International business languages
Professional working knowledge of English, French, Italian and Spanish in economic, financial and legal contexts.
International leadership · transition management · growth
Global insight.
Practical solutions.
Executive, general-management and sales leadership for businesses developing internationally, navigating change and pursuing durable results.
Pragma Global Consulting is the brand operated by Diego Facchinetti, an international business consultant based in Italy.
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Academic profile
Business education with a genuinely international outlook.
International leadership and business-unit development experience dating to the mid-1990s, including complex organisations, international market growth and operational change.
Economic, marketing and business-administration training complemented by international-business education, professional-accounting credentials and language studies.
Master in International BusinessInternational business and cross-border commercial perspective
Degree in Economics, Marketing and Business AdministrationAcademic studies
Italian professional qualification — Dottore CommercialistaProfessional qualification earned in Italy
Diploma of English Studies in English LiteratureBritish Institutes
Diplôme en Langue et Littérature FrançaiseInstitut catholique de Paris
Languages
International communication for commercial, financial and legal contexts.
Language capability that supports direct engagement across international markets, organisations and business relationships.
Business experience
Selected leadership roles, 1996–present.
Experience spans SMEs, multinational groups and listed companies.
Transition Director
Tesmec Group
Grassobbio, Lombardy, Italy
Business Consultant
Pragma Global Consulting
Europe
General Manager
DEMACLENKO America Inc.
New Hampshire, USA
Chief Executive Officer
STORTI SpA
Verona, Italy
Group Business Development Director
FAE Holding SpA
Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Managing Director - member of the Board
FAE Australia Pacific Pty Ltd
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Sales & Marketing Director
Storti SpA
Verona, Veneto, Italy
Export Manager
Benini-Berto Srl — Mondial Forni / Pietroberto joint venture
Verona, Veneto, Italy
Sales Director
UNIMAC-GHERRI
Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Managing Director - member of the Board
Mondial Forni Australasia Pty Ltd
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Export Manager
Mondial Forni SpA
Verona, Veneto, Italy
Selected organisations
Experience built inside operating businesses.
Senior executive and commercial roles across international infrastructure, machinery, agricultural-technology, food-equipment and consulting businesses.
Tesmec Group
International infrastructure technologies and solutions for construction, maintenance and management of strategic infrastructure in energy, telecommunications, railway and natural-resources sectors.
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DEMACLENKO
International provider of fully automatic, turnkey snowmaking systems and part of the HTI Group.
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STORTI SpA
Manufacturer of machinery and technological solutions for animal feed and welfare, including mixer wagons and Unifeed feeding technology.
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FAE
Designer and manufacturer of heads and tracked vehicles for forestry, agriculture, roadwork and demining, including mulchers, tillers, stone crushers and soil stabilizers.
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Pragma Global Consulting
Executive consulting for international business development, growth, transition management and complex organisations—bringing global insight and practical solutions to today’s business challenges.
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Mondial Forni SpA
Industrial baking and food-processing equipment business associated with export management, international market development and the Mondial Forni Australasia subsidiary.
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UNIMAC-GHERRI
Industrial food-machinery business associated with capsule fillers, industrial lines and international sales management.
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Joint venture between Mondial Forni S.p.A. and Officine Meccaniche Pietroberto S.p.A., for which export operations and sales-network development were managed.
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Grow with a clearer international market strategy.
Pragma Global Consulting supports companies planning internationalisation, developing foreign markets, assessing competitors and positioning their business, products and services.
Internationalisation & foreign-market development
Identify priority markets, compare entry options and shape a practical route to market, including partners, channels and commercial execution.
Market benchmarking
Benchmark target markets, business models, sales channels and relevant market practices to understand opportunities, gaps and strategic choices.
Competitor comparison
Compare relevant competitors and their products or services to understand strengths, differences and potential sources of differentiation.
Company, product & service positioning
Clarify the company’s value proposition and position its products and services for selected markets, customer needs and routes to market.
Knowledge of international markets
Turning international complexity into a commercial plan.
Market development
Focused entry paths, channels and execution priorities across Europe, Asia, Oceania and the Americas.
Greenfield projects
New-business creation through to operating organization and subsidiary development.
Company leadership
Alignment of people, operations and commercial objectives.
International execution
Commercial discipline across cross-border environments.
“Practical advice is strongest when it is informed by responsibility for the result.”
Industries
Built for technical and operationally demanding businesses.
Industrial equipment
Equipment-oriented businesses and international markets.
Construction & infrastructure
Technical applications and project environments.
Environmental management
Specialist machinery and field applications.
Snowmaking technology
Specialist international technology business.
Distribution networks
Dealer, channel and market development.
Food and bakery equipment
International sales and export development for industrial food machinery.
Skills
Commercial leadership with operational depth.
Executive leadership
Business development
Transition management
International market development
General management
Growth strategy
Export management
Sales-network development
Commercial management
Greenfield projects
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