With 28 years' experience in the chemical industry, both as a company executive and as a management consultant, Luca has advised major corporations, SMEs, private equity firms, investment banks, and government, typically on growth and innovation issues.

Luca's subject matter expertise is primarily in specialty chemicals and polymers: in particular lubricants and lubricant additives, fuel additives, elastomers, synthetic latex, and composite materials. His functional experience covers mergers & acquisitions, corporate strategy, R&D management, and commercial excellence.

Luca held international positions in UK, Italy, France, and US with ENI (now Versalis), Arthur D Little, Kline Inc., Booz & Company; he was the Global Marketing Manager of Infineum (Shell-ExxonMobil JV) and a Vice President with Frost & Sullivan leading the Private Equity practice. He serves on the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council, was on the Business plan Judging Panel of Oxford University, and lectured at the Dartmouth College School of Management. Luca is a Doctor of Chemistry and has an MBA from Cranfield.