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Milan Area, Italy

Vice President South Europe at Fast - A Microsoft Subsidiary -- [over 1.300 Connections ] -- MyLink500 -- Lion
Milan Area, Italy
Stefano Aldrovandi is currently Regional Vice President South Europe at Fast - A Microsoft Subsidiary.
In Fast - A Microsoft subsidiary, Stefano is leading operations in Southern Europe handling and merging the hybrid cultures of these territories with the right mix of direct and indirect channels, combined with a team of senior professionals within its regional organization. With Stefano the region is rapidly growing its results consolidating traditional markets, enhancing, expanding and exploiting new markets and new territories.
Prior to join Fast - A Microsoft Subsidiary, Stefano has spent the 5 years and half in Exalead as Director of International Operations, where, since the start up of Exalead, he played a key role in the expansion of Exalead outside the French Market, developing new markets in Europe and US, establishing new key Partnerships for Exalead, gaining new customers and creating a team of professionals on international basis.
With over 22 years experience in the Information Technology market having spent the last 10 Years in the Enterprise Search Markets., Stefano has covered roles and responsibilities in various French and American multinationals, directly managing Start-up operations in Italy and abroad.
Before joining Exalead, Stefano Aldrovandi was South Europe Director of AltaVista Software, the division of AltaVista dedicated to the enterprise search market.
Before AltaVista he worked for Hyperion Software (now Oracle), and Cincom Systems where he was responsible for the Start-up of the Italian operations, and as Regional Manager of EMEA, developed the Eastern European, and South European markets.
Stefano Aldrovandi started his career at Concept, a leading French multinational software company in the banking industry. Following this experience, he worked for GSI (now ADP), introducing one of the best Payroll Software Packages for Insurance & Banks in the Italian market.
Stefano is fluent in Italian, English, French and Spanish
Lived abroad for short period and now based in Italy. He as worked througout EMEA, Eastern Europe, USA. Stefano has experienced himself on Merges and acquisition, Start Up, International Sales, International Management, International Business Network, International Partnership and Alliances, IT & Services, Enterprise Search
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; FAST; Computer Software industry)
September 2008 — Present (2 months)
Running South Europe Operations in Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and Greece.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
September 2002 — July 2008 (5 years 11 months)
Started up operations outside France. Set up office, hired people, created a reseller network, gained new customers being responsible for a profit and loss. This activity covered Europe and U.S.
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)
February 2000 — September 2002 (2 years 8 months)
Starting AltaVista's software business in South Europe (Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey)
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)
January 1997 — January 2000 (3 years 1 month)
Expanding Cincom Business in EMEA South Region
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)
March 1995 — January 1997 (1 year 11 months)
Selling Financial Reporting Software Solutions, to the Finance Sector in Italy
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)
January 1991 — February 1995 (4 years 2 months)
Introducing in the Italian Marketplace a French Payroll Software package.
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