Career biography

An experienced international legal leader with over 20 years of experience across private practice and senior in-house roles. He currently serves as Senior Director Counsel, International at CONMED Corporation, providing business-oriented legal support across EMEA, APAC, LATAM and Canada and serving as a member of the International Leadership Team. His work spans commercial contracts, corporate matters, privacy, regulatory and compliance, with a strong focus on process improvement, standardisation and transforming Legal into a strategic business partner.

Previously, he served as Head of Legal Italy and Head of Patient Care Italy at Docplanner, where he led legal, compliance and regulatory matters, acted as Data Protection Officer and supported projects involving corporate reorganisations, AI and process automation. Before this, he held senior legal positions at Philips Domestic Appliances and Philips Healthcare, advising businesses across Southern Europe and Latin America, managing corporate governance and compliance, supporting complex transactions and public tenders, and contributing to major transformation projects.

Earlier in his career, he spent more than five years as Legal Counsel for Southern Europe at Boston Scientific, covering commercial, compliance, privacy and regulatory matters across multiple jurisdictions. He began his career in private practice at Munari Giudici Maniglio Panfili & Associati, now Deloitte Legal, advising multinational companies on civil, commercial and employment law.

Throughout his career, he has developed particular expertise in strategic legal counselling, commercial contracting, corporate governance, compliance, data protection, healthcare regulation, internal investigations and legal transformation, consistently focusing on practical solutions that balance business opportunities with effective risk management.