Nexi Italy

Regional financial director for all payment activities of Nexi in Central, Southern and Eastern Europe

PE-Backed European Payment Services Leader (Bain Capital, Advent International, Clessidra, Hellman & Friedman, CDP) €3.5B+ Revenue • €1.9B+ EBITDA • 53% EBITDA Margin • #1 Italy • #1 Nordics • Top 3 Europe 8-year tenure spanning complete PE value creation cycle: buy-and-build → IPO exit → post-IPO growth Direct 300+ professionals across 10+ countries with full P&L oversight and capital allocation authority for €700M+ investment portfolio. Partner with PE sponsors and CEO to drive both revenue growth and margin expansion across portfolio. Value Creation Impact: • 5-6% organic revenue growth (CAGR) through strategic pricing optimization, partner economics redesign, new product launches, and channel transformation (field sales + direct channels) • €500M+ cumulative cash cost reduction initiatives across 8-year tenure while protecting growth investments, including €100M+ 2025 cost excellence program • 50-100 bps annual margin expansion sustained over 8-year tenure; grew cash generation from minimal to €800M+ annually through operational excellence and working capital optimization • Design of a €200M+ AI efficiency program across operations, customer service, IT and back-office • €25M+ CFO transformation modernizing Finance infrastructure while redesigning processes maximizing AI benefits • ESG Excellence: financial validation of annual ESG reporting; Time Magazine's Top 500 in Sustainable Growth 2025 • Investment portfolio steering, driving investment allocation and evaluating all investments (including technology and product development roadmap and implementations) • Organization Building & Talent Development: Built finance organization to 300+ professionals across 10+ countries; recruited 60+ team members including 10+ senior managers, with 8 promoted to Nexi's change leader team (top 200 company leadership); multiple direct reports advanced to C-suite across portfolio

Fully responsible of the Merchants Service & Solution Operations for In-store and e-commerce operations with more than 2ML asset and store in the Country. With a strong emphasis on Business Requirements and Customer Journey I’m managing: Italy Banks and Retail, Agent and Direct Sales by Customer Service and Merchants On-Boarding Quality and Certifications related Software and Hardware by Technical department Supply chain, distribution and return logistics ,customization, repair and refurbishment Field Service Management in large scale Remote and Digital platform for Terminal Management System and Predict Event Monitoring