Giulio Capocaccia in

Giulio Capocaccia

Energizer · DISC type I
Board Member at Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.p.A.
📍 Italy

Giulio Capocaccia is a Board Member and Private Equity Advisor at Advent International, with a background as a corporate executive at ABB. He specializes in go-to-market strategy, sales effectiveness, and large-scale global initiatives in industrial automation, energy, and software. He holds an MBA from SDA Bocconi and a degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Genoa.

Outside of his corporate and advisory roles, Giulio is passionate about combining market strategy with technology and productivity to create value. He has recently taken a keen interest in artificial intelligence, completing certifications in Large Language Models and Generative AI. He also believes in sharing his expertise with new entrepreneurs to foster their growth.

He has co-authored published academic papers on topics related to data fusion and sensor interpretation in the late 1980s.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Board Member
Job Level
Middle
Location
Italy
Personality Overview

How Giulio shows up

Big Picture Person
Imaginative
Enthusiastic

They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections. They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships. They are always positive and upbeat, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.

Priorities

Topics Giulio cares about

PE Value Creation
As a PE Advisor for Advent International, he focuses on commercial transformation and sales-led growth opportunities in portfolio companies to increase valuations.
Go-to-Market Strategy
A core area of his expertise, highlighted in his professional summary and honed during his time leading global marketing and sales at ABB.
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Career

Work history

11-2018 - 10-2021
Board Member
Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.p.A.
1-2018
Private Equity Advisor
Advent International
1-2015 - 12-2017
Group Senior Vice President, Corporate Head of Marketing & Sales
ABB
1-2013 - 12-2016
Group Senior Vice President, Head of Division Marketing & Sales and Corporate Head of Food & Bev.
ABB
8-2011 - 12-2012
Division Manager, Discrete Automation and Motion, Mediterranean Region
ABB
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2023 - 2024
Education details unavailable
FT Board Director Programme
2023 - 2024
Education details unavailable
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Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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