People & expertise

Professional background

Born in Lombardy, Italy, Giulio Bianchi brings more than 45 years of experience in industrial engineering, project design and international trade.

International project experience

His career includes complex industrial installations in Eastern Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East: soap and detergent factories in Nigeria, food-processing plants in Iran and equipment-finance operations across former Soviet countries.

Finance and industrial development

As former president of CAM Finance S.A. in Lugano, he developed industrial projects involving Glencore, KAMAZ and Parmalat, with engineering collaborations including Mannesmann and Danieli. These references relate to his professional career.

Technical focus

Plant design, process integration and the coordination of engineering decisions with the financial and operational requirements of an industrial project.

Professional background

Andrea Grisetti is a Project Manager and Cassava Starch Expert within the Ostertrade team. His professional background includes experience with Ostertrade Kft. in Budapest, Hungary.

Project focus

His role combines project management with specialist knowledge of cassava starch, bringing a dedicated focus on this processing sector to Ostertrade’s multidisciplinary agro-industrial team.

Education

He studied at Collegio Gallio in Como, Italy. His professional profile is available through the LinkedIn link alongside this biography.

Professional background

Roberto Preto works in food technology, agro-processing innovation and product development, with an engineering and agronomy background. His published qualifications include MSE, PhD and MBA.

Agro-processing experience

His project experience covers fruit and vegetable processing, tomato paste, cassava derivatives and palm-oil processing in Sub-Saharan Africa. His work addresses food safety, production efficiency, product marketability and export requirements.

Academic and research experience

His academic work at the University of Pavia concerns solar and biomass energy plants and electrical energetics. Research areas include electrical energy, energy-recovery systems, biomass, biogas engineering, gasification and biomass pyrolysis. His publications include articles in international scientific journals.

Ostertrade collaboration

He has worked with Ostertrade since 2012, contributing expertise in biomass energy systems and their integration into industrial projects.

Education and agricultural background

Raised in a family of cattle breeders and farmers, Carlo Morandini studied at Liceo Scientifico Aleardo Aleardi in Verona and graduated in Engineering at the University of Pisa.

Industrial experience

His technical advisory work covers mechanical systems, industrial automation and factory engineering. Experience in agro-processing installations in Europe and Africa includes machinery layouts, energy-efficient systems and adaptation to local operating conditions.

Agricultural and international experience

He has worked in cattle breeding and farming in Argentina, Ireland, Hungary and Italy, and has provided agricultural expertise to projects in Nigeria. His earlier career also included professional rally driving for Lancia at Italian and European championships.

Technical focus and languages

Production-line optimization, mechanical problem solving and operational waste reduction. He speaks Italian, English, French, Spanish and Hungarian.