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Michele Simone

Director of Partnerships, Southern Europe

PayPal

Country or State

Italy

Bio

I am an engineer with 15 years experience in Digital. I gained this experience by covering several strategic roles in eCommerce, Gaming and Fintech. I am currently working for PayPal as Director of Partnerships, Southern Europe. Reporting to the Director of Partnerships for Europe, I lead a team that is responsible for the development of a business worth more than €10bn in France, Italy, Spain and Portugal. I manage the relationships with top PSPs, banks, shopping carts and booking engines in the region. I am also leading key strategic projects in eGoverment (PagoPA) and B2B (eInvoicing). Before joining PayPal, I was “Head of B2C Marketing” at Agos (Crèdit Agricole group, 2k+ employees in Italy), where I was managing a team of 16 people and a budget of approx. €30m. I was also leading a cross functional team of 18 FTEs working to the digital transformation of the company. Before joining Agos, I led the Seller division of eBay Marketplaces in Italy, the Italian Poker division of bwin.party Digital Entertainment and I worked for L.E.K. as an associate consultant focusing on Strategy (Business Planning) and Private Equity. Industries/sectors expertise: • Financial services/Fintech • eCommerce and digital payments • Online Gaming • Private Equity Functional expertise: • Strategy • Online and offline marketing • Partnerships and business development

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Current Position

Director of Partnerships, Southern Europe at PayPal

Degrees

Management Engineering, Finance

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