WHERE THERE IS AN OPEN MIND, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A LAND OF DISCOVERY
Charles F. Kettering
The Group Esprinet Leadership Team consists of a group of team managers who are responsible for coordinating all the activities of our Group.
This set of team leaders is responsible for implementing the growth strategy in all the countries in which we operate.
CORPORATE MANAGER
Alessandro Cattani
Chief Executive Officer
Alessandro Cattani, born in Milan on August 15, 1963, has been CEO of the Esprinet Group since November 2000.
He holds a degree in Electronic Engineering from Milan Polytechnic and a CEGA Master's degree from Bocconi University in Milan.
He began his professional career at the controlling holding company of an Italian industrial group, where, until 1990, he held the position of company director dealing with Information Technology management.
At the end of this experience he worked as a team manager at a management consulting firm before moving, precisely in 2000, to the helm of Esprinet.
Giovanni Testa
Chief Operating Officer
Giovanni Testa was born in Milan on 26 May 1968. After graduating in Law, he began his working career in management control.
Joining Esprinet allowed him to further improve his skills in the areas of credit, treasury, and Data Warehouse. His growing work experience in the company soon led him to work directly with the sales management, where he developed excellent relationships with the Group's customers and suppliers. In November 2016, he joined the Leadership Team after being appointed Business Operations Manager of the Esprinet Group, with 5 commercial departments reporting directly to him. From July 2020, he takes over the role of Group General Manager.
Stefano Mattioli
Chief Administration & Risk Officer
Following several professional experiences in administration in different industries (Food, Pharma, PayTv) he joined Activision Blizzard Group (Videogames) in 2004.
In 2019, following an MBO, he founded, together with three other Managers, 4Side, which in the same year became part of the Esprinet Group.
Since October 2020 he has been in charge of managing the administrative department of the Italian companies of the Group, until his current role.
Cesare Pedrazzini
Chief Information Officer
Born in Milan in 1963, he is currently Chief Information Officer of the Esprinet S.p.A. Group.
He started his career in 1984, in the application software field, designing and developing SW packages in the administrative and tax area.
After several years in consultancy, he has been with Esprinet since 2002.
He has personally overseen the group's internationalisation process and expansion projects following the various acquisitions. At the head of the Information Systems Department, he also coordinates the group of internal developers involved in supply chain innovation projects and in improving the services offered to customers, primarily through the website. In addition, he is responsible for the department that manages the IT infrastructure and cyber security. As the team leader of this department, he is responsible for the best possible combination of uptime and security of the constantly changing systems with the line of business.
Nunzio Punzi
Group Supply Chain Director
After his diploma in Accountancy, in 1989 he began his working career at Micromax, one of the companies that together with Comprel and Celo would later create Esprinet. Here, he worked in management control and administration.
With the creation of Esprinet in 2001, he became Deputy Director of Central Staff.
In 2007, he took on the Corporate position of Back Office Group Director, managing the Logistics and Transport structures for Italy, Spain and Portugal.
Ettore Sorace
HR Director
Born in 1972, after a degree in Law at the University of Parma and a Master in Human Resources Management at ISCOM in Parma, he worked at Vodafone from 2000 to 2007, where over the years he held various roles with increasing responsibilities.
In 2008 he began his career in Esprinet, where he took over as head of the Human Resources Department with the aim of coordinating all activities related to the selection, development, and training of employees of the Italian companies, as well as all aspects of Payroll and labour disputes.
Since September 2020, he has also been part of the Leadership Team, as Group HR Director with responsibility for the Company's various countries.
