EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Non-Executive Independent Director, IT listed Company (Italgas, ERG)
- 20+ YRS PQE
- Company Secretary, IT listed company
- Global Board Member
- Global Legal Team Leader (14+ staff members based in EMEA, North America, APAC)
- London Business School Alumni
- English, French, Spanish (Italian mother tongue)
- Net Zero Emissions Transition Projects
- Scope 3 Targets & Sustainable Procurement expert
- DEI Leader and facilitator
- IT Capital markets Compliance
- Merger & Acquisitions
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LYONDELLBASELL www.lyb.com
Global Procurement, Net Zero and Energy, Lead Counsel
Ferrara - Rotterdam, The Netherlands
October 2022 – present
LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) LYB is a global leader in innovation, at the forefront of advancements in the world of chemistry. LYB develops high-quality chemicals, polymers, fuels, and technologies that enable packaging, health, and transportation solutions that are critical to our modern way of life. LyondellBasell manufactures products at 55 sites in 17 countries, employs over 20,000 people worldwide.
The Lead Counsel Global Procurement, Net Zero & Energy drives the results of a dedicated team of in-house lawyers located in NA and Europe that mainly focuses on the purchase of renewable energy through corporate PPAs, the establishment of sustainable procurement criteria within the Global supply chain and assist the business units in the design, execution and delivery of large capex projects in line with LYB Net Zero Strategy and energy targets, including interfacing with hydrogen infrastructures and carbon capture solutions.
Prior assignments within LYB:
Lead Counsel EMEA Operations (July 2021 – October 2022)
Legal Director, Italy and Spain (January 2017 – June 2021)
ERG S.P.A. www.erg.it
2021 – present
Non-Executive, Independent Director
Remuneration Committee Member
Control, Risk and Sustainability Committee Member
ERG is the leading wind power operator in Italy and one of the leaders on the European market and has chosen to adopt a business model focused on sustainable development and decarbonization, in accordance with the transition process that the energy system is undergoing at global level. Listed on the Milan Stock Exchange.
DOORWAY SRL – www.doorwayplatform.com
Co-founder, Board member
2017 – present
Fintech platform, authorized by Consob to operate in Europe, leader in venture investing for the market of professional (Private Banker, Family Office, Financial Advisor), qualified (Business Angel) and corporate investors. First in class selection of high scalable start-ups and SMEs. Market leader and first Benefit Company (ESG ranking) in the Fintech arena in Italy. Top listed club deal for business angels associations, family offices, HNWI (high net worth individuals) investors in Italy and Benelux.
DATALOGIC GROUP www.datalogic.com
Group General Counsel
2009-2015
Datalogic S.p.A. (DAL.MI) headquartered in Italy, employs about 2,700 people worldwide distributed in 30 countries. In 2015 Datalogic Group achieved revenues for 535M EUR and invested over 48M EUR in Research and Development with a portfolio of about 1,200 patents across the world. Datalogic Group is a global leader in Automatic Data Capture and Industrial Automation markets. Main operations in Italy, US, Eastern Europe and Vietnam. World-class producer of bar code readers, mobile computers, sensors for detection, measurement and safety, vision systems and laser marking systems for applications in the retail, transportation & logistics, manufacturing and healthcare industries.
- Direct report to Group CEO
- Board Secretary
- Key member of the executive team, providing ongoing tactical support, advice and presentation to Group CEO and the Board of Directors.
- Legal counsel handling a broad spectrum of corporate, compliance and business legal matters with responsibility with investigation, negotiation, litigation and settlement across business law, corporate law, Intellectual property law, employment law, dealing with any sort of commercial transaction, technology transfer and joint development arrangement, construction and real estate issue, corporate governance and M&A deals.
Other roles within DATALOGIC GROUP
Director and Officer Datalogic IP Tech, Italy (2009 – 2015)
Legal, Compliance and Corporate Affairs Director (2002-2009)
Legal and IP Specialist (2000-2002)
STUDIO LEGALE PROF. AVV. UGO RUFFOLO www.studioruffolo.it
Junior Associate (1997-2000)
Honorary fellow in Advanced Civil Law, University of Bologna (1998-2002)
LANGUAGES
(in order of fluency)
Italian (mother tongue), English, French and Spanish.
EDUCATION
2019 People Leader Development Academy coordinated by Lee Hecht Harrison Knightsbridge, Rotterdam
2008 London Business School, London, UK – Post graduate in General Management – ADP Program, London
2003 General Management Long Term 3 years Development Plan, ISMO, Milan
2002 SDA Bocconi, Scuola di Direzione Aziendale, Milan (Finance Seminar)
2002 Luiss Guido Carli, Business School, Rome (Legal Seminar)
2001 Italian Bar Qualification Exam
1998 Criminal and Civil Practice
1998 Law Degree, Bologna University, with honor (110/110 magna cum laude). Thesis about “Tort Liability issues on the Internet”
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE, CONFERENCES AND PUBLICATIONS
- Teaching assistant and honorary fellow in Advanced Civil Law, University of Bologna
- Speaker at various conferences about Fintech, Equity Crowdfunding in Italy, Equity Investing Online Platforms. (Wolpertinger, Venice 2019, ECIPAR, Bologna 2019)
- Speaker at various conferences and post graduate programs, about Legal and IP matters (eg. General Counsel Forum, Rome 2018 edition; Global Patent Congress, Copenhagen, 2015 edition)
- Publications: “I contenuti in rete tra comunicazione e informazione” in Responsabilità, Comunicazione e Impresa, fasc. 3, Ed. Giuffrè.