Mario Zaccagnini

Chief Executive Officer

Foligno, Umbria, Italy

About

Extensive international experience as Chief Executive Offcier and General Manager in the industry sector at multinationals operating as suppliers of technological systems, solutions and services. Main countries of operation: Italy, Germany/DACH, South Korea/Asia, Middle East. Proven track record in company start-ups, business consolidation, and strategic expansion for global groups in following sectors: -Transport (railway signalling) -Aerospace&Defence -Radio Systems and Telecommunications for government and military applications -Test&Measurement -Industrial Automation- Optical and Laser Systems, Industrial Metrology and Laser Processing Recognized for a results-driven and value-creation leadership style, combining strong financial acumen, strategic transformation vision, and the ability to inspire multicultural teams. Experienced in both publicly listed and family-owned companies, with full P&L responsibility and Board-level representation as legal representative. Superior problem-solving skills combined with determination, searching for the best possible solution, matched by the ability to motivate the assigned resources rank among the basic elements of my management style. Multilingual Executive, Italian as mother tongue, fluent in German and English.

Experience

  • Chief Executive Officer Era Electronic Sys. & Head of Business Electronics at UMBRAGROUP
    May 2026 - Present · 2 mos

  • Commercial Director at AngelStar
    Jul 2024 - Jan 2025 · 7 mos

    As member of the Executive Team responsible to lead the Sales&BD activities of a JV company (MerMec and Stadler Rail), active in the railway signalling business (ERTMS-ETCS European Train Control Systems).

  • Managing Director&General Manager, Member of the Board of Directors at Rohde & Schwarz
    Jul 2019 - Jan 2024 · 4 yrs 7 mos

    As member of the global Executive Team of the Rohde&Schwarz group in charge to lead a Sales&Service organization in Italy of 60 people achieving an all-time record in Order Income/Revenues both in Test&Measurement and in Radiocommunications (Goverment and Defence sectors). As Managing Director and General Manager of Rohde&Schwarz Italia SpA in charge to develop the business for the Italian subsidiary in strategic sectors such as defence (radiocommunications, interception systems, signal intelligence, electronic warfare), industry and aerospace.

  • Managing Director&General Manager, Chairman of the Board of Directors at JENOPTIK
    Feb 2014 - Jul 2019 · 5 yrs 6 mos

    As member of the global Executive Team of the Jenoptik group in charge to lead Jenoptik Korea Co. Ltd. as Managing Director. Appointed also as General Manager of the industrial divisions active in South Korea, the company grew and overachieved the targets in both optics/microoptics business and defence optical based applications, industrial metrology and laser processing (automotive).

  • Managing Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Head of Sales&Business Development Germany at Ansaldo STS A Hitachi Group Company
    Jul 2007 - Apr 2012 · 4 yrs 10 mos

    In charge to start the railway signalling business in Germany on behalf of Ansaldo STS SpA (Hitachi Rail Group today), appointed as Managing Director (with an assignment contract to Germany) and Head of Sales&BD of Ansaldo STS Deutschland GmbH, member of the global Executive Team of Finmeccanica SpA (Leonardo SpA today), winning the most important ERTMS/ETCS-European Train Control System railway signalling projects in Germany in the years 2007-2012