Massimo Palermo

Massimo Palermo currently serves as Vice President and Country Manager for Italy and Malta Sales at Fortinet since July 2021. Prior to this role, Massimo held various leadership positions at Avaya, including Country Manager and Managing Director for Italy, Eastern Europe, Greece, and the Adriatics, as well as Regional Sales Director for Italy. Massimo has also contributed to Confindustria Digitale as a committee member on digitalization initiatives. Previous experience includes roles as Sales Director for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Country Manager for HP Networking, and Channel Manager for Micro Focus. Earlier in the career, Massimo worked as Senior Account Executive at Peregrine Systems, Italy Sales Manager at Synelec Telecom Multimedia, and Account Manager at Synelec Telecom Multimedia. Massimo holds an Executive MBA from SDA Bocconi and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Sapienza Università di Roma.