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The Sub-Saharian Africa, another market with a strong pace, represent a key challenge for the Italian industry.
traditional presence of Italian companies, is growing at In addition, Italian public institutions such as the
a 5% pace. Ministry of Economic Development, Ice, Sace,
Although Brazil, Venezuela and Argentina recently Simest, which support particularly the
faced some financial difficulties, South America is internationalization of SMEs, are a distinguished
expected to keep growing between 1.5 and 2%/ partner in advising and often in financing or
year. guaranteeing the companies on how to operate
However, China and India, which are growing at a 6%/y more effectively in the global market arena.
Pierino Gauna
Pierino Gauna graduated in mechanical engineering, greater complexity and responsibility.
thermal engineering branch, at the Polytechnical of Subsequently he has consolidated management
Turin. experience as a business unit Manager, CEO and
He has developed his professional career in the same President in engineering/contracting companies.
company, that lived different organizations and Contract professor for teaching technical facilities at
properties over the years: Fiatengineering, Fiat Group the Polytechnic of Turin – Faculty of Architecture in the
until 2004, then Maireengineering, Maire Tecnimont years 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006.
Group. He is member of ANIMP’s National Council and of the
Carrying out his activity he has acquired expertise in Executive Board.
the energy plant sector heading for the management He serves as Association’s treasurer for the biemmium
of operational units as responsible for underlying 2013-2015.
entities and covering organizational positions of
Gianfranco Tripodo
Graduated in Economics at the University of Genoa, he responsibilities, roles and tasks related to strategic
joined Italimpianti in 1976, working in the Technical and planning and cost control.
economic feasibility studies Dept. of industrial projects. Currently he works as a consultant for private companies
Then switched to Piaggio, in Marketing Dept. and after and public bodies in the field of planning, organization
prolonged activities in the field of investigations in and control. He also studies market trends of plant-
marketing industry, falls within the world of engineering making industry for “Centro Studi ANIMP”.
companies (Innse, Iritecna) thatching, with increasing
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