Luigi Russo

Automated packaging and mailing solutions for multinational e-commerce, retail, and 3PL companies

Smart Automation Solutions: - Courier & E-commerce: key equipment and sorting solutions - Distribution & Retail: automated warehouses and logistic platforms - Automotive: automated and integrated manufacturing and assembly systems • Full profit and loss responsibility • Established the Smart Automation Solutions division • Achieved a doubling of global revenues and EBITDA • Integrated and developed the acquired Syleps Sas • Led a comprehensive global transformation plan, expanding the portfolio of proprietary technologies, enhancing service offerings, and developing a digital and environmental roadmap while implementing a global supply chain organization that achieved significant tracked savings

• Led Combustion Business Unit (including Fives North American, Fives Pillard, Fives Itas companies) with comprehensive profit and loss responsibility, multisite in EU, US, China, India • Established the Combustion Business Unit and created an advanced R&D center focused on combustion technologies • Developed and implemented strategies and synergies across operations in the US, EU, China, and India

• Led Fives Pillard with profit and loss responsibility, multi sites P&L: France, Germany, Spain, China, India • Doubled profitability, achieved a double-digit EBITDA % • Led acquisition in 2014 and integration of Fives Itas (Italy) • Led acquisition in 2012 and integration of Fives Combustion Systems (India) • Developed portfolio of proprietary technologies • Consolidated worldwide leadership in Cement industry, 60% market share

• Led Fives Filling with full profit and loss responsibility • Turned around the business • Built operations in China and US • Integrated into the Group the just acquired Japanese company Decker Filling • Implemented standardization and modularization of products

Refractory design and installation for Energy, Cement, Oil&Gas industry • Led SEFI-FICA with full profit and loss responsibility • Turned around SEFI business (2007) • Led the merge of SEFI and FICA companies (2008) • Led the sale of the SEFI-FICA company to the Beroa Group (2009)

Steel works and plant installation for Energy and Oil&Gas industry • Led business • Turned around the business, resolution of disputes with key customers • Reorganized the company with implementation of processes for projects execution (risks & claim management), ISO certification

• Developed business with new customers: EDISON, ENEL, ALSTOM, DOOSAN, HYUNDAI • Increased bookings in energy sector: more than 50% • Led de acquisition of the historical biggest project of the company for a desalination plant in Fujairah, UAE for Doosan • Managed commercial representative over the world, coordinated and developed agents network • Managed Service department • Managed simulation (CFD) Department

• Created the simulation department of the company (Fluent) • Invented a process for pulverized coal dosing systems (patented). Supervised first implementations in Turkey for Lafarge • Invented a system for gas turbine air flow repartition (patented). Managed project for the first installation in Italy for Cartiera Burgo • Invented a regenerative system for VOC destruction (patented). Supervised first installation in Portugal for Alcatel

• Degree thesis: simulation, design and implementation of a regenerative system for VOC destruction • Earned a Master of Science in mechanical engineering with 110/110 from the University of Genoa