I have graduated from Bocconi University with bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in 2008 and with Master’s degree in Accounting, Corporate Finance and Control (grade 110 cum laude). During my university years, I had the opportunity to benefit of international exposure by working and studying abroad (United States, Hong Kong and Munich). Nowadays, I run the family business as general manager.

General Manager @ Joyà Academy is the leading Italian group operating in the hair beauty industry. It operates with two international hair salon franchising Compagnia Della Bellezza and Capellimania (with over 300 franchisee) and with training centers dedicated to all the professional operators. The group trains about 800 salons and 1.500 professional operators per year with over 100 tutors and 1.600 hours of training provided. My responsibilities and tasks are to: - Set up corporate goals and strategies; - Budget, forecast, and plan; - Supervise corporate performance; - Recruit, train, build up and develop the sales team; - Manage relationship with our strategic partner (L’Orèal); - Maintain effective working relationships with all key clients. From July 2012 to Present (3 years 4 months) Catania Area, ItalyAccounting, Corporate Finance and Control Director @ Compagnia della Bellezza is the leading Italian hair salon franchising with over 250 franchisee in Italy, Switzerland, Spain and Germany. My work is related to the restructuring and development of the Accounting, Finance and Control Division. My responsibilities and tasks are to: - Build and analyze corporate business plan; - Balance the corporate financial and economic structure; - Plan and execute corporate restructuring; - Build and develop the decision-making commercial, financial and economic reports. From May 2011 to July 2012 (1 year 3 months) Catania Area, ItalyMergers and Acquisitions Analyst @ Infineon Technologies, listed in the Dax 30 index, is one of the leading company in the semiconductors industry. My work in the M&A department is related to the planning and execution of transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, spin-offs and IPO that create value and strengthen Infineon´s business portfolio. In particular, my tasks are to provide valuations, to analyze business plans, to research potential acquisition targets and to create presentations for key decision-makers within Infineon. As a staff division, the M&A department reports directly to the Infineon Management Board. From May 2010 to September 2010 (5 months) Munich Area, Germany

Master's Degree, Accounting, Corporate Finance and Control, 110 cum laude @ Università Commerciale 'Luigi Bocconi' From 2008 to 2011 Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Corporate Finance @ University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management From 2010 to 2010 Bachelor's Degree, Business Administration, 110 Cum Laude @ Università Commerciale 'Luigi Bocconi' From 2005 to 2008 Bachelor's Degree, Business administration @ City University of Hong Kong From 2007 to 2007 General Studies, English @ Lewis and Clark College From 2004 to 2005 High School @ Galileo Galilei From 1998 to 2004 Lucio Gervasi is skilled in: Business Planning, Management, Analysis, Project Planning, Valuation, Mergers & Acquisitions, English, Portfolio Management, Market Research, Market Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Sales Management, General Management, Business plan, Negoziazione contratti, Gestione vendite, Team leadership, Recruiting strategico, Strategie di crescita, Strategia, Lingua inglese, Ricerche di mercato, Analisi, Valutazioni, Gestione portfolio, Finanza d'impresa, Fusioni e acquisizioni, Imprenditoria, Analisi di mercato, Finanza, Strategia di marketing, Strategia d'impresa, Marketing communication, Marketing Communications, Business Strategy, Corporate Finance, Marketing Strategy