Michele Riva

CEO

Greater Lecco Metropolitan Area

About

 Febraury 2007 ▫ Vicenza Chamber of Commerce German Food Market – Strategy and Statistic  March 2011 ▫ Bergamo Chamber of Commerce Far East Food Market – Business Startegy and Opportunity  May 2011 ▫ Milano Chamber of Commerce When "network" creates the market. Alliances to gain and retain customers  September-October-November 2011 ▫ Università di Ingegneria di Dalmine Export Business School Unicredit Group Specialties:  Good and Fluent knowledge English language spoken and written  Basic knowledge Spanish language spoken and written  Very Good knowledge of Microsoft Windows and principal Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, Power Point, Explorer).  Ability to read mechanical drawing 2D e 3D.  Good knowledge AS400, PRIMULA, ZUCCHETTI.  Hobby: basketball and sports in general

Experience

  • Chief Executive Officer at PROXAUT
    Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

    Proxaut is part of "The Middleby Corporation" USA

  • Vice President of Sales at The Middleby Corporation
    Mar 2023 - Dec 2023 · 10 mos

    • Providing leadership and management to the business and fully responsible for the sales activities and relative strategies. • Coordination of MiddleBy brands to align sales strategy, mutualizes sales resources and maximizing sales opportunities. • Set up with the various MiddleBy Presidents new Project Team activities • Setting up sales strategies

  • General Manager at Busseto Foods, Inc.
    Jan 2021 - Mar 2023 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    • Providing leadership and management to the business and fully responsible for the day- to-day running of various departments. • Focused on developing programs that deliver efficiencies and playing a leading role in the production factory, development and implementation of robust operational processes. • Directing various business departments to ensure the smooth running of the company and resolving contractual issues and disputes. • Training and leading a large team (200 employees totally), providing discipline and performance feedback. Involved in the recruitment and mentoring of new staff. • Responsible for achieving all performance related targets. • Ensuring that best practices are followed in safety, legality and quality of service. • Developing and supporting a cross functional culture of continuous improvement. • Assisting company accountants in the formulation of forecasts and budgets. Undertaking staff performance review. • Maximized time and employee productivity, consolidating data and analysis. • Tracked monthly sales to generate reports for business development planning

  • Global Sales Director at VELATI
    May 2011 - Dec 2020 · 9 yrs 8 mos

    • World market management (domestic -15% - and foreign - 85%) about commercial and technical problems. • Responsible unique about organization, management reporting with final customer and worldwide reseller and relative technical / commercial issues with following resolutions. • Budget evaluation and definition, business strategies and marketing plans. • Managing a team composed n° 2 internal Area Sales Manager, and relative 22 external resellers/agents, plus n° 4 back office people. • Established long-term business relationships and strategic relevance with selected high-revenue and high-growth customers. • Developed sales strategies for geographical markets leveraging insights from customers, stakeholders and market trends.

  • Marketing and business development Manager at LA CASERA DI MARTINELLI S.R.L.
    Apr 2010 - Mar 2011 · 1 yr

    • Manager for the sector of corporate marketing, with the specific aim of giving new visibility to the company. • Company referent for sales representatives located throughout the Italian territory and principal manager for relations with the GDO supermarkets. • Developed, maintained and deepened strategic partnerships with agencies, vendors and market leaders. • Generated new business by reaching out to prospective clients by personal meetings and presenting at trade shows nationwide. • Executed optimal sales strategies to achieve commercial goals for markets.