Matteo Abbondanza

Matteo Abbondanza has over 20 years of experience in communication and media relations. Matteo is currently serving as the Head of Media Relations at Nexi Group since January 2022. In this role, they are responsible for press office activities, managing relations with traditional and online media, and developing strategic communication plans.

Prior to their current position, Matteo worked at Nexi from November 2017 to December 2021 as the External Communication and Media Relations Senior Manager. Their responsibilities included corporate and product media relations on traditional and digital channels, financial communications, and support in internal communication activities.

Before joining Nexi, Matteo worked at Gruppo ICBPI from September 2014 to October 2017 as the External Communication & Media Relations Senior Manager. Matteo managed corporate and product press office activities for the companies within the ICBPI Group and coordinated the participation of the group in institutional events.

Matteo also has experience working at CartaSi as an External Communication & Media Relations Specialist from May 2010 to August 2014 and as a Media Relations Specialist from May 2005 to April 2010. Matteo started their career at AIDnetwork in December 2003 and then worked at L'Ippocastano from December 2002 to December 2003, both as a Communication and Press Office Specialist.

Matteo Abbondanza's education history begins with their university studies at the Università degli Studi di Genova, where they pursued a degree in Modern Literature from 1997 to 2002. Following this, from 2002 to 2003, they attended Sogea S.c.p.a., where they obtained a master's degree in Communication. In 2004, Matteo enrolled at Il Sole 24Ore Business School for a specialization course in Media Relations.