:: Laura Galassi
:: Milan, Italy, 20/06/1960

Education: Master in Business Administration, with a Major in Finance.
Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA, 1989.
Major courses: International Business, Financial Reporting, Seminar in Investments Futures and Options, Advanced Managerial Finance.
Bachelor of Art in Business Administration, with a Major in Finance and Business Economics.
Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA, 1987.
Major courses: Stock Market and Investments, Portfolio Management, Speculative Markets: Future and Options, Advanced Business Finance, Risk Management.
Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milan, Italy.
Business Administration, Quantitative Methods for Business, Financial Operations, Banking, Mathematics, Industrial Economics, Organizational Analysis.
American College of Switzerland, Leysin, Summer 1985.
English, French, Macroeconomics.
Liceo “Giuseppe Parini”, Milan, Italy.
Diploma in Classic Studies, 1980.

Work Experience: Since January 1996 CEO at SE.GES.AM. Srl.
From March 1993 to December 1995, Italy Manager at Floridan Group Limited, Witney, United Kingdom. The Company is a key leader in the commercialization and distribution of fashion jewellery and accessories.
From March 1990 to January 1993 junior consultant with Mastra S.r.l., Milan, specialized in marketing and strategies.
From January 1989 to December 1989 sales assistant at Hudson’s Department Stores, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Activities: Recipient of a four year Athletic Scholarship. Three time team captain of the WSU Women’s Fencing Team. Captained the 1988 NCAA National Championship Fencing Team.

Special skills: Fluency in Italian and English.