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Marco Costa

Marco Costa

Critical Software

CEO at Critical Software.

Marco Costa first came to Critical Software in 2000, as a trainee, working for the USA subsidiary. There, he worked as a Business Development Manager for local clients, like NASA. Later he became Project Manager and Database Specialist, followed by stepping up to Engineering Manager of Critical Software in 2008. Afterwards, he took the role of Executive Manager of Critical Software’s most profitable business unit – the one that aggregates the Financial, Public Sector, Manufacture, Energy and Telecom industries -, becoming now the first non-founder CEO.

Marco Costa has a degree and an MSc in Computer Engineering, and an MBA from the INSEAD. Among his several hobbies are movies, classical music, reading and snowboarding as a sporting activity.

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