Dispensa Group plc announces the appointment of Mr. Alessandro Colombo to the position of Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. Mr. Colombo, 56, is a highly experienced manager who has held senior leadership positions in both public and private companies as Managing Director and CEO. Most recently, Mr. Colombo served as General Manager for the Italy Region at Sonder, a leading hospitality group, where he was responsible for strategy and operations and achieved record sales growth.
Previously, Mr. Colombo served as CEO at IKB Corporate Lab, a joint venture between UniCredit and IKB in the financial sector, and Vice President of Investment Banking at Credit Suisse First Boston, where he advised corporate clients on corporate strategy and mergers and acquisitions. And collecting donations. Mr. Colombo also worked as a corporate finance director at Swiss insurance company Assura SA and as a management consultant at McKinsey & Co. Mr. Colombo is an Italian citizen, speaks five languages, and has work experience in continental Europe and the United Kingdom.
He holds a degree in economics from Bocconi University and an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. Colombo’s current and previous management positions are as follows: Past five years: Sonder Italy Srl, Private Attorney (Legal Representative) from December 10, 2018 to June 30, 2023 Director from October 28, 2019 to November 21, 2019.
