EXECUTIVE PARTNER

Dec 2016 - Present

Vectia is a global strategy and consulting firm for small- to medium sized businesses. We provide collaborative solutions and innovative ideas to help our clients create new business, maximize value and navigate complex changes within their organisation.

We help new entrepreneurs clarify their business, structure the corporate organization and secure funding through our network of investors in China, the Middle East and North America. Our team of financial, media and marketing professionals provides management support from the initial round of funding to stock exchange listing.

Exec VP and COO 

Feb 2012 – Dec 2016

As COO I oversee the expansion and transformation of gbtimes from provider of radio programming to a Full Media Company . We operate in 15 EMEA Nations. I'm directly involved in the strategies and in their implementation.

Indipendent Consultant 

Jun 2008 – Jun 2011

Involved in a variety of consulting projects aimed to fulfill the knowledge needs of international broadcasters

Consultant on European Operations 

Jan 1991 – Jan 2010

Since the early times I've helped to organize the opening and the expansion of the then Italian, now European branch of Trinity Broadcasting Network.
I worked both in Italy and US organizing a California Corporation, fully owned by me, as vehicle for dealings regarding Trinity Broadcasting Network and other media business.
For this reason I’ve a deep knowledge of corporate, legal and tax matters regarding the interchange issues affecting media business between US and Europe.

COO 

Mar 2003 – Oct 2005

Chief Operating Officer reporting to President & CEO I was involved in the early phase of acquisition of the Company, conducting the due diligence and preparing detailed operating business plans for the start-up phase of the television station.
Since the early phase, operating plans reflected the CEO strategic vision of a media conglomerate with cross-platform contents aimed at different viewership targets, as detailed below:
* General DTH platform plan
* Study for a Good News channel
* Study for the integration in MC Sat of a pan-european
broadcaster with entertainment content
* Overseeing a team developing content ideas, preparing program schedules and pre-producing media.

General Manager 

Mar 1993 – Feb 1995

Managing director, appointed with the duty of restructuring and selling the company, operating a Television Station in Rome, then with 150 employees. The restructuring of the Company was made with hard work, new tv programs launching new talents (Simona Ventura, Marco Liorni, Monica Leofreddi), reducing payroll count to 70 and restructuring all the debts.
Every aspect was my responsibility and the station regained in 1994 the #1 place in Rome's ratings. After two years I’ve succeeded, selling the Company to the American Network, my client on consulting, TBN.

Assistant Producer - Producer 

May 1984 – Aug 1987

Assistant producer, organizing tv shooting for entertainment, sport and news events.
I’ve also had the duty to act as Executive Account Representative for the european on-field production of the American network ABC realizing as Junior Producer events like the Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Geneva 1985, Ski World Cup telecasts and many Von Karajan’s performance videos.