Italy’s machinery sector blends high-value engineering, long-lived industrial assets, and increasingly connected production environments. That mix makes cybersecurity uniquely challenging: legacy operational technology, modern information technology stacks, global supply chains, and growing regulatory pressure (including Network and Information Security Directive 2 and emerging product and industrial cybersecurity expectations). The leaders below stand out for bridging governance with real-world manufacturing constraints—keeping plants resilient while enabling digital transformation.
Davide Monai — Chief Information Security Officer, Nikon SLM Solutions
Davide Monai leads security with an international scope, aligning global governance and compliance priorities across Europe, the United States, and Asia. His approach emphasizes connecting cybersecurity to how the business actually operates—people, processes, and long-term strategy—so risk reduction and trust-building become part of day-to-day decision-making rather than an afterthought.
Maurizio Di Donato — Chief Information Security Officer, COMAU S.p.A.
Maurizio Di Donato has a long tenure inside COMAU, moving from infrastructure and systems security roles into the Chief Information Security Officer position. His background includes information and communications technology leadership across multiple geographies (including Latin America and China) and deep experience implementing group-aligned technical solutions—an advantage in global industrial organizations where standardization, secure connectivity between plants, and consistent governance are constant priorities.
Ivan Monti — Chief Information Security Officer, Ansaldo Energia
Ivan Monti brings strong depth across both information and communications technology and industrial control systems and operational technology, with a focus on building and executing security roadmaps in complex industrial environments. His profile highlights regulatory alignment (including Network and Information Security Directive 2 and machinery-related regulation) alongside core security disciplines like risk management, incident response readiness, and continuous improvement. He also emphasizes executive alignment on risk appetite and structured security awareness programs—critical for organizations protecting intellectual property and operational integrity.
Mauro Capitanio — Chief Information Security Officer, Wittur Group
Mauro Capitanio combines hands-on security delivery with broad governance and compliance leadership across group functions (legal, internal audit, human resources, accounting) and direct reporting lines to top management. His experience spans incident detection and rapid response, computer forensics and internal investigations, and compliance roadmaps (privacy, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, and Legislative Decree 231 of 2001). He also brings industrial-domain familiarity and large international project leadership—useful in machinery contexts where operational technology integration, enterprise resource planning ecosystems, and plant-scale rollouts are the norm.
Rocco Barra — Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Security Officer, Aeromeccanica Stranich S.p.A.
Rocco Barra holds a dual Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Security Officer role, positioning him to drive both security and business transformation. His profile emphasizes end-to-end process understanding and systems integration (enterprise resource planning, product lifecycle management, Microsoft Azure infrastructure, and software as a service), translating strategy into operational execution. He highlights governance strengthening (supported by Data Protection Officer certification), cross-company transformation programs, and building new business units—signaling a “security-as-an-enabler” mindset rather than a gatekeeping function.
Pedico Aldo — Chief Information Security Officer, MECH-I-TRONIC
Pedico Aldo’s work centers on cybersecurity and privacy compliance readiness, including General Data Protection Regulation and European Union cybersecurity regulation alignment, with a clear consulting and implementation orientation (gap analysis, policies, and procedures). His profile also reflects involvement in standards and certification preparation—useful for industrial organizations that need structured, auditable programs as regulatory and customer requirements tighten.
Cristiano Di Carlo — Chief Information Security Officer, ERsistemi S.p.A.
Cristiano Di Carlo brings information technology and operational technology leadership and industrial control system risk focus, with a practical program covering governance, risk, and compliance; security operations center coordination; incident response planning; training and awareness; business continuity planning and disaster recovery planning; and vulnerability assessment. His role explicitly references alignment with International Organization for Standardization and International Electrotechnical Commission 27001:2022 and operational technology-focused requirements (including Network and Information Security Directive 2, the Cyber Resilience Act, and International Society of Automation and International Electrotechnical Commission 62443), matching the needs of machinery firms operating hybrid information technology and operational technology environments.
Franco Marconcini — Group Chief Information Security Officer, Electrolux Professional Group
Franco Marconcini’s profile reflects long-standing experience leading information security for manufacturing global organizations, emphasizing best practices, risk reduction, and executive stakeholder management. His involvement in cybersecurity communities and industry forums suggests an outward-looking perspective—valuable for staying ahead of evolving threats and peer-led manufacturing security practices.
Marco Coldesina — Chief Information Security Officer and Digital Transformation Manager, ILPRA
Marco Coldesina combines cybersecurity leadership with digital transformation management—covering security policies, risk evaluation, compliance (notably Network and Information Security Directive 2 and the General Data Protection Regulation), vulnerability monitoring, and security culture-building. In parallel, he drives modernization and innovation programs with attention to timelines, budgets, and regulatory constraints—an important blend for machinery firms upgrading systems while keeping production stable.
Gabriele Zennaro — Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Information Officer, and Chief Digital Officer, AMMEGA
Gabriele Zennaro operates at the intersection of information technology leadership, digital transformation, and cybersecurity for a global industrial organization. His scope includes worldwide information technology and digital strategy, major enterprise resource planning programs, infrastructure modernization, artificial intelligence-based automation, and cyber resilience. This combination is increasingly common in machinery and industrial groups where security must scale with transformation rather than trail behind it.
Building Resilient, Connected Industry
Across these profiles, a clear pattern emerges: machinery-sector cyber leadership is no longer just information technology security. It is operational technology resilience, executive risk alignment, compliance readiness, and transformation enablement—delivered in environments where downtime is expensive and systems live for decades. These leaders are worth watching because they’re shaping how industrial organizations modernize without sacrificing safety, reliability, and trust.