Paolo Fontana

CEO - HAWE Mattro

Schwaz, Tyrol, Austria

About

I started working as an electrical engineer in the US before moving towards the application field first and the European sales environment then. After spending two years working in the Emerging Markets Sales Team and travelling the world I took a MBA to improve my skills in management, strategy and economics. I became Head of Sales in Europe leading a team of hardworking guys in the off-highway market challenges. A new chapter started when I accepted to be the CEO of an innovative start-up in the hydraulic cylinders world: an amazing 5 years’ experience that taught me a lot about entrepreneurship, resilience and strategy. I then took over the leadership of an electrification division within an established and quality known Bavarian industrial group. Going back to my electronic roots and to work for sustainability was always my dream. The rest is called future and is going to be exciting in a way or another.

Experience

  • CEO at HAWE Mattro GmbH
    Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

  • CEO at PistonPower
    Jan 2018 - Jan 2023 · 5 yrs 1 mo

  • Curtiss-Wright Corporation (4 yrs 9 mos)
    • Head of Sales - Europe
      Apr 2016 - Dec 2017 · 1 yr 9 mos

    • International Sales Manager ROW - Industrial Group
      Jan 2014 - Mar 2016 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      Managing Sales, Key Accounts, Agents and Distributors in India, South America, South Africa, Turkey, ME, Korea

    • Regional Sales Manager - South Europe / ROW
      Apr 2013 - Jan 2014 · 10 mos

  • International Sales Manager Europe/India/Africa at Williams Controls Inc.
    Jul 2012 - Apr 2013 · 10 mos

  • Sales Manager Europe at Williams Controls
    Nov 2010 - Jul 2012 · 1 yr 9 mos