Paolo Cordonatto

Regional Head of Operations at adapa Group

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

About

I am an experienced manager with a proven track record in Operations, Supply Chain and Continuous Improvement. I have successfully managed several change and investment projects. I enjoy creating a strong and loyal team and achieving challenging goals.

Experience

  • Regional Head of Operations at adapa Group
    May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Regional Operations Director at Valmet
    Jul 2018 - Apr 2025 · 6 yrs 10 mos

    Responsible for Service Operations in SEMEA Region (Southern Europe, Middle East and Africa), which includes 3 plants, 2 operations at customer, 4 engineering offices and supporting a turnover over 150MEur, with over 350 employees. In charge of Site’s Financials and of the KPI’s on Safety, Quality, Service.

  • Director of Operations at Nuceria Group
    Apr 2017 - Jun 2018 · 1 yr 3 mos

    In charge of the plants in Milan and Torino. Main deliverables on Safety, Quality, Service, Productivity, Cost and Sustainability. A strong industrial plan to be put in place to support and prepare for profitable growth

  • Site Manager and Project Manager at Avery Dennison Materials Group Europe
    Jan 2014 - Mar 2017 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    In charge of stabilizing the local organization and moving the production site into a new location. From location finding trough contract preparation, building permit, green field construction, to final move without business disruption. Main deliverables on Safety, Energy Savings, Cost reduction, People Retention and Customer Satisfaction. Overal Project Value over 10Meuro

  • ELS Director at Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials
    Jul 2012 - Dec 2013 · 1 yr 6 mos

    In charge of all Six Sigma and Lean activities across the European division ( Turnover well over 1 Billion Euro); this includes all the Front End and Back End functions; directly reporting to the VP General Manager of the group.