Nino Patanè has been working for 30 years in the Information and Communication Technology industry. His activities covered all ICT business related areas, from the Enterprise and large projects arena up to Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics and Retail. Patane’s international commercial experience embraces both East and West Europe, Middle East and Africa and it’s extremely vast as to direct and indirect sales, channel development and management as well as the OEM business. He is considered an expert at sales techniques and strategies and was often invited to carry out courses about sales and negotiation/mediation strategies as a lecturer.

Patane’ was Managing Director or CEO/President of several ICT companies in Italy, Spain and USA. He also offered his consultancy to market leading companies like Microsoft and Ingram Micro among others. Currently Nino Patane’ is a member of the board of directors of relevant Italian and foreign companies. In addition to his various appointments he holds the position of CEO & Chairman of TrendOne Ltd., a Londoner joint venture offering a wide range of interactive marketing solutions, as well as the position of President of TrendEurope S.r.l., a privately held company delivering international sales & marketing services designed to develop distribution channels and rapidly increase revenues and profits of its clients.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - Current position

President at TrendEurope
International Sales & Marketing Services - As of January 1998

The company offers its international customers sales & marketing services designed to develop sales and distribution channels and rapidly increase revenues and profits. The main services delivered by the company to accomplish these tasks are:

• Sales and marketing services and consultancy as well as operational management.
• Creation & development of sales and distribution channels, both one and two tier including ongoing management.
• Localization of websites and products.
• Creation of consumer brand awareness and product demand.
• Press Office activities and management of Press Coverage.
• Channel support and training.
• Dedicated or shared human resources assigned to each project.
• Technical Assistance.
• Field marketing.

 For more information please visit: http://www.trendeurope.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - Past positions

V. P. Southern EUROPE, Middle East and Africa at ELSA
Public Company; Computer Hardware industry 1999 – 2002

Regional General Manager Mediterranean Region at 3COM
Computer Hardware industry 1996 – 1998

Managing Director at XEROX Engineering Systems
Computer Hardware industry 1990 – 1996

Sales Manager at DIGITAL
Computer Hardware industry 1984 – 1990

Sales Manager at DATA GENERAL
Computer Hardware industry 1980 – 1984

Salesman at ICL
Information Technology and Services industry 1978 – 1980

INTERESTS
Nino Patanè loves to travel and holds stakes in the Italian artistic/intellectual assets as a resource which could be better emphasized and deployed through a fertile interaction between art, finance and technology. He is further more Lecturer in Strategic Sales and Lecturer in Negotiation and Mediation.