Graziano Colombo Email & Phone Number

Bioggio, Switzerland

Milan Area, Italy

From the time I joined VVA I acted as Contract Manager, and I filled the following roles:- Change & Innovation Manager for a luxury textile company;- Project Leader for the launch of a new brand in the pharmaceutical industry;- Marketing Manager for a food processing company;- Business Development & Innovation Director for a company in the food business.

Cavaion Veronese (Vr), Italy

- Responsible for the identification of a sustainable business model for the middle/long term- I directly managed 7 people, 2 agents and the Top 3 Key Accounts;- Direct report to the Board of Directors.

Leinì (To), Italy

- Responsible of the Export Division: 5 people, 40 countries, turnover: 10 mln euro. - In charge for the Development of the company from an Italian market based model to a Multinational model- I manage directly the most important countries for the company: Russia, France, China, Turkey. - Direct Report to the CEO

Brescia, Italia

- Responsible of the Export Division: 11 people, 60 countries, turnover of 50 mln euro. - General Manager of the French subsidiary: 6 people and a turnover of 8 mln euro.- Direct report to the Group General Manager

Milano

- Responsible for sales results, marketing activities, commercial profits, and for the P&L of the Spanish/Portoguese Joint Venture. Turnover of 60 mln euro.- I managed the distributors in the following areas: South Europe, ex USSR countries, Africa, Balkans.- Determined the Business Plans and the Marketing Plans with the distributors

Milan Area, Italy

- I was in charge of developing new markets in East Europe and Africa. - I scouted and opened the following markets: South Africa, Russia, Romania, Ukraine, Poland, Czech Rep, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Morocco, Tunisia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia.

Modena

 Responsible for the assignment and for the attainment of the sales targets, for the customer care indexes and for the corporate identity standards. It was my care to analyse the area potentials and the nomination of new dealers (in 2003 I reorganised the whole Italian net).  I determined the prices for the competence areas and the sales incentives. Besides, I was the Company's representative for the definition of the Eurotax evaluations.

Maranello

Area of competence: Far East, Latin America, Middle East and South AfricaCoordinated the promotion and the network animation activities, I defined the potential for each country and the nomination of new importers. I toook care of the press presentations and the customers’ events. I supervised all the Marketing Plans shared with the distributors and I acted as intermediary with our Communication Dept.I elaborated the prices (with the relative competition analysis) and I studied… Show more Area of competence: Far East, Latin America, Middle East and South AfricaCoordinated the promotion and the network animation activities, I defined the potential for each country and the nomination of new importers. I toook care of the press presentations and the customers’ events. I supervised all the Marketing Plans shared with the distributors and I acted as intermediary with our Communication Dept.I elaborated the prices (with the relative competition analysis) and I studied the country allocations for the competent markets. Show less

Milan Area, Italy

Degree, Economics

Specialisation: International Companies Management

Bachelor Of Science, Mathematics