Roberto Tavano

Current

VP European Security Programmes | Technology, Consulting and Integration Services EMEA at Unisys Corporation

Past

VP, Public Sector at Capgemini
VP, eBusiness & Supply Chain at Capgemini
Partner at Ernst & Young

Partner at Ernst & Young Consultants
Partner at Ernst&Young Consultants
Owner at Program snc, Trieste, Italy
Owner at The T-B ear Co., London, UK

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Education

Université de Geneve
Università degli Studi di Trieste

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Industry

Management Consulting

Roberto Tavano’s Summary

Roberto Tavano is a seasoned international business professional. He is currently a Partner with Unisys Corporation, where he has been busy over the past few years creating, leading and developing the company Security programmes across Europe and beyond, with specific focus on the inception and development of paradigm-shifting and economically large global offerings. In this capacity, he has helped positioning Unisys as a major player in the global security space of border control and aviation security, conjugating enhanced security with passenger convenience. He is leading the development of innovative value propositions based on biometrics that are being proposed to airports and airlines worldwide, targeting passenger facilitation and enhanced security with a comprehensive, holistic approach.
He joined Unisys from Capgemini, where he held the position of VP Public Sector. In a previous life he was a Partner with Ernst & Young, leading e-Business and Supply Chain in Southern Europe, and an entrepreneur that owned and ran a private consulting business, in Italy and the UK, serving regional and international clients across Europe and the UK.
He’s a regular guest speaker at international conferences, sought for interviews by media, and has published several white papers and articles.

Roberto’s rich and motley professional experience is particularly appreciated in the inception, proposal and development of original, innovative business ideas based on a truly holistic business vision and the ability to leverage innovative, paradigm shifting technologies, particularly when applied to complex cross-industry ecosystems.

He is a Physics graduate from the University of Trieste, Italy.

Roberto Tavano’s Specialties:

Business Consulting - Business Strategy - Business Innovation - Business Transformation - IT Strategy - IT - ICT - Biometrics - Homeland Security - Border Control - Registered Traveller - Physical Security - Automotive - Software - Start-up - Media - Public Sector - e-Business - Supply Chain - ERP - CRM - Internet - e-Commerce - Team Building - Deal Making - Private Equity

Roberto Tavano’s Experience

VP European Security Programmes | Technology, Consulting and Integration Services EMEA

Unisys Corporation

(Public Company; UIS; Information Technology and Services industry)

October 2003 — Present (6 years 3 months)

In this role I'm shaping the business concepts underpinning our go-to-market models in Border Control, Identity Management & Credentialing and Physical Security spaces. Innovative Registered Traveller scheme formats and Expedited Airline Passenger Clearance processes fall within the solutions portfolio that was developed for world-wide roll-out. Google my name to learn more from several speeches and presentations.
VP, Public Sector

Capgemini

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CAP; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 2002 — October 2003 (1 year 10 months)

Served as leader in re-launching the Public Sector practice in Italy.
VP, eBusiness & Supply Chain

Capgemini

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CAP; Information Technology and Services industry)

June 2000 — December 2001 (1 year 7 months)

Leading the Italian practice and then South Europe operations, member of the WW Global Leadership Team.
Partner

Ernst & Young

(Partnership; 10,001 or more employees; Accounting industry)

October 1998 — May 2000 (1 year 8 months)

Managed large accounts/projects, esp. in the automotive industry and manufacturing. Then took responsibility of the eBusiness & Supply Chain, growing the Italian practice.
Partner

Ernst & Young Consultants

(Management Consulting industry)

1998 — 2000 (2 years )
Partner

Ernst&Young Consultants

(Management Consulting industry)

1998 — 2000 (2 years )
Owner

Program snc, Trieste, Italy

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Management Consulting industry)

November 1981 — May 2000 (18 years 7 months)

Owner, in charge of high-end business development of a niche strategy house, focusing on creative use of information and communication technologies to help medium to large companies steer their business models towards more innovative ones.
Owner

The T-B ear Co., London, UK

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

March 1996 — July 1999 (3 years 5 months)

Owner, in charge of high-end business development of a niche strategy house, focusing on creative use of information and communication technologies to help medium to large companies steer their business models towards more innovative ones.

Roberto Tavano’s Education

Université de Geneve

PhD , Physics , 1978 — 1980

Thesis not completed, as I left research for business.
Università degli Studi di Trieste

Laurea , Physics , 1972 — 1978

Interleaved with 8-month experience at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland