Fortunato Guadalupi

Fortunato Guadalupi is a Managing Partner at Dairyplus, food and beverage consulting company, Milan, Italy. Mr. Guadalupi has more than 25 years of experience in the dairy industry. Mr. Guadalupi started running a dairy in Italy, which later was merged with Parmalat, dairy products and non-alcoholic beverages manufacturer, where after having taken active part in rationalizing a group of plants and dairies in Italy, was then launched towards an international career, beginning in Russia where he has contributed to setting up and stabilizing a distribution network in Moscow and major cities. Subsequently, he was appointed as a General Director of the newly established Parmalat Ukraine, where he was responsible for company’s establishment and Parmalat and Santal brands launch into the market. Later he was appointed as a Chairman and Managing Director at a poorly performing Indian subsidiary where he was responsible for restructuring of the company. As a consequence, Mr. Guadalupi took over responsibility for Indochina Region, based in Bangkok where he was Managing Director of two Companies, including a JV with local Partner which he has restructured and turned around to profitability. Meanwhile, in his Indochina Region Director capacity, he has set up and launched another JV in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, with a local Partner. After a short period in Central America, namely Costa Rica and Nicaragua, Mr. Guadalupi left the Group to start up his own venture, Dairyplus. (This is me - Update Profile)