Norfolk, Virginia, United States
I am a seasoned executive leader and experienced Board member with over 30 years of managing and advising employee-owned and family-owned companies, family offices, foundations, and trusts on complex issues including business strategy, acquisitions, direct investments, structuring, portfolio design, real estate, governance, building teams, culture, family dynamics, and philanthropy--spanning several continents, many jurisdictions, and multiple languages. My industry focus includes manufacturing, construction, distribution, finance, media, telecommunications, consulting, software, and real estate. My experience includes founding and managing companies, negotiating acquisitions, leading direct private investments, structuring capital and corporate entities, creating joint ventures and strategic alliances, leading executive development, designing and implementing investment strategies across asset classes, overseeing confidential family issues, and forming and directing philanthropic foundations. I am a frequent speaker at global conclaves and conferences, and have presented at, chaired, and moderated hundreds of events on five continents. I have also guest lectured at universities across the US and beyond. My corporate, family and trust experience includes: • As CEO, I founded and grew a 100% ESOP-owned diversified holding company, leading company through significant YOY growth of culture, brand, and profitability. • Board Chair, Audit Committee Chair, Compensation Committee Chair, and Board member of several manufacturing, construction, consulting, technology and media companies. • Lead negotiator in acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, and recapitalization in manufacturing, technology, real estate, and other sectors. • Director of a global family office and on boards of many family-controlled entities serving as Director and C-Suite executive. • Analyst on a two-person team for the investment of $1.25B of capital. • Co-founder and contributing Board member to many philanthropic foundations. • Responsible for oversight of legal, accounting, IT, HR, facilities, tax, structuring, insurance, investment, banking, and other in-house and outsourced expert resources. I am fluent in Italian with English as my mother tongue. I am a citizen of the US, UK and Italy and have spent time in over 60 countries. I am open to exploring new corporate governance roles as board member, board chair, and committee chair.
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