Leadership

CEO

Federico’s background is from the Media Industry, he has led the digital operations for Gruppo Monrif in Italy before becoming CEO of L’Unione Editoriale SpA. He joined Atex in 2011 as manager of the the Italian operations. He holds an MSc in Business Administration from the University Of Bologna.

Chief Financial Officer

Sultan started his career in finance as an auditor and qualified as a chartered accountant from the ICAEW. He worked for PriceWaterHouse Coopers in the UK and then joined Reckitt Benckiser Plc where he spent several years working in various roles across the globe. His last role before joining Atex was in Berlin working for Zalando SE where he managed the commercial P&L of the DACH region. In his time with Atex he has been involved in the various stages of transformation including a number of acquisitions. Sultan holds an MSc In Economics and Finance from Surrey University.

Chief Product Officer

Cesare has over 20 years experience in the telecom and internet industries, he has joined Atex in 2019 coming from Gruppo Monrif in Italy where he was chief operating officer of the digital operations. In Atex he will be responsible for designing and driving forward the digital publishing product offering. He holds an MSc in Telecommunications Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano.

Chief Technology Officer

Michele Alessandrini, a former Senior Solution Architect at Amazon Web Services, earned his experience working on business-related cloud architectures and technology leadership for over a decade. Michele leads the cloud competence centre targeted to our customers and the entire group.

Head of Business Unit – Content

Camillo has been working for the media industry since 1996. A software engineer at heart, he has enjoyed different roles in the software development business, ranging from Product Development management to Operations Director to Product Management. He believes marketing needs to have a thorough understanding of its company, products and the customers that serves. As such he also leads product management for Atex Digital Media, the Atex next generation channel-ready cms for news publishers.

Head of Business Unit – Advertising

Tom has over 15 years experience in the software and media industry. He joined Atex in 2000, has successfully delivered and supported software and IT programmes working with customers around the world. During this time at Atex he has held various positions that have involved engaging, designing, planning, implementing and supporting solutions through the ever changing demands of the media industry. Tom holds a BA in Business Administration.

Head of Business Unit – Subscription

Jorma started his career in the Media Industry in 1994 with SyPress Oy, continuing with Atex in different positions, from Customer Support Engineer to Systems Manager, and participating in sales and IT projects with customers around the world. He founded Jaicom Oy, specialising in subscription systems, in 1999 and has worked as company CEO throughout the company history. Now, after 22 years, Jorma is happily back to Atex after the acquisition of Jaicom in late 2021. He holds an MSc in Process Engineering from the University of Oulu.

VP PS & CS

With 25 years of experience, Paolo pioneered the digital revolution in newspapers publishing. He is one of the fathers of the highly acclaimed Unisys “Hermes” editorial system and is now managing all operations in the South region. He holds an MSc in Computer Science from the University of Milan.

VP R&D and digital services

Riccardo started his journey in the Media Industry on year 2000 with Unisys, to continue in Atex in different positions, from Professional Services to Product Development. He has experience in software design, development, and delivery to key customers in various countries for different product areas: archive management, integrations between traditional print and digital media, content management. He holds an MSc in Management Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano.