
Franco Merlo
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About me
Innovation Manager accredited by MISE (Italian Ministry for Economic Development)
Education

Politecnico di Torino
1982 - 1988Master's Degree in Engineering Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
Experience

Fata
Jan 1990 - Jan 1992Project Manager
FIAT SpA
Jan 1992 - Jan 2000Senior Director Project ManagementFiatAvio, Power Division. Senior Project ManagerMiddle East

FIAT Group
Jan 2001 - Dec 2002Senior Director Project ManagementFiatEnginering do Brazil

TurboCare SpA
Dec 2002 - May 2006Managing 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 2006Diversified Business, Director
Dec 2002 - Dec 2003

Siemens ES-TC
Jun 2006 - Jan 2009COO GT Product LineOrganized 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 2014Re-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 2014Managing Director & CEO
Feb 2009 - May 2014

EthosEnergy Group
May 2014 - Dec 2017Group Business Integration & Synergy, Vice PresidentSuccessfully 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 2019Executive Managing Director
Jul 2018 - Apr 2019Senior Consultant
Jan 2018 - Jun 2018

Indipendent Consultant
Nov 2019 - nowSenior Innovation Manager, Accredited by MISE (Italian Minister for Economic Development)
Licenses & Certifications

Financial Markets by Yale University
Yale University CareersMar 2017
Financial Accounting by Pennsylvania University
Wharton Executive EducationMay 2017
Corporate Finance by Pennsylvania University
Wharton Executive EducationApr 2017
Languages
- enEnglish
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