International business languages
Economic, financial and legal working knowledge of English, French, Italian and Spanish.
International leadership · transition management · growth
Global insight.
Practical solutions.
CEO, General Manager, Managing Director and Sales Director leadership for businesses ready to develop internationally, lead change and deliver durable results.
Start a conversationView LinkedIn profile
Academic profile
Business education with a genuinely international outlook.
“Since 1995, I have developed companies and business units at the international level. I have managed complex organizations, achieving results through unwavering commitment and a passion for quality work.”
Economic, marketing and business-administration training complemented by international-business education, professional-accounting credentials and language studies.
Master in International BusinessInternational business and cross-border commercial perspective
Degree in Economics, Marketing and Business AdministrationAcademic studies
Certified Public AccountantProfessional qualification
Diploma of English Studies in English LiteratureBritish Institutes
Diplôme en Langue et Littérature FrançaiseInstitut catholique de Paris
Languages
International communication for commercial, financial and legal contexts.
Language capability that supports direct engagement across international markets, organisations and business relationships.
Dutch / Flemish understanding
Understanding of Dutch, developed through strong Flemish family ties.
Business experience
International leadership from 1996 to today.
Experience history consolidated in PMEs, multinationals as well as public companies.
Transition Director
Tesmec Group
Grassobbio, Lombardy, Italy
Business Consultant
Pragma Global Consulting
Europe
General Manager
DEMACLENKO
General Manager, DEMACLENKO America Inc.
Chief Executive Officer
STORTI SpA
Verona, Italy
Business Development Manager
FAE
Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Managing Director
FAE
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Export Manager — Benini Berto Srl
Mondial Forni SpA
Verona, Veneto, Italy · On-site
Sales Director
UNIMAC-GHERRI
Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy · On-site
Managing Director
Mondial Forni Australasia Pty Ltd
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Export Manager
Mondial Forni SpA
Verona, Veneto, Italy
Selected organisations
Experience built inside operating businesses.
Senior executive and commercial roles across international infrastructure, machinery, agricultural-technology, food-equipment and consulting businesses.
Tesmec Group
International infrastructure technologies and solutions for construction, maintenance and management of strategic infrastructure in energy, telecommunications, railway and natural-resources sectors.
Visit Tesmec ↗
DEMACLENKO
International provider of fully automatic, turnkey snowmaking systems, member of Leitner - HTI Group.
Visit DEMACLENKO ↗
STORTI SpA
Manufacturer of machinery and technological solutions for animal feed and welfare, including mixer wagons and Unifeed feeding technology.
Visit STORTI ↗
FAE
Designer and manufacturer of heads and tracked vehicles for forestry, agriculture, roadwork and demining, including mulchers, tillers, stone crushers and soil stabilizers.
Visit FAE ↗
Pragma Global Consulting
Executive consulting for international business development, growth, transition management and complex organisations—bringing global insight and practical solutions to today’s business challenges.
Discuss an assignment ↗
Mondial Forni SpA
Industrial baking and food-processing equipment business associated with export management, international market development and the Mondial Forni Australasia subsidiary.
UNIMAC-GHERRI
Industrial food-machinery business associated with capsule fillers, industrial lines and international sales management.
Benini-Berto Srl
Joint venture between Mondial Forni S.p.A. and Officine Meccaniche Pietroberto S.p.A., for which export operations and sales-network development were managed.
Knowledge of international markets
Turning international complexity into a commercial plan.
Market development
Focused entry paths, channels and execution priorities across Europe, Asia, Oceania and the Americas.
Greenfield projects
New-business creation through to operating organization and subsidiary development.
Company leadership
Alignment of people, operations and commercial objectives.
International execution
Commercial discipline across cross-border environments.
“Practical advice is strongest when it is informed by responsibility for the result.”
Industries
Built for technical and operationally demanding businesses.
Industrial equipment
Equipment-oriented businesses and international markets.
Construction & infrastructure
Technical applications and project environments.
Environmental management
Specialist machinery and field applications.
Snowmaking technology
Specialist international technology business.
Distribution networks
Dealer, channel and market development.
Food and bakery equipment
International sales and export development for industrial food machinery.
Skills
Commercial leadership with operational depth.
Executive leadership
Business development
Transition management
International market development
General management
Growth strategy
Export management
Sales-network development
Commercial management
Greenfield projects
Connect with Diego on LinkedIn.
View the latest career details, executive experience and professional network.
LinkedIn profile ↗Pragma Global Consulting
Ready to discuss your next international business challenge?
For executive leadership, growth, transition or international market-development assignments, begin with a confidential conversation.