Massimo Picca

Born in Milan and raised in Italy and UK, Massimo received his degree in Law at Catholic University of Milan, followed by a Masters in HR and Organization at SDA Bocconi. Lives in Lugano and is fluent in Italian, English and French. He has spent the first part of his career with varied experiences in HR at RCS MediaGroup, Kraft-Mondelez and Coca-Cola, in charge of recruitment, organization development, merge and integration projects.

From 1998 to 2003, as the HRD at L’Oréal, he has led the integration process among the different Divisions in Italy.

Since 2004, he has been conducting Executive Search, Assessment and Advisory, with a main focus on the Consumer Sector, following senior international assignments for a wide range of multinational and entrepreneurial Companies.

He has been a Partner at Russell Reynolds Associates, Eric Salmon & Partners and Korn Ferry, and has a particular expertise in FMCG, Cosmetics, Retail, Media and Sport, plus a functional focus in Human Resources.

He is regarded as a trusted advisor by many executives and Companies and he is frequently asked to expresso his advice through speeches, lectures and articles about organization, career development and human capital.

Since 2018 he has joined Chaberton Partners as Senior Client Partner in charge of Consumer Sector internationally.