Carlo Grossi
Packaging & Machinery
- Degree in Engineering at Bologna University
- INSEAD Advanced Management Program
- For over 30 years he has held managerial positions in leading B2B companies and groups operating in global markets, with particular communication and negotiation skills, and with a special talent to detect early market and technology changes to effectively drive innovation.
- From 1979 to 1980 Project Manager at Finike Italiana Marposs Spa
- From 1980 to 1990 he has been Marketing Director and Joint Export Director in GD Spa and, subsequently, Joint General Manager at Acma Spa, both companies controlled by Coesia Group
- From 1991 to 1993 General Director and member of the Board in a diversified industrial Group active in textile machinery (SIMA srl and Promatech Srl) and steel pipes for water, oil & gas (Generalsider Spa, Riveco Spa and Generaltex Spa)
- From 1993 to 1998 Managing Director for Ocme Spa, logistic systems and packaging machinery for consumer industries
- From 1998 to 2001 Managing Director for Casmatic Spa and Innoteck Srl, both companies operating in the packaging machinery for tissue, within Korber Group
- From 2001 to 2011 he held growing functions within the Delonghi Group, up to General Manager of the Professional Division: CEO position in Climaveneta Spa, RC Spa and DL Radiator Spa. He has been responsible for all aspects of P&L, business strategy, delivering business growth, opening European, Chinese and Indian markets
- From 2012 to 2015 CEO at DelClima Spa, controlled by Delonghi Industrial and listed at Milan Stock Exchange; he managed the spin-off of professional Division from listed Delonghi Spa, create an independently listed company, developed turnover and international markets
- From 2016 to 2021 CEO of Mitsubishi Electric Hydronics and ITCooling System Spa, group of companies in Italy, India and China controlled by Melco LDG Group. He managed complex post merger integration process, the merge of CLIMAVENETA spa and RC spa, holding and service companies (Delclima spa and Delclima Finance ) and financial holding (DeLonghi Professional Lux ) into one single new company Mitsubishi Electric Hydronics and IT cooling spa, reducing complexity and costs, also releasing significant fiscal benefits. He also managed the sale of the 8 European sales and service subsidiaries to Mitsubishi Europe, planning and managing merging structures with existing Mitsubishi Electric Europe Branches to align with MELCO group structure,
- Since March 2022 member of the Industry Experts Cavour team
- Languages: English, French