PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
from 2006 Universal Music Group – Milan
Chief Financial Officer & HR Director (from 06/2009)
Financial Controller (from 07/2006 to 06/2009)
- Head of Finance, IT, HR and Facilities
- Head of accounting and treasury (cash pooling) of Universal Music Group Italy;
- Member of Board of Directors of Universal Music Group legal entities;
- Annual fiscal and statutory closing of audited accounts of a group of companies;
- Tax planning, Italian fiscal consolidated statements and Bénéfis Mondiale (Vivendi worldwide fiscal consolidation);
- Head of royalty office, responsible of licence and copyright management;
- Head of Management control, budget and forecast.
from 2004 to 2006 Edizioni Curci Srl – Milan
Finance Director
- Head of accounting and treasury offices of group of companies in Italy, France, Benelux, Spain, Germany, USA, UK and Canada;
- Annual fiscal closing of audited accounts of a group of companies;
- M&A operation;
- Management control, budget and forecast as per Italian GAAP;
- HR, property and facility management of Real Estate companies.
From 2003 to 2004 Norman 95 Spa - Milan
Chief Financial Officer
- Head of finance, administration and treasury of a real estate group of companies resident in and outside Italy;
- Cash flow management: agreements with banks and third party to find cash resources, relationship with minority partners;
- Risk management and project company start up in Italy and in other countries;
- Company listing at London Stock Exchange (AIM segment) with responsibility of financial relationship with auditors and Nominated Advisors;
- Drafting Log Form, Short Form and Working Capital for AIM/LSE listing;
- Annual fiscal closing of audited accounts of a group of companies;
- Long term budget and forecast.
From 2000 to 2003 Zomba Records Italia Srl – Milan
Chief Financial Officer
- Head of finance, administration and treasury;
- Monthly closing of accounts and reporting results to the UK headquarter;
- Annual fiscal closing of audited accounts;
- Budget and forecast;
- Business Affairs, drafting and managing contracts with artists, contacts with collecting firms and category associations,
- management of italian and internationale copyright;
- Managing company start up;
- Human resources, strategic planning.
From 1995 to 2000 PolyGram Italia Srl/Universal Music Italia Srl - Milan
Management Control Director
Member of the Board of Directors
- Head of Licence: responsible for contacts with SIAE, collecting firms and category associations, management of Italian and international copyright;
- Responsible of management control and reporting: preparing monthly international reports (US/UK GAAP), preparing budget and forecast for HQ;
- managing royalties and copyrights;
- market research.
From 1993 to 1995 CEE Revisione Sas/Guerard Vialà Sas – Milan
Senior Auditor
- Auditing and statutory accountcertification mainly of commercial and industrial firms;
- Acquisition evaluation and due diligence;
- Administration consulting, drafting fiscal balance sheets, consolidated balance sheets of medium and large industrial groups.
From 1993 to 1993 Banca Popolare di Abbiategrasso – Milan
Business Analyst - Internship
- Internship at the Credit Department of the Banca Popolare di Abbiategrasso as a business analyst;
- reports on credit capacity and index evaluation using CBIL software.
ORGANIZATIONS
Assolombarda Confindustria Milano, Monza e Brianza - Board of Media, Communication and Entertainment Group
- Vice President of the Board (2015);
- President of the Board (2012);
- Member of the Board (2009).
TEACHING ACTIVITIES AND LECTURES
- Adjunct Professor at Economics, Management, and Statistics School, Second cycle degree programmes (LM) in Innovation and Organization of Culture and the Arts (GIOCA Master) in Bologna University. Course: “Reporting, Budget and Business Plan” - 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22;
- Lecture at Master in Music Communication, Catholic University of Milan: "Organization and structure of Record and Music Publishing companies", 22 and 29 January 2020;
- Lecture/interview with JETN at University of Trento on music business, 2 December 2019;
- Lecture at Bocconi University of Milan: "Organizational changes in Universal Music Italy", 7 May 2019;
- Lecture at Master in Music Communication, Catholic University of Milan: "Organizational changes in a Record Company during streaming revolution", 7 March 2019;
- Lecture at GIOCA - School of Economics, Management and Statistics University of Bologna: “New challanges in Italian and worldwide Record Market”, 1 October 2018;
- Lecture at GIOCA - School of Economics, Management and Statistics University of Bologna: “Development of Italian and worldwide Record Market”, 26 September 2017;
- Lecture at Bocconi Art Campus BSMA - Bocconi University of Milan: "From Music to Net Income. Finance and Innovation in a major Record Company", 5 April 2017;
- Lecture at Bocconi University of Milan: "Digital impact of UGC on Italy Record Market", 1 March 2017;
- Lecture at GIOCA - School of Economics, Management and Statistics University of Bologna: “Italian Record Market & Opportunities”, 28 September 2016;
- Lecture at GIOCA - School of Economics, Management and Statistics University of Bologna: “Italian Recording Market – Digital evolution”, 24 September 2015
- Lecture at Master “Publishing and Music Production” – IULM University of Milan: “Finance and Economics in the Record Industry”, 17 April 2015
- Lecture at GIOCA - School of Economics, Management and Statistics University of Bologna: “Setup of a recording product: scouting, marketing and distribution”, 5 December 2014
- Lecture at GIOCA - School of Economics, Management and Statistics University of Bologna: “Budget process in a Record Company”, 3 December 2014
- Lecture at Università degli Studi Milano Bicocca - School of Economics: “Economics in an Entertainment company”, 27 May 2014
- Teacher at Master MMCM Università La Sapienza of Rome: “Finance and Economics of videophonographic product”, 22 May 2014
- Lecture at GIOCA - School of Economics, Management and Statistics University of Bologna: “Forecasting and Reporting in a Record Company”, 17 December 2013
EDUCATION
- 1992 Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano - Doctor’s Degree in Economia e Commercio (Business and Economy) with thesis: “Information Technology and organizational change in Credit firms”;
- 1985 Liceo Scientifico GB Vico di Corsico (Mi) (Scientific High School) - High School Scientific Degree.
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
I read, speak and write English and French. Scholastic knowledge of Spanish.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Systems and ERP: JD Edwards for AS400, Hyperion Solutions, Navision Financial and Crystal Reports, SAP FI/CO, BW.
