Franco Merlo

Franco Merlo

Project Manager

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Innovation Manager accredited by MISE (Italian Ministry for Economic Development)

  • Education

    • Politecnico di Torino

      1982 - 1988
      Master's Degree in Engineering Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
  • Experience

    • Fata

      Jan 1990 - Jan 1992
      Project Manager
    • FIAT SpA

      Jan 1992 - Jan 2000
      Senior Director Project Management

      FiatAvio, Power Division. Senior Project ManagerMiddle East

    • FIAT Group

      Jan 2001 - Dec 2002
      Senior Director Project Management

      FiatEnginering do Brazil

    • TurboCare SpA

      Dec 2002 - May 2006

      Managing all sectors of the Company involved in ITO (Inquiry To Order) process; developing the marketing strategy, enlarging the product portfolio. Explore and develop new business opportunities not related to the Company's core business (service and parts for gas turbine)

      • VP Sales and Marketing

        Jan 2004 - May 2006
      • Diversified Business, Director

        Dec 2002 - Dec 2003
    • Siemens ES-TC

      Jun 2006 - Jan 2009
      COO GT Product Line

      Organized and managed the new Product Line GT inside the TurboCare BU of Siemens ES, designing all OTR (Order To Remittance) processes. Developing (jointly with Marketing function) the product portfolio strategy. Duplicated the add value generated by Operations.

    • TurboCare SpA

      Feb 2009 - Oct 2014

      Re-set the Company’s organization, strategy and direction (part of Siemens ES-TC), modelling the Company’s culture, values and behavior. Building and leading the senior executive team. Allocating capital to the company’s priorities, developing a commercial and operational strategy.

      • Chairman of the Board

        May 2014 - Oct 2014
      • Managing Director & CEO

        Feb 2009 - May 2014
    • EthosEnergy Group

      May 2014 - Dec 2017
      Group Business Integration & Synergy, Vice President

      Successfully managed the project of rationale integration of different entities jointed in EthosEnergy Group (50+ entities with 4500+ HC), designing and developing a plan to maximize the intra-group synergies.

    • Family Owned Group (F&B sector)

      Jan 2018 - Apr 2019
      • Executive Managing Director

        Jul 2018 - Apr 2019
      • Senior Consultant

        Jan 2018 - Jun 2018
    • Indipendent Consultant

      Nov 2019 - now
      Senior Innovation Manager, Accredited by MISE (Italian Minister for Economic Development)
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Financial Markets by Yale University

      Yale University Careers
      Mar 2017
    • Financial Accounting by Pennsylvania University

      Wharton Executive Education
      May 2017
    • Corporate Finance by Pennsylvania University

      Wharton Executive Education
      Apr 2017