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Guido Giuseppe Neri Mocchi

Guido Giuseppe Neri Mocchi

Abbiategrasso

Summary

Strategic and industrious TLC/Data Centre Wholesales Sales Manager, with more than 22 years of experience, offering comprehensive background in building relationships, cultivating partnerships, retaining top accounts and growing profit channels by establishing trust.


Disciplined and resourceful professional with expertise in account development and market penetration. Used to follow the familiar path of the telecommunication arena and the international environments.


Italian mother tongue with fluency in English (and a little of Spanish, too).

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience

Work History

ITC Consultant

Self-employeed
10.2023 - Current
  • Providing consultancy in the field of IT system, WAN network, data Centre/Colocation, Virtualisation (WMWare), Cloud services and Data Backup
  • Made recommendations and performed upgrades, assisting businesses in technology planning aligned with growth projections
  • Evaluation of new technologies and best practices
  • Evaluation of project requirements and specifications and issue the RFO documentation
  • Evaluation of emerging trends in technology, recommending strategic investments to maintain a competitive edge within the industry.
  • Analyses for seamless system migrations with minimal disruption to operations, using careful planning, execution strategies, and risk mitigation techniques
  • Delivered high-quality presentations to the CEO and the stakeholders, effectively communicating project objectives, costs and results.
  • M&A consultancy for ITC related small companies, with due diligence on the customer base, on the sales processes and with check of the balance sheets.


Major achievements:

  • 3+ million euros worth migration to SAP Hana, with new colocation and new F.O. network for the Italian branch of a French multinational (approx. turnover: 2+ billion euros just in the EU)
  • merge between 3 system integrator firms into a single 2,5 million euros company.


Wholesales account manager

Irideos s.p.a.
01.2018 - 06.2023
  • I work in a constantly changing environment, similar to a start-up: during the merging of 6 companies, roles are flexible and tasks must quickly fit to new challenges
  • Carriers, Over The Top and international connectivity reseller accounts management
  • International Channel sales developer to recruit, develop, drive and monitor businesses with channel partners
  • Used to work with minimal supervision, to think quickly and to lead technical discussions where necessary
  • Prospecting and identifying new sales opportunities including contact qualification, engagement and discovery
  • Consultative sales approach to understand and meet customer needs
  • Close collaboration with cross-functional teams (Legal dept., Marketing dept., Technical Ops. dept.) to develop customized offers and to respond to RFP & RFI.
  • Working with direct sales representatives, channel sales, marketing and engineering teams to develop services and procedures
  • Highly polished presentations to partners' and customers' senior management
  • Regularly provided detailed reports on account performance, highlighting successes as well as areas needing improvement for continued growth.


Major achievements:

  • I always reached or exceeded the sales targets (except in 2022)
  • I managed to keep good reputation and respect among both the domestic and the international Carriers' and Colocation/Data Centre major players, no matter the on-going merges and the troubles these caused
  • I successfully hand my reseller customer base over to the company Reseller Business Unit

Business Unit Director

KPNQwest Italia s.p.a.
04.2003 - 01.2018
  • Responsible for all the Carriers' and Foreign Markets' Sales and Relations
  • Major accounts sales
  • Channel Developer and Manager, to recruit, develop, drive and monitor businesses with channel partners
  • Used to work with minimal supervision, to think quickly and to lead technical discussions where necessary
  • Used to issue compensation plan and deliver sales targets based on measurable parameters such as: gross revenue achieved, churn minimisation, sales timing
  • Aggressive prospecting and identifying new sales opportunities including contact qualification, engagement and discovery
  • Working with direct sales representatives, channel sales, marketing and engineering teams to develop accounts
  • Highly polished presentations to partners' and customers' senior management
  • Developing offers to respond to RFP & RFI
  • Providing input and feedback to Marketing managers on product development and collaboration with marketing department to increase the value propositions of the services offered by the business unit.


Major achievements:

  • I always reached or exceeded the sales targets (except in 2010)
  • I earned good reputation and respect among both the domestic and the international Carriers' and Colocation/Data Centre major players
  • I successfully engaged and turned into customers big companies, carriers, international hosters and OTT
  • I managed to build up, motivate and lead performing sales teams.

Sales Support Team Manager

KPNQwest Italia s.p.a.
10.2000 - 04.2003
  • Building up and managing the Sales Support Team in Italy and the related activities
  • Responsible for all the Carrier Sales Support
  • Commercial tasks and contractual discussions to support or even to act on behalf of Account Managers in highly complex bids
  • Business Developer for foreign countries
  • Deployment of processes, tool and quality criteria across my Team and with regard to the other company departments
  • P&L control and accountability
  • Highly polished presentations to customers' senior management
  • Responsible for bids related to: IPVPN, Server Hosting / Facilities, ATM network, Dedicated internet access also w/ BGP4, IPLC
  • Develop offers for responding RFP & RFI
  • In-country project manager also for corporate services
  • Technical and procedural interface between the HQ and the country
  • Contract Management
  • In-country responsible for the 'knowledge distribution' (training of the sales force) about the corporate products and services.

Sales Support Manager

iaxis ltd
03.2000 - 10.2000
  • Built up and managing the Sales Support Team in Italy and the related activities
  • P&L control and accountability
  • Several commercial tasks and contractual discussions to support the Account Managers in highly complex bids
  • Responsible for several bids related to: Broadband SDH and optical link DWDM, Carrier Colocation, IP Transit w/ BGP4, IPVPN, IPLC
  • Contacts with the world leading telecommunications carriers
  • Co-location facilities develop and project managing
  • Develop offers for responding RFP & RFI
  • In-country project manager for corporate services
  • Technical interface between the HQ and the country
  • Customer presentations.

Senior Consultant

Euros Consulting spa
03.1997 - 03.2000
  • Assistance to the client for the implementation of planning methodologies
  • Company management and organization, P&L planning and control
  • Research and development for the most efficient image of the financial companies and their products
  • Meetings with high level representatives of the banking and consultancy sectors
  • Feasibility studies, Project planning and Implementation in the telecommunication/internet and WAN areas
  • Contacts with the leading suppliers for Telecommunications and IT devices
  • Client presentations.

Technical Sales Engineer

Teleco spa
06.1996 - 03.1997
  • Responsible for Technical Sales, Tasks related to external relations and sales
  • Involved in the development and production of ISDN devices
  • Frequent contacts with the representatives of Telecom Italia, Sirti, Ferrovie dello Stato (National Italian Railway).

System Engineer / Technical Sales Engineer

PLLB Elettronica spa
01.1994 - 12.1993
  • Systems engineer in tele-measurement projects
  • Pre and post sale support to clients
  • Presentations and launches of new products
  • Training of customers and internal personnel.

Project Engineer

Siemens spa
01.1993 - 12.1993
  • Initial 6 month stage
  • Further 6 month employment c/o the R&D division of Siemens TLC.

Education

Degree in Electronic Engineering - Telecommunications and Trasmissions

Politecnico Milano

National Qualification (Esame di Stato) - Telecommunications and Trasmissions

Politecnico Milano

High School Diploma -

Liceo Scientifico Statale B. Cairoli
Vigevano (PV)

Several Lectures about: ATM Services - Tecnical and Commercial Training, IPVPN Services - Tecnical and Commercial Training, IP Transit Services - Tecnical and Commercial Training -

KPNQwest
2004

Management of International Teams: pan-European coworking -

KPNQwest
01.2001

Basics of Enterprise Finance: from Capital Planning and EBITDA to Equity Shares and P&L -

iaxis
01.2000

Broadband SDH and optical link - Tecnical and Commercial Training -

iaxis
01.2000

Lecturer for the "Master in Tecnica e Gestione Bancaria" dealing with "Le Telecomunicazioni in ambito Bancario (The Banks and the Telecommunication) -

Euros Consulting
01.1998

Course on Switched Telephone Networks and ISDN -

Telecom Italia Lab
01.1996

Skills

  • Wholesales deep knowledge (Telco Carriers and Colocation/Data Centre industry)
  • Account development & Customer Relations
  • Customer Needs Assessment
  • Performance Tracking & Sales Reporting
  • Bid preparation
  • Business & Data Analysis
  • Teamwork and Collaboration & Relationship Building
  • Business Leadership

Languages

Italian
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Advanced (C1)
Spanish
Beginner (A1)
German
Beginner (A1)

Timeline

ITC Consultant

Self-employeed
10.2023 - Current

Wholesales account manager

Irideos s.p.a.
01.2018 - 06.2023

Business Unit Director

KPNQwest Italia s.p.a.
04.2003 - 01.2018

Sales Support Team Manager

KPNQwest Italia s.p.a.
10.2000 - 04.2003

Sales Support Manager

iaxis ltd
03.2000 - 10.2000

Senior Consultant

Euros Consulting spa
03.1997 - 03.2000

Technical Sales Engineer

Teleco spa
06.1996 - 03.1997

System Engineer / Technical Sales Engineer

PLLB Elettronica spa
01.1994 - 12.1993

Project Engineer

Siemens spa
01.1993 - 12.1993

Degree in Electronic Engineering - Telecommunications and Trasmissions

Politecnico Milano

National Qualification (Esame di Stato) - Telecommunications and Trasmissions

Politecnico Milano

High School Diploma -

Liceo Scientifico Statale B. Cairoli

Several Lectures about: ATM Services - Tecnical and Commercial Training, IPVPN Services - Tecnical and Commercial Training, IP Transit Services - Tecnical and Commercial Training -

KPNQwest

Management of International Teams: pan-European coworking -

KPNQwest

Basics of Enterprise Finance: from Capital Planning and EBITDA to Equity Shares and P&L -

iaxis

Broadband SDH and optical link - Tecnical and Commercial Training -

iaxis

Lecturer for the "Master in Tecnica e Gestione Bancaria" dealing with "Le Telecomunicazioni in ambito Bancario (The Banks and the Telecommunication) -

Euros Consulting

Course on Switched Telephone Networks and ISDN -

Telecom Italia Lab
Guido Giuseppe Neri Mocchi