Investors:

Seat Pagine Gialle – As a virtual marketplace where Italian-oriented companies and customers meet and do business, Seat Pagine Gialle has defined its role as the leader in providing communication and information to both business-to-business and business-to-consumer clients. With a primary goal of matching needs with solutions and fostering economic transactions, Seat Pagine Gialle is the main channel for promoting the business activities of small to medium-sized enterprises by utilizing cutting-edge online technology and an expansive database of households (20MM) and businesses (3MM).

Seat Pagine Gialle is firmly entrenched as the European leader in telephone directory publishing and its products have developed a reputation of providing a strong and highly visible market value, acting as the first point of contact for both information seekers and advertisers.

Banca di Roma - In 1992, three major Italian banks merged to form what is known today as Banca di Roma. With offices in 20 nations, Banca di Roma currently boasts a global network that spans from the United States to China and from Great Britain to Japan.

People of Italbiz: Italbiz is proud to have a senior management team comprised of seasoned, cross-cultural professionals with significant international trade experience.


Piero Bassetti - Chairman
Currently President of the Globus et Locus, an association of institutions whose objective is to analyze global and local relations, he is also President of the Board of Directors of the School of Economics and International Relations (ASERI).
Previous to that, from 1993 to November 1999, he was President of the Association of Chambers of Commerce Abroad (CIEE). From 1983 to 1992 he was President of the Union of Italian Chambers of Commerce (Unioncamere) and from 1982 to 1997 he was the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture in Milan. Member of the Parliament from 1976 to 1982, he was the first President of the regional council of Lombardy from 1970 to 1974.
He graduated in Business and Economics from Bocconi University, Milan. He was a Fullbright scholar at Cornell University, and also studied Economics at the London School of Economics.

Emilio Fontana - President
Emilio brings to Italbiz over 30 years of operating and consulting experience at the senior executive level with global technology corporations. In his consulting activity, as partner and cofounder of the Lared Group, he has successfully directed assignments with entrepreneurial and corporate clients specializing in Strategic alliances and Corporate Development. His line management background includes 17 years with Litton Industries, as an executive of the Sweda International Division, the energy management division and corporate.
Emilio holds a Degree in Political Science, from the University of Padua, Italy and a Master in Business Administration, Graduate School of Management, UCLA, which he attended as a Fulbright Scholar.
Emilio is a partner of the Lared Group, a board member of Actual System of America (Software Company) and Lenders Technology Inc. (Lending and Financial Software) He is a past President of the Italian American Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles.

Piero Tarantelli – Director of Development and Planning
As the director of development and planning, Piero Tarantelli is responsible for developing opportunities and partnerships for Italbiz by working closely with the Foreign Italian Chamber System and other business organizations. With 35 years of experience in international trade, marketing and investment, Tarantelli's extensive network of contacts within government bodies and professional business communities prove to be a tremendous asset to Italbiz.
Prior to joining the company, Tarantelli served as executive director of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Montreal. He has held numerous executive positions with Trade Commissions in Toronto; Montreal, Canada; Atlanta; Los Angeles, USA; Dusseldorf, Germany; Sao Paolo, Brazil; and Nairobi, Kenya. In 1985 Tarantelli worked with the deputy supervisor's office in Rome. He also spent time at the Italian Institute of Foreign Trade Head Office teaching courses in foreign trade, marketing strategies and theories on foreign trade. Tarantelli received his law degree from the University of Rome and was a member of the bar in Rome. He is fluent in six languages, including English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Portuguese

Tommaso Giola – Director of Operations
As Director of Operations, Tommaso is responsible for all technology-related aspects of the company. Prior to Italbiz, he worked as Senior Consultant for Thema Associati Srl, an Italian management consulting company. Tommaso’s experience includes Production and Logistic Management at Sector No Limits Spa, Italy and Network Support Management at ELMEC Informatica Srl, Italy. Tommaso has a degree in Management and Production Engineering from Politecnico di Milano, Italy. He also studied Management and Marketing at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA ext.)