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WHO WE ARE

TEAM

Our team is composed by professionals that have long-standing experience in the fields of:
  • Business management and strategic development

  • Impact investing, inclusive finance and impact entrepreneurship

  • Innovative technology implementation and new business models

  • Research and analysis on sustainability themes

  • Evaluation based on ESG and financial ratings

TEAM
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STEFANO POGUTZ

Founder and President Board of Directors 

Stefano is a long-standing scholar in the field of sustainability. He is currently tenured faculty at Bocconi University, Department of Management and Technology, and SDA professor of Corporate Sustainability. He designed and was the former director of Bocconi University’s Master in Green Management, Energy and CSR, the world’s best ranked master in Sustainable Development and Environmental Management. He co-founded IMPACTAGE after collecting more than 25 years of experience in the area of sustainability, green management, measurement and sustainability reporting, supply chain and innovation management. He posed focus on topics such as clean tech and renewables, waste management, hydrogen and fuel cells, publishing books, reports and papers on international academic journals. He graduated in Business Administration from Bocconi University and has a Phd in Sustainability and International Management at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna.

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ALESSANDRO CREMONESI

Founder and Executive Board Member

Alessandro earned more than 25 years’ experience in CEO, CFO and Corporate Development roles, maturing a deep understanding in numerous sectors such as luxury/fashion, engineering, manufacturing, financial and strategic consultancy. He led primary companies such as Jil Sander Group, Siat and Techint Group, where he leveraged his skills in strategic and commercial development. He has mastered creative and commercial teams’ recruitment processes, financial strategic management operations and directed turnaround activities. He also gathered global experience and flexibility being exposed to diverse international settings as USA, Mexico, Swiss and Italian professional environments. He graduated in Business Administration from Bocconi University and obtained a PMD (Program for Management Development) from Harvard University.

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FABIO MALANCHINI

Founder and Executive Board Member

​Fabio is a qualified entrepreneur, CEO and board member, with more than 25 years’ experience in microfinance, SMEs, impact investing and innovative financial instruments in 50+ countries. He co-founded IMPACTAGE after successfully co-founding Microfinanza Srl and MFR, where he also collected competencies as a CEO. Microfinanza Srl is a consulting company specialized in microfinance and financial inclusion, while MFR is an international rating agency specialized in microfinance. He is also currently CEO at Impact Fin Italia. He was Partner and Co-founder of Impact Finance Management, an impact investing fund specialized in agribusiness, energy and microfinance. He obtained two master’s degrees, the first in economic and social disciplines and the second in economics, both from Bocconi University, Milan.

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ANDREA POGUTZ

Founder and Senior Partner

Andrea spent more than 20 years working on Digital Transformation and Innovation, managing highly complex ICT transformation programs working for multinational companies heterogeneous in size, corporate culture and core business (e.g. Reply, NTT Data, Capgemini, EY).
Andrea worked in different Sectors (from Telco to Media and Financial Services) supporting clients into designing and implementing new business and service models and managing very heterogeneous projects end-to-end:  from strategy to solutions scouting, from technology adoption choice to service integration and application maintenance.
In the last years he was supporting several Open Innovation and Tech Transfer Programs, both at national and at international scale.
Andrea graduated in physics from Università degli Studi di Milano and obtained a Master in Business Administration at SDA Bocconi.

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ARIANNA PETROTTA

Sustainability Analyst 

Arianna obtained her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in management engineering from the Politecnico di Milano. During her studies, she also had the opportunity to study International Business at the University of Applied Science in Jyvaskyla (Finland). After a brief experience in the consulting world in the Digital Innovation & Transformation field, she directed her career towards Sustainability, supporting the development of projects related to sustainability strategy design, carbon footprinting according to the GHG protocol, and non-financial reporting in various sectors (fashion, textile, manufacturing, chemical, professional services). In July 2022, she obtained the GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) Sustainability Professional 2021 certification, related to the sustainability performance reporting standard.

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ALDO MOAURO

Founder and Senior Partner 

Aldo is an expert of the financial sector, that collected more than 20 years of global working experience in the area. He is currently CEO at MFR, one of the partners of IMPACTAGE that he co-founded. In his long-standing experience he covered roles such as financial analyst, board of directors’ member, manager and CEO, and he matured a deep understanding of the SMEs sector as well as fair trade, sustainable finance, microfinance, mobile money and off-grid networks. He also set up and managed the microfinance investment portfolio of Banca Popolare Etica and the financial consortium ETIMOS. Aldo graduated in political economy from Università degli Studi di Trento, and obtained a master in SMEs’ Marketing Management at Accademia Commercio e Turismo di Trento.

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GIAMPIETRO PIZZO

Founder and Non-Executive Board Member

Giampietro spent more than 30 years specializing in the microfinance sector. He is currently president and founding partner of Microfinanza, a consulting company providing technical assistance to microfinance institutions and developing financial inclusion initiatives; he is co-founder of MFR, an international rating agency specialized in microfinance. After such a long time in the investment sector, he masters skills such as coordinating and implementing technical assistance activities, evaluating projects, researching initiatives for international and bilateral bodies. He is also an expert in financial inclusion frameworks, rural and SME finance. Giampietro graduated in Economics and Business and obtained an orientation in political economy at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.

ADVISORY  BOARD

Our Advisory Board is composed of professionals active in different fields who support and enrich the development of our strategy.
Advisory Board
BARBARA COMINELLI
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Senior Advisory Board

Barbara has collected 25 years of managerial experience in the ICT, Telco, Energy and Consulting industries in Italy and internationally; her expertise covers are: General Management, P&L management, Corporate Governance and ESG, Strategy and M&As, Planning, Marketing, CRM and Customer Experience, Digital and Management of Large Operations. She has a wide international experience: she studied/worked in Italy, UK, USA, Spain, The Netherlands and she has a successful track record in managing culturally diverse organizations. She currently CEO of JLL Italy and she covered top positions at Microsoft Italia, Vodafone and Techint. She has also been nominated by Inspiring Fifty one of the top 50 influential women in Tech in Europe both in 2016 and 2017.

ALESSANDRA FERRONI
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Senior Advisory Board

Alessandra has over 25 years of experience in all aspects of employment law. She is a Partner of the international law firm Gianni & Origoni and is currently Co-Head of the firm’s Labor Law and Industrial Relations practice. She has an extended experience in complex company restructuring and reorganization processes, in top management remuneration as well as in governance and compliance matters. During her career she advised key Italian and multinational companies on multiple and complex issues of labor law and compliance nature. Alessandra holds numerous management roles within the firm: she is a member of the Compensation Committee as well as part of the digital transformation task force. Alessandra also coordinates a multi-practice team focusing on ESG and she is an active member in the Smart Working project which is involving the firm at a global level. She is member of AGI (the Italian Employment Lawyers’ Association) and EELA (the European Employment Lawyers Association). 

RITA NERI WOLFF
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Senior Advisory Board

Rita is a "Pur sang" entrepreneur that has created multiple companies in the fields of marketing and communication, and the silver economy. Thanks to more than twenty years of experience, she acquired a variety of competences such as strategic business planning, international business development and service delivery, long-term relationship management, market and product development, cultural/people change management and an expert knowledge on digital Trade Marketing and Communication solutions. She is currently CEO di Over&Over Srl and Partner of Wolff Neri srl: company specialized in the silver economy development. She was partner of EY Business Advisory and has been CEO of various communication companies such as Neri Wolff spa, Neri Marini srl and Menabò Srl.

CORRADO FERRETTI
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Senior Advisory Board

After a professional career in the tourism and financial services sectors, Corrado turned his attention to the issues of responsible investment and social innovation;
He was a member and / or chairman of boards of auditors and director of various companies (Banca della Valle d'Aosta, Funivie Monte Bianco, International School of Turin, Permicro SpA, European Microfinance Network); He currently chairs the Microlab Association and the Saussurea Foundation, and is an investor and advisor to various innovative start-ups and social enterprises.

FABIO MISCHI
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Senior Advisory Board

He has over 30 years of professional experience in Audit, Accounting, organization and governance, focusing on Consumer Products, Technology, Manufacturing, Logistics and Transportation, Real Estate while managing large national and international professional teams. He studied and worked in Italy, UK, USA. He is an Italian Chartered Accountant and Auditor and he currently chairs the Compliance and Organization Committee of the Board of Chartered Accountants in Milan. 

He is a Retired Partner at EY providing professional services to Italian companies, private and listed. 

GIULIO TAGLIAVINI
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Senior Advisory Board

Giulio is currently full professor of corporate finance and banking management at the University of Parma. He has held strategic direction roles for important financial institutions, including in the field of socially oriented finance, among which Banca Etica and Fondazione Monteparma.
He is the author of several researches, manuals and publications in the managerial and financial fields. Moreover, he carries out training and consultancy activities focused on social finance issues and on assessing their impacts.

ROBERTO ARIOTTI
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Senior Advisory Board

Roberto is President of the Board of Directors of Fonderie Ariotti S.p.A., a historic company that was born in 1910, which activity was managed by 4 generations of the same family that led the company to a position of leadership in the niche of building parts for the renewable energy market, special mechanic, presses and machine tools. He is currently president of the Executive Committee of the European Foundry Association. He is also president of the Italian Foundry Association and president of the BoD of Fonderie Ariotti SpA .

Partners

PARTNERS

We have built a network of Commercial Partners and Specialized Partners that help us offer our expertise to the broadest range of stakeholders. 
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EMIL BANCA CREDITO COOPERATIVO

COMMERCIAL PARTNER

Cooperative bank operating in the territories of the provinces of Bologna, Ferrara, Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Reggio Emilia, and Mantova. 

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F2A S.p.a

COMMERCIAL PARTNER

Services in the administrative field, personnel management, and payroll for business growth and management

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YOUR GROUP s.r.l

COMMERCIAL PARTNER

Italian company that is a leader in offering Fractional Executive services. 

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SALONE D-IMPRESA s.r.l

COMMERCIAL PARTNER

A leading company in the management of business events and corporate cultural events. 

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MICROFINANZA s.r.l

TECHNICAL PARTNER 

Advisory company focused on microfinance, SME lending and sustainable finance, that provides technical assistance, project design and implementation services.

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