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Giulio Cesareo was born in Milan in 1955. He is one of the founder of Directa Plus. From 1986 to 2004 he worked in the carbon and graphite field for Union Carbide, UCAR and Graftech, reaching the positions of the President and CEO of the Italian company and Vice President and General Manager of the Advanced Carbon and Graphite business unit. He lived and managed business units in six locations including USA, France and Italy.

Giulio Cesareo was awarded a degree in mechanical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Milan, an MBA and an Executive MBA from Bocconi University of Milan and attended Strategic and Financial Management Programs at the Stanford University (USA).

Since 1953 Vittoria Industries Ltd. has built highly reputable partnerships within in the cycling industry and created a unique brand image. Today's Vittoria Industries Ltd. is the world's leading manufacturer of premium bicycle tires for road and MTB, with an annual production of more than 7 million tires and 900.000 famous tubulars and cotton tires employing around 1500 persons. Vittoria's factory in Thailand called Lion Tyres also develops and produces tires for many prestigious tire brands in the world. Its research & development center develops the best racing tires for all levels, especially the unique Corsa Series cotton tires. Running its own production facilities in Thailand, and providing global sales and marketing network from North America (Boston) to Asia Pacific (Thailand, Taiwan), and in Europe (Italy, Netherlands and Germany). Vittoria extended this year its product portfolio with a full range of high performance wheels for race and MTB sport bicycles.