Luca di Palo

Luca Di Palo has a diverse work experience spanning several industries. Luca currently holds the position of Head of Global Operations Strategy & Business Excellence at Kedrion Biopharma, where they have been instrumental in improving the company's financial results. Prior to this, Luca served as the Head of Global Logistics and Head of Corporate Strategy and Execution at the same company.

Before joining Kedrion Biopharma, Luca worked at Benetton Group as the Strategy & Program Manager and Group Master Calendar Leader. In this role, they focused on streamlining the company's collection cycle development and implementing organizational improvements.

Earlier in their career, Luca held key positions at Ferrero, including Operations Strategy Senior Manager and Hazelnut Company (HCo) Corporate Business Development Manager. At Ferrero, Luca contributed to strategic planning, coordinated multi-country transformational projects, and supported the development of the hazelnut industry on a worldwide scale. Luca also worked as an Organization & Operations Improvement Manager at Ferrero's in-house consulting arm.

Luca's qualifications include an MBA from the University of Iowa - Tippie College of Business. Luca has also gained valuable experiences as a Summer Associate at AlixPartners, a Strategy & Transformation senior consultant at IBM, a Business Analyst at BIP - Business Integration Partners, a Researcher at Politecnico di Milano, and a Summer Intern at Merrill Lynch. Through these roles, Luca has accumulated a wide range of skills and knowledge in strategy, operations, and finance.

Luca Di Palo graduated from Leonardo da Vinci in 2000 with a diploma in Scientific High School. Luca then attended Politecnico di Milano from 2000 to 2003, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Management and Production Engineering. From 2003 to 2006, Luca pursued a Master of Science degree in Management, Economics, and Industrial Engineering, with a major in Finance. In 2008, they obtained an Engineering State Exam from Politecnico di Milano in the Information Engineering Sector. Luca continued their education at The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business from 2011 to 2013, graduating with an MBA in General Management and Corporate Finance. In 2014, they attended SDA Bocconi to study Organization Design, though the degree name is not specified.