Damiano Bragie'

GLG is an American expert network that operates a membership-based platform providing independent ad-hoc consulting services to business professionals around the world. I Provide consulting services to the industrial and automotive markets related to end-markets, strategy, organisational structure, and business models.

Piovan is a family owned private company designing, manufacturing and selling capital equipment, auxiliary machines for the plastic processing industry. Brought on in a situation of low order intake, low morale and negative EBIT and cash flow. Reorganized the sales and production departments. Launched a six sigma quality improvement plan involving engineering, production, and quality. Applied a lean production system.

SKF is a leading bearing and seal manufacturing company with 48K+ people in 140 production and manufacturing sites. Promoted to turn around a manufacturing plant in southern Italy with 330 employees and 80M Euro revenue. Oversaw 10 direct reports and handled full P&L responsibility. Led the overall operations and reported to the BU Operations Director. Turned around the factory by breaking even at the end of 2013, and running profitable as of Q1, 2014.

Responsible for SKF Asia sales unit (35 employees, 50M Euro sales in 2012), part of Automotive division, Powertrain Electrical and 2Wheeler business unit in Shanghai. Oversaw 5 country sales units (China, Hong Kong, India, Korea, and Singapore) with full P&L responsbility. Chairman of the board for the SKF Shanghai Bearing factory. - Transformed the business allocated to the SKF Shanghai bearing factory from commodity to value added business - Drove business growth from 20M to 50M Euro within 2 years

Tasked with the start-up of the Automotive/Electrical and 2Wheeler sales unit in China - Exceeded the business plan and delivered 70M RMB revenue (vs. 50M RMB BP) in 2009 and 110MRMB in 2010 with positive TVA. - Sourced and developed approximately 200 new customers (including Haier, Midea, Riello, Valeo, Bosch, Remy). - Appointed to lead a bigger sales unit with customers in HK, Korea, India and China in 2010.

Led marketing activities, strategy setting and developed the global 5 years strategic growth plan. Global Account Manager for Whirlpool

Responsible for developing product line business in Asia (China, India, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan, Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore) by selling through local distributors. Managed 2 direct reports and reported to the Global Sales and Business Development Director. Developed new business by visiting hundreds of customers in the region, unearthing new untapped business and building relationships and market knowledge that ensured the future success of the sales unit.

Hired to find new market opportunities by understanding the customers needs and develop completely new products. - Led a development team with the following functions: design, testing, manufacturing, sales, application engineering and quality. - Recognised with the “SKF Innovation Award” in 2004 and 2005 for developing an innovative unit that reduced the customer total cost of ownership. - Installed a bearings unit that outcompeted Chinese competitors for the Indesit account.

Completed three intensive six-day sessions spread across three quarters with group assignments in between. Sessions took place in Singapore, China and India and was attended by select SKF executives and included an emphasis of doing business in Asia.