Personal data
	Year of birth	1946
	Nationality	Italy
	Education	Doctor in Economics, Università Cattolica of Milan, Italy
	Career
	since 2004	Sulzer Ltd, Winterthur, Switzerland Member of the Board of Directors
	2002 – 2006	The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI, USA Member of the Office of the Chief Executive
	1998 – 2006	Dow Europe, Horgen, Switzerland President
	1995 – 1997	Dow Latin America, São Paulo, Brazil President
	1991 – 1994	Dow Europe, Horgen, Switzerland Vice President for Performance Products
	1987 – 1990	Dow Europe, Horgen, Switzerland Vice President Finance
	1986 – 1987	The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI, USA Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions
	1970 – 1985	Dow Thailand, then France, followed by Yugoslavia Financial Director