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Giuseppe Accogli
CEO

Giuseppe Accogli is a successful Executive Leader with 25 years of internationalexperience in the med-tech sector of reputed and complex companies such as Baxter and Medtronic.

 

He brings a strong background across multiple disciplines (such as sales, marketing, R&D, M&A, strategy, and product innovation), with a focus on the US and EMEA markets.

 

Giuseppe started his career in sales and marketing at Tyco Healthcare. He then joined Medtronic in 2004 and became Business Manager Cardiovascular.

 

In 2007, Giuseppe joined Baxter, as Business Manager Renal for Italy and soon after he moved to Switzerland to lead the EMEA Regional Marketing.

 

In 2015, he was relocated to Chicago to run the US Renal Business, paving the way for several other corporate roles of increasing responsibility. In his last duty, he was part of Baxter Executive Committee with the role of Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

 

In 2023 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Chiesi Group.

 

On several occasions along his career, Giuseppe pushed for transformational acquisitions and significant business turnarounds which not only increased the performance of the respective organizational unit, but also helped people in realizing a strong mindset-shift.

 

He earned his bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Bari, Italy and master's degrees from SAA Turin and the University of San Diego.