Dott. Giorgio Elefante
Senior advisor
Graduated in Amministrazione, Finanza e Controllo - Un.Bocconi
Areas of expertise
He is a Management Consultant focused on governance issues, strategic choices, organizational alignment, change management and generational shift, able where necessary to take on the responsibilities of apex or Chief Restructuring Officer, Independent Board Member, Interim/Contract General Manager (full or part-time), especially in the industrial and automotive sectors. He Acts as Advisor in transformation projects and in the context of extraordinary transactions, in the following areas of activity: Business Planning (independent formulation and review), Turnaround & Crisis Management, Business & Operational Due Diligence, Post-Deal Services.
Background
He was for about 4 years General Manager of a leading industrial group in its sector, dealing with the pandemic emergency and the commercial and technological transformations induced by a changed regulatory framework. Previously, he spent 17 years at PwC in the Deals (Corporate Finance) and Consulting (Strategy) business lines, assuming as a partner the responsibility of coordinating the professional activities carried out within the automotive industry at the Italian level, the automotive industry distribution sector at the EMEA level, and clients belonging to the Exor group at the global level. He gained his expertise in governance, strategy, organization and family business at Ambrosetti - The European House between 1994 and 2002.
Positions
He is a Qualified Ordinary Member of AssoCompliance. He has been a board member of industrial companies in Italy and some European jurisdictions (Spain, Poland, Czech Republic).
Publications
He has contributed to the drafting of PwC network's thought leadership papers on the automotive sector ("Gentlemen Dispute or Bar Room Brawl" between 2003 and 2005, Global Automotive Financial Review in 2007, "Gentlemen Start Your Engine" in 2008); he edited the Italian section of the Global Family Business Surveys conducted by the PwC network between 2006 and 2018. He has been a speaker at numerous Conferences and Seminars in Italy and Europe, mainly on topics relevant to the automotive sector and family-owned and managed businesses.
