OPTIMA: FRANCESCO FATTORI APPOINTED AS NEW CEO

OPTIMA: FRANCESCO FATTORI APPOINTED AS NEW CEO

San Clemente (RN), 26 August 2019 – Optima, world leader in the gelato and confectionery sectors thanks to the brands MEC3, leading company in the production of ingredients for gelato, Modecor, a reference point for confectionery decorations and Giuso Guido S.p.A, a historic company specialised in the production of homemade gelato and confectionery mixtures, announces the appointment of Francesco Fattori as Chief Executive Officer.

Fattori, previously CEO of the De Cecco Group and in top management of Nomad Foods and Reckitt Benckinser, takes on the new role from Claudio Riva, who has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Optima, indicating strong business continuity.

“I am delighted to start this new professional adventure: not only for the prestige and positioning of the Optima group, a reference point of excellence for Made in Italy in the gelato and confectionery sectors, but also for the great opportunities offered today by these sectors”, said Francesco Fattori, CEO of Optima, adding: “Growth perspectives start from our country and embrace an increasingly global horizon, in which we are already strongly active and where gelato and confectionery products represent more and more the excellence, research and creativity typical of the Italian genius, so loved by customers and consumers around the world”.

Since 2016, Optima has been part of Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP, one of the leading private equity companies in Europe, which has developed its business with the acquisition of Modecor Italiana in 2017 and of Giuso Guido S.p.A in 2018.

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