Lucio Vollaro has over 35 years of experience in the Information Technology Industry.

Initially with IBM, he spent 10 years in Research and Development in their U.S. Systems Development Division, and later held positions in Marketing, Large Account Management and Branch Offices Management. He was later appointed Country General Manager for Wang in Italy.

Prior to founding CIVI International, he was a Partner in the Milan office at TASA where he led the firm’s Information Technology and Banking practice.

At CIVI International, he conducts pan-European executive search assignments for a wide range of Banks and ICT vendors.

His other consultancy activities include: management appraisal, executive profiling and business positioning. He has placed more than 200 executives into client companies in the following fields: banking, information communication technology and energy efficency.

Mr. Vollaro holds a degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Rome.

He is married and resides in Milan.

Giovanna Petroni Vollaro co-founded CIVI International with Lucio Vollaro in 1992 after several years as a Retained Executive Search Consultant to multinational companies in aviation, automotive and consumer goods.  At CIVI International she has conducted industry research and executive searches in the ICT, Banking and Telecommunications sectors.

Her early career experience was with a pharmaceutical division of The Dow Chemical Company as Executive Assistant to the Worldwide General Counsel.

Over the past 24 years, Giovanna has provided a key role in the development of CIVI International research capabilities, operations, staff development, communication and public relations. Her dedication to Client success and Operations has enabled the Firm to conduct Global Business for Finance, Energy, and ICT Companies in Europe, Russia, United Arab Emirates.

Today she continues to hone her exemplary skills in Project, Client, and Operational Management to assure that each search project meets the highest process quality from Client engagement to research and fulfillment.  Her passion for Client success and professionalism embodies  CIVI International core values.

Business Partner

Felice Petroni has over 30 years of experience in the Information Technology Business.

Initially with Dow Chemical as Systems Engineer, one year later he joined 3C, a personal product company subsidiary of the American Cheesebrough Ponds, where he spent six years as Systems Engineer and later as Director of the Application Development Department. This position afforded him the opportunity to gain extensive industry experience ranging from administration to production.

He was later appointed CIO of Unilever Personal Products where he was able to further develop his experience and knowledge of the complex multinational business environment as well as observe the business from strategic viewpoint.

After the experience in Unilever, he was appointed CIO and Organisation Manager of Metro Italy where he gained extensive operational and strategic experience in retail.

At CIVI International he conducts executive search assignments for retail, industry, consultancy and banking companies.

He is married with one daughter and resides in Milan.

Marialuisa Bonzi has over 20 years of experience in headhunting activity and 16 years in Industry. Initially, she worked with Montedison as an Assistant in the European and Middle East Export Dept., and later with Mattel Inc. as Assistant to the USA President where she played an integral role in the introduction of Mattel into the Italian Market. She was also a Managing Director Assistant in an Engineering Group.

Marialuisa then began working in headhunting for TASA as Assistant to the Partner of Executive Search in consumer goods, the chemical industry, insurance and electronics.

Marialuisa has been the Project Manager of the Research Center for CIVI International since 1996.

IT & Office Manager

Michela Petroni has a diploma in Architecture, but ICT has always been her great passion. For this reason she seized the opportunity to design, manage and develop information technology for CIVI International.

She has sought out and put in place the best technological tools available. She has optimized CIVI International’s capabilities with extremely sophisticated business intelligence tools.

Michela’s architectural studies have given her a creative mentality that has proven itself invaluable in developing innovative supports systems for Executive Search.