Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Riccardo leads with empathy, and he highly values the establishment of strategic relationships and networks. He understands that no one can predict the future, and therefore he sets up an antifragile systems that allow him to deal with unknowns when they materialize. He is fiercely achievement-oriented, and he brings a strong sense of urgency to get things done; however, He is always prepared to entertain new ideas to solve problems. While he is predominantly interested in big-picture thinking and creative problem-solving, he balances this tendency with a need to translate ideas into workable solutions.
During his tenure at SNC Lavalin, Riccardo has established his reputation as a thoughtful and innovative leader. Responsible for developing a new growth strategy for SNC Lavalin Capital, Riccardo is taking additional, pensive measures to ensure alignment with the broader corporate strategy across North America and the UK. The new strategy utilizes the exploitation of current capabilities and expertise; identifies new meaningful partnerships; and markets where Capital—and more broadly, SNC Lavalin’s expertise—can provide a significant competitive advantage to new relationships.
As Vice President of Investment Development within the organization, Riccardo led the growth of the business by securing five investments in transit and transportation greenfield assets. He was responsible for investing over $200M of equity;raising approximately $2.6B CAD of short-term, non-recourse debt; and approximately $1.6B CAD of long-term non-recourse debt. Riccardo also oversaw the investment as a board member of the project companies responsible for the delivery of the programmes. Riccardo’s impressive portfolio includes only investments that outperformed and generated higher than anticipated returns: 1) Trillium Line Extension (Ottawa) 11km, 8 stations CAPEX £450M CAD 2) New Champlain Bridge (Montreal) 168M cable-stayed bridge CAPEX £1.2B CAD 3) Crosslinx (Eglinton LRT, Toronto) 19km, 15 stations CAPEX £3.1B CAD 4) Confederation Line (Ottawa LRT) 12.5km, 13 stations CAPEX £1B CAD 5) Highway 407 Extension (Toronto) 32km, toll road CAPEX £450M CAD