Dr. Francesco Ragone

I drive business growth and manage sales activities with a focus on EMEA, while also supporting key markets in South America and Central Asia. I specialize in building strong client relationships, crafting detailed technical and commercial proposals, and collaborating with internal teams to deliver customized solutions. My goal is to proactively identify new opportunities and maximize market reach

Responsible for Technical Development, Innovation, Promotion & Marketing of Specialty Chemicals applied in the Downstream Industry, Refining & Petrochemical, in collaboration with technical and sales managers & clients to deliver winning solutions Technical & Sales KPIs monitoring and definition of corrective actions Budget definition and cost monitoring 2 Departments activities coordination, 6 direct reports, 3 external reports

Responsible for managing the products throughout their lifecycle, gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, working closely with technical and sales managers to deliver winning products - Researching, reviewing & reporting on competitors’ products and activitiies - Technological innovation, commercial promotion and field assistance to the application of new technologies for the Oil&Gas Industries - Management of industrial tests and start-up of new treatments

Main tasks are technical development, commercial promotion and field assistance to the application of new technologies for the Downstream (especially Petrochemical Industry) and Upstream sector (untill November 2012); management of field trials and start-up of new products, mainly performed in Europe, North and West Africa.

Computational Chemistry, Molecular Modelling