Alessandro Piccinini

Managing Director at Nestlé Nespresso Germany

Cologne Bonn Region

About

Experienced International Executive within the FMCG industry. Various successful experiences in transforming businesses and organisations with focus on building sustainable growth. Passionate about brand, strategy, people, innovation and customer experience. Motivated by having a positive impact on people and committed to contribute to the economic and societal transformation for the better. Specialties: Strategy development, operational and organisational excellence, building brands, route to market, D2C omni-channel management, people growth, product | service | business model innovations, crisis management. What drives me every day is being able to contribute to a better tomorrow. For this I continuously keep discovering and learning what could be and grasp new opportunities to take action in an ever changing and interconnected world. At the end my desire is to move and inspire people / organisations to perform at their best in the interest of all.

Experience

  • Nestlé Nespresso SA (10 yrs 11 mos)
    • Managing Director
      Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

    • Managing Director
      Sep 2018 - Feb 2023 · 4 yrs 6 mos

    • B2C Commercial Director
      Aug 2015 - Aug 2018 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      Omni-channel acquisition strategies and tools development and implementation, B2C machine and trade business

  • Nestlé (9 yrs 3 mos)
    • Global Customer Management Lead
      Jun 2011 - Jul 2015 · 4 yrs 2 mos

      Nestle Global Sales Strategy, Global Sales Competencies / Training, Coordination Nestle sales leaders and Global / International customers, co-development ecommerce roadmap

    • Corporate Strategy Director
      Jan 2010 - Aug 2011 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Nestle AUSTRIA Corporate Strategy

    • Business Executive Officer
      May 2006 - Dec 2009 · 3 yrs 8 mos

      Culinary, Coffee, Confectionery, Corporate Marketing and Sales

  • Nestlé Purina PetCare Europe (7 yrs 4 mos)
    • Country General Manager
      Jun 2003 - Apr 2006 · 2 yrs 11 mos

      Petcare

    • Sales Director
      Jan 1999 - Apr 2006 · 7 yrs 4 mos

      Petcare: Trade Marketing, Senior Key Account Manager

  • Account Executive at Idee Aktion Werbe- und Marketingagentur
    Jun 1998 - Dec 1998 · 7 mos

    Trade Marketing

  • Junior Controller at TA Triumph-Adler GmbH
    Sep 1997 - May 1998 · 9 mos

    Holding balance sheet, Profit and Loss