Roberto Croci
Technology Design | Transformation | Sustainability
Roberto’s Passion is Building & mentoring teams to successfully penetrate new markets and ensure sustainable revenue growth. Passionate for mentoring, coaching, digital marketing & startups.
Roberto is currently serving as Managing Director, Microsoft for Startups in the Middle East and Africa region @Microsoft, with a vision to drive innovation and develop market-defining ideas in the Middle East.
Roberto Croci
Roberto previously served as Regional Head, Google Marketing Platforms - EMEA Emerging Markets (Middle East, Turkey, Israel, Russia, Africa), having started in Google Milan in 2010 & London (6 months each) then promoted and transferred to Paris in 2012 & Singapore (on rotation), being then promoted again and transferred to Dubai in 2015, until present. He grew the business in 150% YoY.
Roberto has been Awarded and Nominated twice in Google for “Best Coaching Manager” and “Best Googler Inspiring Hero”, in 2018 and 2016 respectively, while demonstrating very strong sales skills by overachieving 11 quarters in the role.
Outside of the office, Roberto is currently serving as an advisor (since 2008) and mentor (since 2015) for startups and helping entrepreneurs develop their business through different Advisor in Residence programs.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Entrepreneurship * Startups Advisor * Coaching & Mentoring * Digital marketing * Google platforms * Sales * Doubling Revenues * Multi-Cultural Team Management * Drive Change (Transformation)
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Experience
Managing Director
Microsoft For Startups MEA
Regional Head
Google Marketing Platforms - EMEA Emerging Markets
Serve as head of sales & marketing, charged with formulating strategic direction by recruiting, onboarding and leading a team of +20 people, operating across Emerging markets to support aggressive growth on Google Marketing Platforms.
Ecommerce Director - Italy and UK
WebScience srl
Responsible to design and organize the strategic sales & marketing functions and the customer operations functions for the development of a startup B2C brand called Skitsch (design sector) at a worldwide level in line with the business plan targets.