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Italy 2016

Antonino Cusimano

group general counsel | Telecom Italia

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Antonino Cusimano

group general counsel | Telecom Italia

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Antonino Cusimano has a diverse educational background with studies completed in Italy at Università degli Studi di Palermo and in the USA at the University of Utah and Harvard Law School. Fluent in English, Italian and French, Cusimano has had a truly international career with previous positions held in London, Paris and Pittsburgh over the course of the past 18 years, mostly working for world-class US companies. For the last seven years, Cusimano has worked as a group general counsel at the large multinational telecommunications company Telecom Italia. His professional approach has been to build relationships based on integrity, trust and discretion, which has had a significant impact on the workings of the Telecom Italia legal team. He has become known for his pragmatic approach to legal work, which has allowed him to implement highly diverse and complex risk management strategies, whilst communicating effectively with necessary stakeholders. Cusimano has gained far-reaching recognition for his work, receiving many awards for his innovative approach to training and development for the team. One initiative devised and managed by Cusimano, senior business members mentoring in-house lawyers in order to improve collaboration, business knowledge and inter-departmental communication. Prior to joining Telecom Italia, he worked as senior counsel for global services at GE Oil & Gas. Between 1994 and 2006 he worked at PPG Industries International in Paris, where he quickly rose through the ranks, initially starting in a more junior position and assuming the role of general counsel for Europe in 2000.

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