Dr. Luigi Carlo De Micco

Resume, education

Born on 29 April 1964, of German-Italian background, married, basic commercial training in the family company, Economic Science studies in Bonn, Germany. Luigi has been living in Monte Carlo since 2001.

Various management training courses (focus on marketing and communications) Anthony Robins (USA), Klaus Fink (Bonn), Löhner (Basel), Prof. Ganter (St. Gallen), Prof. Paul Watzlawick (Mental Research Institute, Palo Alto, California) etc. Economic Science graduate in 1996, Dr. rer. oec. with a focus on marketing and communications

Advanced training: Various training courses and executive seminars. Studies in communication science. Training in bottleneck-oriented strategies at Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung.

Languages: German, English, Spanish, Italian, basic skills in French

1985-1998: Founder and co-founder of various enterprises, such as a private school, a publishing house, an EDP systems provider and a corporate consultancy firm. Relevant experience as a consultant for commercial software solutions (Sage, KHK Software, SAP) and Internet applications.

As of 1996, independent marketing consultant for larger software and media enterprises, with a focus on the Internet and new media. Strategic consultant for well-known PR and advertising agencies. EKS® (bottleneck-oriented strategy) trainer (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung), at various institutes and in various corporations.

1998 - 2001

Founding of the software company INTERNOLIX AG as the majority shareholder and Chairman of the Board of Management, with later participation by 3i Venture Capital, London. This software company grew within three years to a staff of more than 100 employees and was represented in 12 countries. INTRENOLIX is viewed as a pioneer company of the Internet in the area of electronic commerce.

Stock market listing (IPO) in Germany (Neuer Markt) of the software company INTERNOLIX AG, with West LB Panmure and BHF Bank (ING) as lead banks. Listing on the New York Stock Exchange via the ADR program of the Bank of New York.

Expansion of the company into an international software group in Europe: Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, England, Italy, France, Tunisia and USA: New York, Dallas, Silicon Valley (Palo Alto) Asia: Singapore, Hong Kong.

Buildup of a global, strategic and sales partnerships with leading corporations, such as Microsoft, Sun, IBM, Computer 2000, INGRAM Micro, Thyssen-Krupp, SIEMENS, Singapore Technologies, NASDAQ, METRO, Walmart, Karstadt-Quelle, El Corte Inglés, SEAT, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Porsche, Genaral Motors, Bayer, Merck Group, General Electric, GUCCI Group, LVMA, Richemont Group, etc.

Co-operation and co-investments with capital market representatives and institutional investors, such as West LB Panmure, Deutsche Bank, Credit Swiss, First Boston, Pictet Bank, Fidelity Investments London, Julius Baer, DG Bank, Commerzbank, Dresdner Bank, Bank of New York, Bank of America, Deutsche Börse AG, New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, Allianz, Morgan Stanley, GM Capital, Goldman Sachs, etc.

2003 to today

Diplomatic service, appointment as Ambassador for special missions by the President of Panama , Mireya Moscoso. Various bilateral transactions between Europe, USA, Panama and other Latin American countries.

Support for other stock market listings (Google, TTN, SBB) as an investor and as a consultant in the IT sector in Europe (London, Frankfurt and Zurich) and the USA (NYSE, NASDAQ).

Foundation and Chairman of the Board of Management of Merger Logistics AG, mergers & acquisitions companies, consulting & transactions.

WorldFashionForum, Research companies of the luxury goods industry, events, congresses, conferences etc.

World Model Association, worldwide association of the fashion industry. Co-founder, consultant, member of the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board.

Interim member of the Administrators Board and CEO of the Fantastic Corporation for the purpose of reanimating/restructuring the company.

De Micco & Friends, a group of private investors and consultants. Investment and consultancy services, international capital market transactions, mergers & acquisitions.

APONDOS Corporation, standard software for the creation of online marketplaces, portals and database-supported online applications.

Publications

2011: Publication of the book: IPO in German and English

2010: Publication of the book "How you get what you want", first English edition

2010: Publication of the book "How you get what you want", first German edition

2009: Publication of the book "Communicational Marketing" in English, revised edition 2009, Barnes & Nobles, New York

2002-2008: Several publications about capital market transactions, mergers & acquisitions, stock market listings, corporate financing and venture capital transactions etc.

2004: Publication of the book "Communicational Marketing" in English, first edition 2004, Barnes & Nobles, New York

2001-2008: Book publication, "Kommunikationsmarketing, der Weg zum mündigen Kunden", German edition, ECON Verlag

Cooperation partner of educational institutions

Mental Research Institute, Palo Alto CA, MRI

Harvard University

University of Cambridge

Beijing University

International University of Monaco (IUM)