RDAbout Riccardo
I’m an impact-driven and action-oriented professional with a strong sense of achievement and proactive approach to tasks and people. My experience is in Economics and Business Administration, with a background spanning corporate environments and startups. I’m Swiss & Italian, fluent in five languages, with work and study experience in Switzerland, Finland, Israel, and the Netherlands. Extensive global travel has fostered my intercultural understanding. My passion is to combine and promote my key strengths in sustainability, leadership, sports, and personal development.
German
Native or bilingual
Italian
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Fluent
French
Fluent
English
Conversational
Dutch
Basic
Serbian
Basic
Can work on-site
Zürich (up to 50km)
Experience
- South PoleDirector, Climate Investments & Commercial DirectorJanuary 2024 - Today (2 years and 5 months)Zürich, SwitzerlandSouth Pole Climate Investments removes the barriers to investments, providing peace of mind that climate finance is invested for maximum impact. In my role, the main responsibilities include:
- Support the Head of Climate Investments and the Executive Committee in steering the business and implementing the strategy
- Contribute to implementation of business line mandates, mainly in the areas of net zero cities and conservation finance
- Work with existing and new clients to develop new strategic business opportunities, across all offerings of the organization
- Drive operational tasks across the business line team and ensure all Business Partners (e.g. People & Culture, Finance, Legal) embed their work in the broader context of the business line, its strategic direction and interests
- South PoleDirector, Practice Lead Action Platforms, Climate InvestmentsJanuary 2022 - December 2023 (1 year and 11 months)Zürich, SwitzerlandPart of South Pole's Climate Investments business line, Action Platforms offer a space for decision makers to come together and jointly solve the most pressing sustainability challenges of our time. Multi-stakeholder platforms in South Pole's portfolio focus on topics such as energy access (D-REC), carbon dioxide removals (CCS+), green hydrogen (Hydrogen for Net Zero) or conservation (CPIC). As Practice Lead, my main responsibilities include:
- Leading a team of platform managers and subject matter experts
- Defining vision and go to market strategy
- Overseeing a portfolio of climate action platforms
- Launching new platforms, tailored to latest climate action trends
- Setting and controlling practice budget
- South PoleSenior Sustainability Advisor, Regional Director Benelux & a.i. New European MarketsJanuary 2020 - December 2021 (1 year and 11 months)Amsterdam, NetherlandsEstablished South Pole's presence and client-facing team in the Benelux region. In addition, from August - December 2021 , ad interim role to lead the team of Sustainability Advisers and shape South Pole's business development efforts outside established regions. Main responsibilities include:
- Leading a team of Sustainability Advisers
- Supporting organisations along their climate and sustainability journey
- Defining and executing local marketing and business development strategy
- Strengthening South Pole's presence and brand in the Benelux and New European Markets region
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Education
- Executive MBA, Sustainable Business with a focus in Business Transformation and EntrepreneurshipBusiness School Lausanne (BSL)2026Executive MBA, Sustainable Business with a focus in Business Transformation and Entrepreneurship
- M.Sc. in Economics and Business Administration, Management and International Business with a focus on Sustainability ManagementAALTO UNIVERSITY2016M.Sc. in Economics and Business Administration, Management and International Business with a focus on Sustainability Management