Rome, Latium, Italy
- COO/General Manager of AB Concessões, 4th largest toll road operator in Brazil (⁓€360 mln Revenues) - >20 years of M&A / portfolio management experience within top tier corporations / investment banking in strategic sectors, in Europe and emerging markets - Setting up and implementing Internal Auditing and Enterprise Risk Management frameworks - Board member of international companies: --- Board of Directors of Lusoponte, concessionaire of the two urban bridges of Lisbon (2014 - 2020) --- Supervisory Board of Stalexport Autostrady, company listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (2013 - 2016) Key transactions: - Mundys Group: extensively involved in the international expansion strategy pursued by Atlantia in emerging markets that led to the development €500 mln at EBITDA level; - DeAgostini Group: creation of i) an international player in the industry of tv content production (Zodiak Entertainment) through a build-up strategy involving the acquisition / integration of local operators in Europe and ii) of the private equity arm of De Agostini Group (DeA Capital and IDeA Alternative Investments): - Leonardo Group: worked on some of the most strategic transactions that allowed the group to become a global player in the aerospace & defense business.
Concessionary company for the design, construction and management of the permanent road and rail link between Sicily and Calabria, controlled by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance - Setting-up and implementation of the company's Enterprise Risk Management Framework.
- Governance of subsidiaries (TIM Brasil, Inwit, FiberCop, Noovle, Sparkle, Olivetti, Telsy), including strategic projects and monitoring of related Master Service Agreements: renegotiated the MSA and a large settlement agreement with INWIT
- Verified the effectiveness/adequacy of the internal control & risk management system and the implementation of the Organization, Management & Control Models (D.Lgs 231/01) of the group companies, supporting their assessment by the corporate bodies/statutory auditors/supervisory bodies - Setting up and implementing Internal Audit for Aeroporti di Roma (e.g. definition of mandate, guidelines) - Analysed the Mundys/Abertis Internal Audit governance model; provided support to the Ethics Officer
Management of M&A and turnaround projects aimed at enhancing international portfolio assets following the acquisition of Abertis: - Worked on the identification of efficiency plan for some international subsidiaries within Mundys Group (review of P&L / capex plan / organizational structure)
4th largest toll road operator in Brazil (⁓€360 mln Revenues / ⁓ 1.500 km network under concession) Responsible for the management of group’s operational activities both at corporate level, mainly in relation to legal affairs and business development, and at concessionaires’ level with main focus on capex plan execution and coordination of operations - Reporting to the CEO - Responsible for Technical & Engineering Area, Legal Affairs, Business Development and coordination of Operations - Resources directly managed: ~ 90 - Major projects/achievements: ---- Renegotiation of the Concession Contract of the concessionaire MG-050 ---- Group’s Capex plan optimization (investment costs reduced by 5% vs. budget-plan) ---- Reduction of toll evasion rate on group’s road network by over 40% ---- Launched the debt restructuring process for the concessionaire Rodovias do Tietê ---- Revision of the organizational structure of the Technical & Engineering Area at AB Concessões
Extensively involved in the international expansion strategy pursued by Atlantia in emerging markets (toll roads and airports) that led to the development of an international network contributing > € 500 million to the Group’s Consolidated EBITDA: from the creation of the 4th largest road operator in Brazil to the consolidation of Atlantia’s position in Chile till the entrance into the Indian market: - Reported to the International Business Development Director - In charge for: -- Investment evaluation: assessment of international investment opportunities (M&A, JVs, privatizations) in toll road and airport sector. Managed M&A projects -- Portfolio performance: monitoring the operational and financial performance of the international portfolio assets (budget-industrial plan, performance analysis, Net Asset Value) - Board Member of: -- Supervisory Board of Stalexport Autostrady, company listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange -- Board of Directors of Lusoponte, concessionaire of the two urban bridges in Lisbon -- Chairman of the Board of Autostrade Portugal, holding of Brazilian and Portuguese investments