Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Certification
Languages
Additional Information
Timeline
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Massimo Getto

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Massimo Getto

Summary

  • Executive Manager (C-Level) with an extensive background in finance and administration, companies internationalization, M&A, and Group reorganization.
  • Consolidated track record in service and manufacturing fields
  • A strategic leader able to envision strategies for multinational groups and implement them incrementing shareholders’ investment and company capital
  • Strong team player actively influencing corporate expansion in international markets
  • A cooperative leader able to create modern international teams operating in a climate of open communication and staff empowerment, in last experience coordinating more than 50 staff in 10 teams throughout the world

Overview

18
years of professional experience
1
Certification

Work History

GEFRAN S.p.A.
Provaglio D'Iseo

M&A Director & CSO
04.2022 - Current

Job overview

  • Team up with the CEO and the Board of Directors to reorganize the company in order to reduce complexity and foster a faster and more effective response to the market needs;
  • Develop and implement an M&A Strategy to improve the company's strength in the market and reduce the geographical risks, identifying the best targets and implementing an action plan to buy them;
  • Realize a strategic sustainability plan to lead the long-term development of the company and provide the company with the tool to effectively compete in the market Arena

Viasat Group S.p.A
Turin

Chief Financial Officer and VP
12.2006 - 06.2020

Job overview

Group’s Strategy

  • Team up with the CEO in setting the Group’s strategic objectives and effective support in the execution
  • Turn strategic objectives into a clear business plan, identifying main financial issues and determining key performance indicators (KPI) and key risk indicators (KRI)
  • Verify the financial sustainability of the business plan
  • Play a key role in the M&A process
  • Lead the short- and long-term planning
  • Sustainability planning and reporting

Financial reporting

  • Supervise the annual and mid-term financial reporting to various stakeholders in compliance with the reporting manual
  • Coordinate dealings with banks
  • Manage relations with auditors

Ensuring compliance dealing with all the business decisions

  • Ensure investment profitability and cost-effectiveness
  • Check the sustainability of sales initiatives
  • Verify the legal compliance of business initiatives
  • Ensure the accounting and administrative compliance of business initiatives
  • Promote and encourage process improvement, best practice adoption, and staff enhancement
  • Lead administration, managing control, finance, and legal department

Main Results Achieved

  • Guided a strategic and consistent process of turning Viasat Group into a global player in only 4 years with 12 acquisitions across Europe
  • Managed a change management process to support staff in the international phase
  • Introduced and enhanced transparency in financial communication
  • Coordinated international Cash Pooling strategy and OECD tax compliance
  • Reduced department costs by 30% over 5 years
  • Lead the procedure for listing the company on Milan's Stock Exchange
  • Build a Group of professionals in AFC area of great ability, intervening both in the technical and aptitude aspects
  • Construction of an effective management control system
  • Conception and construction of the sustainability report as an opportunity to increase the visibility of the Group and as a tool for business


For the companies of the Group, I held the roles in various Boards of Directors, being Vice President of the Holding company and in other 9 Boards of Directors (both in Italy and abroad) as Chairman or Director.


Tecdis S.p.A.
Chatillon (Italy) - Hong Kong

Chief Financial Officer
06.2003 - 11.2006

Job overview

  • Achievement of the objectives assigned in full compliance with the established timing, obtaining satisfactory results both on activities developed on an individual level by actively participating in team projects with constant commitment, ability, and dedication
  • Management of a team of 25 members with particular attention to motivation activities and continuous training to guarantee high quality of activities and a productive work environment.
  • Support to the Board of Directors in defining the corporate strategy

Dycryl S.A.
Valladolid

Deputy Chief Financial Officer
06.2002 - 05.2003

Job overview

  • Decisive support for the reconstruction of AFC activities through a flexible approach and ability to adapt to new situations and procedures without ever penalizing the quality of work

Education

Wharton School PennsylvaniaUniversity
Philadelphia (USA)

Master from Technology Acceleration Program
02.2022

University Overview

Main topics:

• Disruptive technology

• Artificial Intelligence

• Robotics

• BlockChain

Politecnico
Turin (Italy)

MBA from Engineering Management
07.1998

University Overview

Skills

  • Problem Solving
  • Board Oversight
  • Decision Making
  • Teamwork
  • Time Management
  • Ability to Work Under Pressure
  • Leadership
  • Critical Thinking
  • Negotiation
  • Integrity and Transparency
  • Change and Growth Management
  • Mission and Vision

Accomplishments

Accomplishments

Oscar Bilancio 2009 – Winner of Annual Report Award 2009 Finalist

Finalista Oscar Bilancio 2014 - Finalist of the Annual Report Award 2014

CFO Award 2017. Winner

Affiliations

Affiliations

ANDAF – steering committee

IAFFEI – Chairman of the Working Group on the integrated reporting

Certification

ANDAF - CFO Certification

Languages

Italian
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Advanced (C1)

Additional Information

Additional Information

Publication

Il motore del cambiamento – CFO as the leader of change -Amministrazione & Finanza – November 2010

La dematerializzazione dei costi – Costs dematerialization - Amministrazione & Finanza - August 2011

Non si può tornare indietro – No going back - Amministrazione & Finanza - October 2011

Il rendiconto finanziario in forma diretta – Cash flow statement using the direct method A&F - August 2013

È tempo di rimettere in moto l'Italia – Time to make a fresh start in Italy - A&F - October 2013

Il rapporto banca - impresa – Dealings with banks, a corporate guide - A&F - March 2014

Il nostro manifesto per il report integrato –Our Manifesto of integrated reporting - Andaf Magazine – 2015

L’alba di un nuovo paradigma – The dawn of a new paradigm- Guida alla sicurezza – 2017

Crowe International meeting – Marrakesh 2019 “Technology is a matter of elegance”

IAFEI Survey – Financial reporting and board efficiency – The role of the CFO – 2020

Sostenibilità, lungo periodo ed orizzonte infinito - Sustainability, long term and infinite horizon– ANDAF Magazine - 2021 Recognition

Sostenibilità: faro strategico per il futuro delle imprese - Impronta Zero- Settembre 2022

Timeline

M&A Director & CSO
GEFRAN S.p.A.
04.2022 - Current
Chief Financial Officer and VP
Viasat Group S.p.A
12.2006 - 06.2020
Chief Financial Officer
Tecdis S.p.A.
06.2003 - 11.2006
Deputy Chief Financial Officer
Dycryl S.A.
06.2002 - 05.2003
Wharton School PennsylvaniaUniversity
Master from Technology Acceleration Program
Politecnico
MBA from Engineering Management
Massimo Getto