Antonio Bove

Reporting to the President and coordinating PR and fundraising activities. Responsible for the self-financing of the Association, in charge of developing relationships and partnerships with sponsor companies, agencies, foundations, etc., aimed at the growth of fundings, the increase of co-marketing actions and the promotion of the association vision.

Being responsible for mobile products my position has progressed into managing marketing activities for consolidating market share and revenue growth by planning and managing marketing programs based on region-wide and sector-wide strategies. Main results gained were:
- Restructured product portfolio by: widening product lines, refocusing product line per vertical markets, reengineering product related processes
- Implemented product portfolio pricing in 24 Countries
- Scouted and negotiated contracts with main vendors
- Analysed satellite and GSM reference market in main Countries
- Coordinated BTL and web communication
- Managed 2M€ product yearly budget
- Coordinated regulatory activities for type approval
- Launched M2M products targeted to telematics, telemetry and SCADA vertical markets, by negotiating with tier 2, OEM and Value Added distribution partners
- Implemented marketing strategy for data product portfolio
- Supported sales managers for customer acquisition

During this period I had the pleasure to be involved into several international initiatives (JV, M&A, Due Diligence) focused on exploring new ventures for business growth.

In particular I have been involved into the following activities: R&D projects, due diligence, market analysis, business plan & investment memorandum, venture agreement and shareholder’s agreement.

Main sectors: telecommunications carriers (including optical fibers); voice, data and Internet VAS (B2B); digital cinema & new media; M2M wireless communication telemetry; high speed Internet connectivity via satellite; telemedicine; distance learning; navigation & fleet management

Market and competitive analysis, competitive intelligence, business and investments analysis, e-business consultancy
Benchmarking Projects: process analysis, best practices selection, training and advice
Feasibility study for the realization of a B2B vertical portal dedicated to the grocery market in Europe.