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Dr Gianfranco Scalabrini  is Italian and graduated from the University of Naples 'Federico II' in 1997 in Mechanical Engineering. He also has a PhD in Thermo-Mechanic Engineering Systems with a thesis on Public pipelines management.

Soon after his graduation, Gianfranco became affiliate professor in Rome, Naples and Aversa Universities, and was involved in a number of collaborations between Utilities and Academia. In the meantime he developed many international entrepreneurial initiatives.

In 2000, Gianfranco joint Mckinsey & Co. where he held the position of Associate Partner working on a number of projects in the industrial sectors, mainly in power and oil, gas, and Basic Material. He was the European leader of the Marketing & Sales Competence Center in Power and Oil. Gianfranco was responsible for recruitment in Southern Italy and Milan regions.

Gianfranco left McKinsey in 2010 and joined the Azimut Benetti Group, world leader in luxury yachts production, as Central Director and CEO of their foreign companies, mainly in Brazil, Turkey and China. He was responsible for the key areas of the business, from production to Marketing and Sales.

After 18 months Gianfranco decided to leave the Group to come back to consulting to serve, as an Independent Professional, his key clients in the industrial sectors. He has since moved to 3H partners, where he covers a wide range of industries, such as Energy, Oil, Telecommunications and Assembly.

Gianfranco is also very active in Corporate Relations and Communication. In 2003 he founded, with other young entrepreneurs and managers, Auriga, a permanent observatory of the new management class. In 2007 Gianfranco founded Vera, a small firm working in Corporate Communication and Corporate Social Responsibility, in close collaboration with Bocconi University of Milan.

Gianfranco's interests are also in management transformation. He is the author of numerous articles, published on newspapers (Management Matters, Corriere della Sera), magazines (I campioni della crescita, Global Competition) and case studies. Gianfranco is also author of many scientific publications on the main international magazines in the Technical Physics sector.

Gianfranco speaks fluent English and Italian. He lives in Rome with his wife Laura and his son, Francesco Giovanni.