Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Broad experience in finance and capital markets, telecommunications, investor relations & ESG. Spent 12 years in investment banking, 21 years in a large integrated telco, 2 years with a leading emerging markets digital operator and over 2 years delivering independent advisory services to listed companies. Managed both growth and turnaround situations, ensuring succesful completion of complex financial transactions and corporate reorganizations. Generated relevant economic results, worth cumulatively several hundreds of € million, and supported a high degree of involvement and motivation from his teams. As investor relations officer, re-launched the equity story of the companies he worked for, partnering with the CEO and C-level management in developing one, consistent and clear operational and strategic communication. Was the spokesman of the companies he worked for, both in times of success and of crisis, always conveying full information to investors and other stakeholders.
Advisory services to CEOs and CFOs. Investor relations and corporate communication. C-level management and professional training.
As VEON Group Head of Corporate Development, Comms and IR:reporting to the Group CEO: • Delivered long-awaited Moscow Stock Exchange secondary listing; • Turned around AGM process, ensuring record show-up rate both in 2021 and in 2022, meeting quorum for change in by-laws, with the support of proxy advisors; • Refounded broker and investor perception of VEON, delivering multiple upgrades on the stock, and outperforming peer group in 2021 • Increased positive Press & Media awareness; • Transformed and deepened engagement with investors, broadening their holdings and base; • Conducted a successful Investor Day in December 2021, generating a stock upgrade after the event and widespread positive judgements, and attracting more than 200 participants. More recently, after the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, successfully dealt with sanctions environment, maintaining globally direct and productive reach to stakeholders, and navigating the Company in current crisis in his areas of competence, ensuring listing and trading continuity on Nasdaq and Euronext. Continuously engaged with CEOs of operating companies in upgrading the group corporate story on the international financial markets.
Advisory role on all group strategic decisions, including the preparation of the 3-yr plan. Member of the executive committee.
Working with 5 different ceos, 2 cfos + all main divisional heads, developed in a challenging context the equity story of Telecom Italia, supporting investors interest towards the company during years of economic recession, deep market evolution and adverse regulation. More recently, as sector and country issues increased, promoted TI on a relative value basis, keeping investors interest high, in a proxy fight context. Was voted n.2 in investor relations – Italy by the Extel global survey in 2012 and in 2015. Drove disintermediation of relationship with leading global investors from brokers, creating specific yearly offsites and other opportunities to collect views and comments to share with the BoD on company direction and priorities. Member of the executive committee.
While in charge of the financial aspects of M&A transactions followed - among others - the sale of Hansenet in Germany, the acquisition of Intelig in Brazil and the restructuring of TI holdings in Argentina. Delivered with his team important results for the capital structure, the financial profile and the credit recognition of Telecom Italia
Moved to Banca di Roma in 1990 and made further progress in the treasury, capital markets and derivatives areas, becoming Head of the Institutional Sales desk.