Directa Plus PLC Appointment of Luca Provolo as Head of Sales
August 21 2017 - 1:00AM
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Directa Plus PLC
21 August 2017
21 August 2017
Directa Plus plc
("Directa Plus" or the "Company")
Appointment of Luca Provolo as Head of Sales
Directa Plus (AIM: DCTA), one of the largest producers and
suppliers of graphene-based products for use in consumer and
industrial markets, is pleased to announce the appointment of Luca
Provolo as Head of Sales with effect from 4 September 2017.
Luca Provolo is an established professional in the textiles
sector and brings to the Company significant experience in sales
and business development, having worked for over 25 years at W.L.
Gore & Associates, the producer of technologically-advanced
fabrics such as GORE-TEX(R) and Windstopper(R). Between 2010 and
2015, he was European Sales Leader for the Workwear Division, prior
to which he spent nearly two decades as Country Sales Leader in the
Technical Fabrics Division in Italy, Spain, Portugal and Romania
overseeing sales and brand development. Before working in the
textiles sector, he was responsible for developing new markets in
Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Taiwan at ceramics company
Vetrerie Riunite SpA.
As Head of Sales, Luca will be tasked with building upon his
proven track record of business sales across Europe and Asia and
identifying new opportunities, primarily in the textiles sector for
developing partnerships with new customers. He will also be
responsible for building upon and strengthen the sales function
within Directa Plus, as the Company increasingly moves from its
R&D phase into the sales and commercialisation phase.
Luca Provolo said: "It is a great pleasure to join Directa Plus
as its Head of Sales. Directa Plus has a great reputation not only
for its cutting-edge G+ technology, but also for the Company's
conscientious approach of partnering with potential customers at an
early stage and working closely with them to develop graphene
solutions suited to their consumers' needs. There is enormous
potential for the incorporation of G+ in textiles and I look
forward to further developing these opportunities."
Giulio Cesareo, Chief Executive Officer of Directa Plus, added:
"I am delighted to welcome Luca to Directa Plus. He possesses a
considerable skillset and network of contacts that enable him to
strategically identify key opportunities, develop business
partnerships and position products and technologies in new markets.
Luca's experience working in the highest echelon of the textiles
sector will prove invaluable to the Company and help further
develop the relationships we have established with some of the
world's best-known brands."
Enquiries
Directa Plus plc
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Giulio Cesareo, CEO
Marco Ferrari, CFO +39 02 36714458
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Cantor Fitzgerald Europe (Nominated
Adviser and Broker)
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Marc Milmo, David Foreman, Callum
Butterfield (Corporate Finance) +44 20 7894
Mark Westcott, Jonnie Cox (Sales) 7000
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Luther Pendragon (Financial PR)
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Harry Chathli, Claire Norbury, Alexis +44 20 7618
Gore 9100
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About Directa Plus
Directa Plus is one of the largest producers and suppliers of
graphene-based products for use in consumer and industrial markets
worldwide. By incorporating Directa Plus' unique graphene blends,
identified by the G+ brand, its customers can enhance the
performance of their end products without significantly increasing
their cost. Directa Plus graphene-based products are natural,
chemical-free, sustainably produced and tailored to specific
customer requirements for commercial applications such as smart
textiles, tyres, composite materials and environmental
solutions.
Established in 2005, the Group has a patented technology process
and a scalable and exportable manufacturing model. It produces
graphene-based products at its own factory in Lomazzo, Italy, and
can set up additional production at customer locations to reduce
transport costs, waste and time-to-utilisation. Directa Plus
partners with customers to enable them to offer the
high-performance benefits of graphene in their own products.
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