Industry Specialist
Andrea Abbati Marescotti
Industrial & Automotive
Andrea graduated cum laude and dignità di stampa in Electronic Engineering in 1989 in Bologna and has over 30 years of experience in the automotive sector, serving in leading management roles to preeminent OEM and Tier1 automotive components manufacturers.
Andrea was until June 2019 the CEO of Brembo S.p.A., the global leading manufacturer of braking systems and components. Before joining Brembo, Andrea was CEO at UFI Filters and held key management roles at CNH and at FCA.
Leopoldo Zambeletti
Pharma & Healthcare
Leopoldo Zambeletti was born in Milan in 1968 and is a Spanish citizen. Leopoldo graduated in business administration from Luigi Bocconi University in Milan in 1991. In 1994 he joined J.P. Morgan first in the Equity Capital Markets and Derivatives team and then in the advisory group with a focus on Healthcare, becoming Head of European and MENA Healthcare Investment Banking. In 2007 he moved to Credit Suisse in the same capacity and in 2012 became an independent strategic advisor to healthcare companies globally, advising on all corporate finance matters. He serves as board member in many private and public companies.
Beniamino Garofalo
Food & Beverage
Beniamino Garofalo was born in 1970 and graduated in Political Sciences in Milan in 1995. Beniamino comes from over 15 years of experience in holding sales and trade marketing management positions at multinationals such as Pepsico, Heinz, Danone, then in the luxury world with LVMH and, more recently, in the Lunelli Group.
Since March 2020 he has held the position of CEO of Santa Margherita Gruppo Vinicolo, today one of the leading Italian companies in the world of wine.
Edoardo Romeo
Digital Transformation and AI
Edoardo Romeo was born in 1965 and graduated in Political Sciences. He began his career in 1990 in Lince S.p.A., a family company leader in the business information market.
In 2000, he was appointed CEO of Lince, leading its growth path by pursuing a series M&A transactions.
In 2009, Lince merged wih Cerved, giving rise to Cerved Group, where Edoardo served as General Manager. Currently Shareholder and Sole Director of Edrom, a holding that invests in Italian SMEs focused on Digital Transformation, Process Automation and AI. He serves as board member of Namirial S.p.A., Sevendata S.p.A., Datlas S.p.A., Selecta Digital S.p.A. and Safety21 S.p.A..
Stefano Lazzari
Packaging & Consumer
Stefano Lazzari is a renowned industry executive who has a 20-year long track record in the packaging and food industries, serving in key management roles at leading multinational companies. Graduated in Microbiology and Agricultural science in 1990 at the University of Milan, he began his career in R&D at Polenghi-Plasmon. He later held key managerial roles at Danone and Galbani, where he reached the position of Supply Chain Director. In 2003 he moved to Alcantara holding the same position until 2006. Since July 2013 until the end of 2021, he has been serving as the CEO of SIRAP S.p.A., the leading Italian plastic fresh food packaging manufacturer.
Umberto Nicodano
Lifestyle & Governance
Umberto graduate from University of Milano in 1974. After five years as in-house counsel for an American multinational group, Umberto joined Erede Bianchi Giliberti and has been a Partner of Bonelli Erede since its founding.
He was chairman of the Board of Bonelli Erede from 2001 to 2007 and has been a board member until 2021. Umberto specialises in corporate governance, M&A (public and private) and private equity especially in the luxury, automotive, and industrial sectors. He is member of the Private Equity, Private Clients and Digital Innovation Focus Teams at Bonelli Erede.