ANGELA SANARICO
Independent Director
Born in Mottola (TA) on 11 May 1962, she graduated with honors in Business Economics from the University of Florence and in 1992 obtained the Cega Master degree at SDA Bocconi.
After having successfully passed the exam to become Chartered Accountant in 1988, she began her career at IBM dealing with innovative technologies and customer relations from the earliest years.
As responsible of profits and revenues for all IBM brands (software, hardware, services) on assigned customers, she has followed several banking group M&A projects, participating in and guiding the definition of new technology architectures and supporting customers with studies and business plans.
The experience gained with long-term relationships with the “C-levels” responsible from various industry sectors have allowed her to acquire a significant knowledge of the Italian IT market.
She has contributed to the realization of successful projects by combining the deep knowledge of information technology with the specific realities of the client, thanks to customer relationships, problem solving skills and teamwork.
In particular, in recent years she has promoted and implemented, in close collaboration with the ecosystem of business partners and distributors, the diffusion of exponential technologies such as the Internet of Things and Cognitive Computing, in order to support customers in the process of digital business transformation.
She has always been engaged in volunteering, since 2005 she has organized meetings for students, from elementary to high school, aimed at spreading the opportunities offered by the study of Stem subjects and raising awareness on the risks associated with navigation in Cyber space.