental practices. Currently Vice-President of Anicav, in 2017 Francesco Mutti was appointed Cavaliere del Lavoro by the President of the Republic and has been President of Centromarca since 2018. In May 2022 he received the Guido Carli prize. |
Igor Nuzzi
Lavazza
Regional Director
Italy & Switzerland
| Igor Nuzzi graduated from the University of Turin with a bachelor’s degree in business economics, and a master’s degree in general management from ESCP-EAP Business School and Bocconi University in Milan. Igor started his career as a marketing assistant for L’Oréal; he then worked for Bolton Manitoba Group within Sales and Trade Marketing office. Later, he worked for Ferrero Spa for thirteen years. Igor has been working for Lavazza since 2016, first as Sales Director and then as Home Business Director. He is currently Region Director for Italy and Switzerland. Lavazza, founded in Turin in 1895, is an Italian manufacturer of coffee products, owned by Lavazza family. Lavazza was the first company to invent and promote the idea of coffee blending, which still represents the key characteristic of all its products. |
Mara Panajia
Henkel
President & CEO, Italy
Andrea Panzani
Valsoia
CEO & General Director
Marco Pesaresi
Ferrarelle Società Benefit
General Manager
Irene Rizzoli
Delicius
CEO
Pier Paolo Rosetti
Conserve Italia
Managing Director
Giorgio Santambrogio
Gruppo VéGé
CEO
Mara Panajia
Henkel
President & CEO, Italy
| After a degree in Business Administration with a focus on marketing from Bocconi University in Milan, Mara Panajia, a Calabrian by origin and Milanese by adoption, began her career at Danone where she worked for 5 years, from 1995 to 2000, dealing with management control and then marketing. She joined Henkel in 2000 as Brand Manager for the Laundry Care Local Marketing unit and then became Marketing Manager and Marketing Director Laundry Care, positions she held for 7 years. This is the period in which Mara Panajia lays the foundation for her growth within the company. In fact, she then became Marketing Director Laundry & Home Care Italy, Greece and Cyprus, a position she held for 4 years from 2008 to 2012, and then in the sales area in Italy, where she remained until March 2014. It was in 2014 that the big opportunity arrived at Henkel’s German headquarters in Düsseldorf, where she held the position of Corporate Vice President Marketing International. It is 5 years that Mara lives dividing her time between her work in Germany and her husband and children left in Italy, an experience that she will treasure years later and especially in the role she holds today as head of Diversity&Inclusion policies for Henkel Global. In 2019, the return to Italy, leading Henkel’s Laundry Home Care division in the position of General Manager and currently serving as President and CEO of Henkel Italy, as well as General Manager Henkel Consumer Brands. In 2021 she was cited by Forbes as one of the 100 most successful Italian women. |
Andrea Panzani
Valsoia
CEO & General Director
| Graduated in Business and Administration at the University of Bologna. He worked as consumer marketing for the Montenegro-Bonomelli Group and he moved to Eridania Bèghin-Say before re-entering the Montenegro Group as Trade Marketing Manager. He became Commercial Director of Cannamela and later Oils and Spices Division Director. In 2009, General Manager of the Montenegro-Bonomelli Group and in 2012 became its CEO. Since 2014, General Manager of VALSOIA S.p.A. Counselor of Centromarca, Union Food, Ensa and Italia del Gusto. |
Marco Pesaresi
Ferrarelle Società Benefit
General Manager
| Born in Rome, graduated in 1992 in Economics at the University of La Sapienza Rome, Mr. Pesaresi has 30 years of experience in sales, marketing and trade marketing in which he worked as a Manager for some of the major international corporations in the consumer goods sector, such as Coca-Cola HBC, Unilever and Sab Miller. Now he is the General Manager of Ferrarelle Società Benefit. The Ferrarelle group, is the fourth largest Italian producer in the mineral water sector and owner of several top brands such as Ferrarelle, Vitasnella, Fonte Essenziale, Boario, Natía. The Ferrarelle brand is already distributed in more than 40 Countries including United States, United Kingdom, France, Spain, Germany, Israel and many others. Since 2021 Ferrarelle spa has become “Società Benefit”, formalizing its commitment to adopt initiatives to create benefits for people, environment and culture on top of the profit generation” |
Irene Rizzoli
Delicius
CEO
| Irene Rizzoli, born in Parma on December 2, 1973, represents the fourth generation of conserving entrepreneurs in the family business, Delicius Rizzoli SpA. After obtaining a degree in Economics and Commerce in 1997 from the University of Parma, she assumes the role of Chief Executive Officer, contributing to management control, operational planning, and marketing oversight. In 2020, she took on the role of sustainability delegate on the Board of Directors. In 2021, Irene published Delicius’ first sustainability report. In July 2023, the company became a Benefit corporation. In addition to her corporate role, Irene is a member of various institutions, including Boards of Directors and Advisory Committees. Author of “Alice or Anchovy?” in 2015, Irene devotes part of her commitment to higher education at the university level. In 2020, she received the 100 National Ambassadors Award for outstanding work in enhancing the business project, awarded to Delicius. Since 2021, she has been part of the Italy of Taste Council, a consortium of 36 food brands aimed at improving international competitiveness for member companies. |
Pier Paolo Rosetti
Conserve Italia
Managing Director
| Born in Faenza (RA) in 1962. Began working in the Calpo fruit and vegetable cooperative in Barbiano di Cotignola (RA), with positions of increasing responsibility in the industrial accounting and management control area. In 1994, when Calpo was incorporated by CONSERVE ITALIA, he first assumed the position of controller and, starting in 2005, that of Director of Administration, Control and Information Systems. In 2010 he became deputy general manager, also assuming the Human Resources Department and the coordination of the financial area. He has held the position of General Manager since November 1, 2015. |
Giorgio Santambrogio
Gruppo VéGé
CEO
| Giorgio Santambrogio is CEO of Gruppo VéGé and General Manager of VéGé Retail. Founder and member of the CE of Aicube in Italy and Grupo IFA in Europe. Former President of the Modern Distribution Association, he is Vice President of the Retail Institute Italy, as well as a member of the Executive Committee of Federdistribuzione and GS1. He is a columnist and discussant and acts as a lecturer, chairman and speaker for Masters, Universities, Institutes and Trade Associations, nationally and internationally. The focus of his speeches is the social, cultural and economic development dynamics of retail and the entire Italian food supply chain. |
Sara Scrittore
Colgate-Palmolive
Vice President & General Manager, Southern Europe
Aldo Sutter
Sutter
CEO
Lucia Tagliaferri
Essity
Vice President Marketing & E-Commerce Europe Consumer Goods
Maniele Tasca
Selex Gruppo Commerciale
General Director
Marco Travaglia
Nestlé Italia
President & CEO
Sara Scrittore
Colgate-Palmolive
Vice president & General Manager, Southern Europe
| Sara Scrittore, laureata in Economia Aziendale presso l’Università Bocconi di Milano, ricopre attualmente il ruolo di Vicepresidente Direttore Generale per il Sud Europa di Colgate-Palmolive, incarico che ricopre dal gennaio 2022. Il percorso professionale di Sara in Colgate-Palmolive è iniziato subito dopo gli studi universitari in Italia. Partendo dal Servizio Clienti e dalla Logistica, è passata attraverso vari ruoli commerciali all’interno dell’azienda. Spinta dalla passione per l’apprendimento e il cambiamento, Sara ha guidato numerose trasformazioni a livello internazionale, in particolare nei settori del Customer Development e del Digital Commerce. La sua esperienza globale si è sviluppata nel 2001, quando si è trasferita a Hong Kong come Direttore Associato del Customer Marketing nella Divisione Asia di Colgate-Palmolive. La carriera di Sara l’ha poi riportata in Europa nel 2005, dove ha assunto il ruolo di Direttore del Customer Development per il Portogallo. Nel 2008 è passata alla divisione Hill’s Pet Nutrition, dove ha ricoperto il ruolo di direttore del Customer Development per la regione europea. Nel 2010 Sara si è trasferita a New York come Direttore Customer Marketing Colgate-Palmolive Worldwide. Dopo un periodo di successo, nel 2013 è tornata alla Divisione Pet Nutrition di The Hill’s, inizialmente come Direttore Generale per l’Asia e successivamente come Vicepresidente del Global Customer Development and Digital Commerce. Nel 2019, Sara Scrittore è tornata nella regione Asia-Pacifico di Colgate-Palmolive, assumendo il ruolo di Vicepresidente del Customer Development and Digital Commerce. Nel corso della sua illustre carriera, Sara è stata una forza trainante nel navigare in complessi paesaggi internazionali e nel contribuire alla crescita strategica e allo sviluppo di Colgate-Palmolive. |
Aldo Sutter
Sutter
CEO
| BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, two years in Investment Banking at Bankers Trust Company of New York, MBA at INSEAD, Fontainebleau (FR). Strategic consultant in The Boston Consulting Group. Since 1993 CEO of the Sutter Group. Group founded in 1858 in domestic and professional cleaning products, has subsidiaries in 7 countries and 2 continents, and exports to 35 countries. President from 2006 to 2020 of IBC (Consumer Goods Industries Association) and on the Presidential Council of GS1 Italy. Active in fostering the growth of technology startups from biotech, nanomaterials, and fintech to the first “sharing entertainment company.” |
Lucia Tagliaferri
Essity
Vice President Marketing &
E-Commerce Europe Consumer Goods
| With a degree in economics and business administration from Bocconi University in Milan, Lucia Tagliaferri, after a brief experience at the commercial section of the American Consulate in Milan and a Master’s degree in Direct Marketing, began her career at the Swedish multinational Essity, a global leader in the hygiene and health sectors, known to the general public through brands such as Tempo, Tena, Nuvenia and Demak’Up. Lucia’s career has spanned some 30 years within this company and has always had sustainability as an integral part of its DNA and its business strategies. After her beginnings in marketing for Italy, she took on various positions, from logistics to business development, and then returned to marketing with responsibility for the brand TENA for Italy, France, Spain and Portugal. She moved to Sweden for 4 years, where she got global responsibility for the brand TENA. In 2017, she held the position of commercial director for the Consumer Goods Italy division and from 2022 began a new professional adventure as Vice President of Marketing and E-Commerce for Europe, in Essity’s Consumer Goods division. |
Maniele Tasca
Selex Gruppo Commerciale
General Director
| Currently, Maniele Tasca has held the position of general manager at SELEX Gruppo Commerciale S.p.A. since 2009. Maniele Tasca’s academic background includes a degree in Business Administration from Bocconi University. His career path began between 1994 and 2003, in the consumer goods and retail sector at the Bolton Group and the strategic consulting firms Boston Consulting Group and Bain & Company. In the following years, from 2004 to 2008, he joined the Alpitour Group. He initially held the position of Marketing Director and later rose to the position of Managing Director of the Retail Division. In addition to his executive roles, Maniele Tasca has assumed important leadership responsibilities. He currently serves as Managing Director of the Board of Directors of ESD Italia and Board Member of the European Central EMD. He also holds advisory positions as a member of Inselex and serves as Attorney General of the Italian A&O Consortium. He is vice president of Gs1 Italia. As a representative of Selex, he actively participates in the Boards of Directors of ADM and Federdistribuzione. |
Marco Travaglia
Nestlé Italia
President & CEO
| Marco Travaglia was born in Milan on 27 December 1964. He is married and the father of two daughters. Marco Travaglia has been President and CEO of Nestlé Italy SpA, since October 1st 2019 and an active member in several industry boards (UPA, Auditel, Centromarca). Having earned a degree in Law from the Catholic University of Milan, Marco joined the Nestlé Group in 1990, taking on increasing responsibilities in Marketing and Sales in various countries (Italy, Switzerland, USA, France, UK), focusing mainly on the Petcare sector. Before his current appointment, Marco covered in succession the position of Business Executive Manager of the Food and Beverages Division of Nestlé Italiana, CEO of Nestle Adriatics, based in Zagreb, and, lately, Regional Director Nestlé Purina Petcare, responsible for Southern Europe and MENA. A diehard AC Milan fan and dedicated pet lover, Marco Travaglia is also an accomplished guitarist with a passion for music. |
Stefano Galli
Linkontro
Chairman Linkontro
Roberto Gritti
Linkontro
Past President
Samantha Rovatti
Linkontro
Chief Operating Officer
Francesco Avanzini
CONAD
General Director
Silvia Bagliani
Mondelēz Italia
Managing Director
Corrado Bianchi
Perfetti Van Melle
CEO
Alberto de Stasio
cameo
General Director
Francesco Del Porto
Barilla
President Region Italy & CCO
Alessandro d’Este
Ferrero
President & CEO
Enrico Galasso
Birra Peroni
CEO
Mario Gasbarrino
Decò Italia
Managing Director
Paolo Grue
P&G
President & CEO
Giangiacomo Ibba
CRAI
Managing Director
Maura Latini
Coop Italia
Managing Director
Antonio Mariani
STAR
General Director
Francesco Mutti
Mutti
CEO
Igor Nuzzi
Lavazza
Regional Director
Italy & Switzerland
Mara Panajia
Henkel
President & AD, Italy
Andrea Panzani
Valsoia
CEO & General Director
Marco Pesaresi
Ferrarelle Società Benefit
General Manager
Irene Rizzoli
Delicius
CEO
Pier Paolo Rosetti
Conserve Italia
Managing Director
Giorgio Santambrogio
Gruppo VéGé
CEO
Sara Scrittore
Colgate-Palmolive
Vice president & General Manager, Southern Europe
Aldo Sutter
Sutter
CEO
Lucia Tagliaferri
Essity
Vice President Marketing &
E-Commerce Europe Consumer Goods
Maniele Tasca
Selex Gruppo Commerciale
General Director
Marco Travaglia
Nestlé Italia
President & CEO
Luca De Nard
NIQ
General Manager, Italy
Stefano Galli
Linkontro
Chairman
Roberto Gritti
Linkontro
Past President
Samantha Rovatti
NIQ
West Europe M&C
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