Governance
Fortidia has adopted a traditional governance model inspired by good governance principles and best practices. Its functioning and decision-making activities are based upon responsible business practices that comply with applicable laws, international guidelines, and ethical standards.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is responsible for the company’s organization and for management of the company’s affairs, delivering strategic direction including through the development and review of governance policies, practices, and procedures according to an integrated governance, risk, and compliance framework.
Furthermore, the Board is actively involved in setting, validating and monitoring overall and long-term sustainability strategies, objectives and reporting in line with our purpose, mission and corporate values.
Executive Leadership Team
The Executive Leadership Team’s responsibilities include developing and implementing long-term strategic plans, making decisions on day-to-day business, managing the company’s results, and communicating company strategy across the organization.
Our Global Leadership Team
Paolo Fiorelli
Chairman and Ceo
Paolo joined Fortidia at the end of 1993. He has been Chief Executive Officer of MBE Italy and other European subsidiaries since 2001 and of the Group since its inception in 2009, becoming its Chairman in 2016. Paolo is also CEO of AlphaGraphics Inc., PostNet Inc., and PrestaShop SA.
Samuele Spaccia
Group Chief Financial Officer
Samuele joined Fortidia in 2014 as Finance & Controlling Manager of the Group. Previously, Samuele worked with Atlantia Group, one of the world’s leading operators of motorway infrastructures.
Valeria Mennella
Chief Marketing & Data Officer
Valeria joined Fortidia in 2017 after a long career in the Telecommunications industry, including several executive roles in B2B marketing and sales for Vodafone Italy and Vodafone Global Enterprise. Valeria has been Chief Marketing Officer since joining the company.
Gerardo Di Filippo
Chief Transformation Officer
Gerardo joined Fortidia in December 2024 as Chief Transformation Officer overseeing PrestaShop and Global Technology. During his 20-year career, he worked at Amazon, HP, BCG and Unicredit, gaining significant expertise, especially in Retail and ecommerce (both B2B and B2C).
Francesca Magrassi
Group Chief People Officer
Francesca joined Fortidia in July 2021 as People VP of the Group. She started her career in consulting working for McKinsey & Co. then covered leadership roles in Vodafone Italy’s HR department. Francesca has been Group Chief People Officer since April 2022.
Kathleen Panek
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Kathleen joined Fortidia in February 2018 as General Counsel of the United States brands. Starting from June 2022, Kathleen assumed the role of Chief Corporate Affairs Officer for the Group, responsible for Legal, Sustainability, and M&A activities.
Ryan Farris
Region Executive VP
Ryan joined Fortidia in 2017 as Chief Operating Officer of AlphaGraphics. He has also been serving as the Chief Executive Officer of PrintSpeak since 2019 and Chief Operating Officer of Postnet since 2020. He is currently responsible for the Region that includes US, UK, Australia and Netherlands.
Giuseppe Filosa
Region Vice President
Giuseppe Filosa joined the Group in 2016 after a nine-year career in Retail Management within the oil and gas industry. Since joining, he has held several key positions, including Area Manager, Network Sales & Operations Director, and Country Manager for MBE Italy. After serving as Fortidia Vice President of Corporate Development, he now holds the position of Region Vice President, overseeing Italy, Poland, Worldwide Development, M&A, Risk Management, and ESG initiatives.
Josep Obiols
Region Vice President
Josep Maria Obiols joined Fortidia in 2001, following a career in the transport sector with Chronopost International. Over the years, he has held several executive positions within the company, including Co-General Manager and Country Manager for MBE Spain & Portugal. He currently serves as Region VP, overseeing operations in Spain, Portugal, Germany, Mexico and the LATAM region.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity is an essential part of our sustainability promise. Cyber-attacks and security breaches could disrupt our core operations and cause significant harm, such as destruction, alteration or disclosure of personal data.
We utilize appropriate modern technology, best practices, and processes to protect our business and our customers’ data, including based on the criticality of applicable systems and sensitivity of the data stored.
To identify and address data security risks, we periodically run security assessments and informal internal assessments of our processes. We also conduct penetration testing and ongoing vulnerability monitoring regarding specific systems and environments within our technology infrastructure.
WHISTLEBLOWING POLICY
We believe that the best way to sustain an ethical culture is for each of us to act with integrity every day, encouraging all Group stakeholders to voice their concerns.
For this reason we maintain a whistleblowing channel which all Group stakeholders can use to report potentially unethical, inappropriate, illegal, or unsafe activities involving colleagues, external providers or members of our Group network.
The channel is based on principles of accessibility, anonymity, confidentiality and non-retaliation.
CODE OF CONDUCT
The Global Supplier Code of Conduct is one component of our commitment to ethical, responsible, and legally compliant behavior. This Code identifies expected conduct of those who provide goods or services to our group companies and their representatives, and should be considered a minimum baseline.
OUR SUSTAINABLE COMMITMENT
Discover our sustainability strategy, geared toward creating long-term value for all our stakeholders.
REPORTS AND DISCLOSURES
Discover how we are progressing in our sustainability goals, while serving our customers and communities.
