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Diego Abba

Executive at Italist

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Sam LessinunlockedDiego: together at Bain & Company; Milan, Italy / Los Angeles, USA (2005–2007)
×4Diego: together at Procter & Gamble; Belgium / Vietnam
×7Diego: together at Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management

About

Diego Abba is Founder and President of Opes International & Company, Inc., focused on businesses spanning technology, luxury, and finance across North America, Europe, and Asia. He previously served as CEO of Italist, leading the luxury e-commerce company from inception through its sale to a strategic buyer, and built the regional finance organization and Customer P&L model at Activision. Earlier in his career, he spent eight years at Bain & Company in Milan and Los Angeles and worked at P&G, where he established the finance organization in Vietnam and managed European foreign exchange risk from Brussels.

Executive at Italist

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Italist's investors · 1

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2014

Co-founders at Italist

AM
Andrea Milani
GSGiuseppe Sacco
Giuseppe Sacco
RG
Raffaele Giovine
VF
Vincenzo Ferrara

Experience

  1. Opes International & Company, Inc.Founder & Presidentcurrent2007 — presentLos Angeles, California
  2. PLUS9Partner2021 — 2025Los Angeles, CA
  3. italist.comChief Executive Officer & Board Director2015 — 2025Los Angeles, California
  4. Sleepy GiantChief Executive Officer2013 — 2014Newport Beach, California
  5. Activision - BlizzardVice President Finance, Americas2008 — 2012Santa Monica, California
  6. Zero9Group CFO & Managing Director New Ventures2007 — 2008
  7. Bain & Company; Milan, Italy / Los Angeles, USAPrincipal1998 — 2007
  8. Miles Manifattura S.p.A.Board Director2003 — 2005Vicenza, Italy
  9. Procter & Gamble; Belgium / VietnamGroup Manager, Finance1993 — 1997

Skills & more

Corporate GovernanceCorporate Development9Mergers & Acquisitions9Mergers4Management Consulting8Start-ups7Business Strategy4Financial Analysis4Finance4Due Diligence4Private Equity3Competitive Analysis2
+11 moreInvestmentsCorporate FinanceBudgetsForecastingFinancial ModelingVideo GamesMobile TechnologyDigital MediaPublic SpeakingStrategyStrategic Planning

Languages English · French · Italian · Spanish

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Who is Diego Abba?
Diego Abba is Founder and President of Opes International & Company, Inc., focused on businesses spanning technology, luxury, and finance across North America, Europe, and Asia. He previously served as CEO of Italist, leading the luxury e-commerce company from inception through its sale to a strategic buyer, and built the regional finance organization and Customer P&L model at Activision. Earlier in his career, he spent eight years at Bain & Company in Milan and Los Angeles and worked at P&G, where he established the finance organization in Vietnam and managed European foreign exchange risk from Brussels.
Where did Diego Abba go to school?
Diego Abba studied at Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management (MBA, Finance & Management); Università Ca'​ Foscari Venezia (M.A., Business); UCLA (Economics).

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