Walter Patanella

Walter Patanella is an accomplished professional with a diverse background in executive leadership and consulting. Currently serving as a Senior Executive at VISCONTI since October 2018, Walter focuses on coaching leaders to enhance business performance and provides independent consulting to private equity firms. Previously, Walter held significant roles at Kantar Media from November 2012 to June 2018, including CEO of EMEA and CEO of News Monitoring and Insights, where revenue and profitability doubled under their leadership. Their earlier experience includes serving as Chief Operating Officer at Press Index, Associate at Kaos Consulting, Managing Director for Continental Europe at Thomson Reuters, and Founder and CEO of World Equities. Walter's career began as a Business Financial Analyst at Detroyat Associés after earning a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Finance from The American University of Paris and further education at SFAF.