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Our Executive Team
The company consists of a highly qualified and internationally experienced executive team with careers that span many industries and markets, including everything from technology, aerospace, and software to fast moving consumer goods (FMCG). They all have experience working in both public and private companies, with 50% of the team having direct experience in startups.
This is a team consisting of individuals whose qualifications are as varied as their knowledge, with an extensive skill set that includes engineering, product development, manufacturing, finance, accounting, marketing and sales. Even their backgrounds represent wildly diverse mix of life’s experience. One member born and raised in Italy, and having lived in the US and UK. While another member who is Dutch and grew up in Indonesia and the UK, and currently living in Spain. Still another, an Australian born in the Netherlands who lived in both Australian and the UK. While all executives speak and deal in the business language of English, adding further international capability to this team, one member is also fluent in Italian and French while another is also fluent in German and Dutch. Formal education and training include degrees in engineering, accounting, economics, marketing, and business.
Vincenzo Brugaletta
Marketing & Sales
Vincenzo’s career includes multi-national and multi-language expertise in brand building, development, and management of the online digital experience, in-store communications and customer service. He led multinational teams in the execution of brand strategies, all integrated marketing and communications, and agency relationship management, from strategic sourcing to media planning and buying, and sponsorships. As former Head of Global Integrated Marketing at Luxottica (UK), he also served as interim VP of Integrated Marketing at LensCrafters (USA), a Luxottica subsidiary. Earlier in his career, Vincenzo was Director of Strategic Sourcing and Indirect Marketing at Johnson and Johnson Consumer EMEA (UK). Vincenzo holds an Executive MBA from Cass Business School (London) and a Business degree from Università Ca’ Foscari (Venice, Italy).he is fluent in Italian, English and French.
James Maida
Product Development
James’s dynamic career spans the gamut from Fortune-100 conglomerates to start-ups with extensive experience in business development, engineering, product development, and manufacturing. He has successfully developed and introduced new products both domestically and internationally; addressing a broad range of needs from early stage business planning and market research to downstream promotion and channel development. James has led product development efforts through all stages, from concept and design to product launch and market rollout. including all product packaging, promotion and merchandising, as well as establishing and managing offshore manufacturing. James is a graduate of the University of California San Diego (UCSD) Leadership & Management Program and holds a MBA as well as an Engineering degree from Cornell University.
Michael Phillipps
Marketing & Sales
Michael’s career includes global commercial trading and international financial services. Throughout his career he has helped build, develop and advance businesses and their profiles, where he was responsible for product development and establishing routes to market for a diverse number of commercially successful opportunities, including specialty papers, electronic products, medical equipment, a timber trading company and an international Japanese trading company. Michael also acted as agent for British Telecom (Teletrade) where he originated the largest single sale of an electronic trading platform to Japan.
Willam “Pim” Van Oorde
Marketing & Sales
Pim’s successful career includes managing European and Asia Pacific subsidiaries of both US and UK based high tech companies, including several start-ups. He has over 30 years experience marketing and selling products and solutions, while implementing multi-channel services at both the enterprise and consumer levels. Earlier in his career as an auditor at the accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand (now PWC) he honed his finance and accounting skills. Pim holds a degree in Economics from London University.