13-04-2026

Valeria Sandei has been appointed as the Almaviva Group’s Head of Global Artificial Intelligence (AI). Sandei will simultaneously continues to serve as CEO of Almawave, the group’s data and artificial intelligence company.

The new Global AI Division, reporting directly to the Group’s CEO, Marco Tripi, will lead the strategic positioning and development of AI-related technology, strengthening the value proposition and go-to-market strategy for AI solutions across all business areas of the group’s companies and operating throughout the entire “AI value chain” with expertise in architecture, proprietary technologies, and capabilities related to its partners’ technologies.

The role of the division is part of the Almaviva Group’s international growth strategy, the foreign revenues of which now account for more than 50% of the total, with the goal of leveraging AI in the group’s processes and vertical solutions to drive business growth at the national, European, and global levels. Within the division, the Global AI Business Development and Innovation unit will also coordinate teams from various international subsidiaries - such as the US-based Iteris, Latin America’s leading IT provider Tivit, and Brazil’s Almaviva Solutions - to nurture synergies in AI solutions throughout the group.

“I’m excited to take on this new challenge with the goal of making AI a true value driver for the market. Our group has been investing in a wide range of artificial intelligence technologies for many years: in Italy alone, we’ve invested approximately €100 million over the past three years, thanks in part to support from European and Italian institutions. This has enabled us - among just a few in Europe - to build distinctive laboratory assets and expertise that strengthen our technological sovereignty, ensuring security, economic sustainability, reliability, and strong governance capabilities. At the same time, we aim to further leverage our extensive architectural and design capabilities, which have been honed through numerous complex projects, while also strengthening the key strategic partnerships we have established in this field, confident that excellence stems from a balance between strong internal innovation and global and local collaboration,” commented Valeria Sandei.