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Andrea Iacopini

Evaluator · DISC type Dsc
Group CDO - Chief Digital Officer at MERMEC
📍 Italy

Andrea is the Group Chief Digital Officer at MERMEC, leveraging over 20 years of expertise in cybersecurity and IT/OT operations across critical infrastructure sectors. He specializes in cloud transformation, AI adoption, and risk management. People often describe him as professional, reliable, proactive, and a skilled problem-solver with an open mind.

Beyond his technology career, Andrea is an accomplished offshore sailor who competed in the demanding MiniTransat 2013 solo transatlantic race. He chronicled this life-changing experience in his book, "Il Mare degli Uomini" (The Sea of Men), showcasing his resilience and passion for adventure outside of the corporate world.

Unique fact: He is an author and an offshore sailor who successfully completed the MiniTransat, a solo transatlantic yacht race.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Group CDO - Chief Digital Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Italy
Personality Overview

How Andrea shows up

Fast But Analytical
Hard To Convince
Quality Focused

They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there

Priorities

Topics Andrea cares about

Cyber & OT Security
He has over 20 years of experience leading cyber defense, threat intelligence, and risk management for critical infrastructure, including specialized IoT and OT systems.
AI-Driven Transformation
In his current CDO role, he is leading the enterprise-wide AI strategy and deploying AI-driven security analytics to enhance both operations and defense capabilities.
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Career

Work history

3-2026
Group CDO - Chief Digital Officer
MERMEC
5-2023 - 5-2026
Chief Information Security Officer
SITAEL
7-2022
Group CISO - Chief Information Security Officer
MERMEC
9-2020 - 7-2022
First Vice President
UniCredit
1-2020 - 8-2020
Director - IoT/OT Service Line Leader | International Markets (EMEA)
Deloitte
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
Defense and Security Sciences
Università degli Studi Link
2001 - 2003
Master NBA
Politecnico di Milano
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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