PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Graduated with a Master degree in Economics and Business Administration followed by a Specialization in International Business and Management, at the National Institute of Foreign Trade, is now, a Member and Representative for Hungary of the International Trade Development Association (Association of Experts Specializing in International Trade). He also, speaks Italian, English, Spanish, and Hungarian fluently.

Dr. Cocchioni has initially worked in the United Kingdom, in Venezuela, and in Spain as a consultant, completing feasibility studies on the creation of commercial and production joint-ventures, mainly focusing on the electronic appliances and wood processing sectors.

In January 1991, at the dawn of the liberalization of the Central-East European markets, he moved to Hungary, a strategic country for the entire region, where he concentrated on the research and analysis of company law, necessary investment procedures, and actual follow-through guidance, by providing administrative, management, and operational consultancy services to investors.

During the numerous years of operations he has developed and evolved the range and scope of services offered in relation to the diverse development stages of the countries in the area: starting from planned economies in transition, moving to emerging market economies, and further into economies harmonizing according to EU entry standards, and finally for some, the entry into the European Union.

He has provided services to both small and medium enterprises and to groups operating at an international scale, providing assistance for both market entry and start ups and further development for already established businesses. Moreover, he has collaborated with Farest S.p.A., the first international consultancy firm partly owned by Banca Simest, as a coordinator to the start up and organizational structure in Hungary.

Since 1998 Dr. Cocchioni has been  the Statutory Auditor for the Italian Hungarian Chamber of Commerce; in which from 2000 to 2003 also acted as Arbitrator.  Presently, he is the President of the Board of the Statutory Auditors. During the period preceding the entry into the European Union Dr. Cocchioni was the President of the Investment and Finance Commission. He also was an Expert Committee Member of the Cassa di Risparmio di Trieste Banca. He dealt with the launch and structure of the “Sportello Europa” (European Structural Fund Information Desk), established in the Italian Chamber of Commerce for Hungary, (in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Budapest and with the Budapest I.C.E. office). Presently, he is the President of the Expert of the Committee.

He has completed numerous publications from which the first one was „Guida agli investimenti in Ungheria” (A guide to investing in Hungary). He finished the first translation and interpretation of Company Accounting Law, Business law, in the Italian language and created the first dictionary of management and accounting terminology in Italian-Hungarian, having studied the gradual process of harmonization between the local and the international accounting practice, and its application.

Having created and perfected diverse publications and studies on the Central-Eastern European countries SME financing systems, on the foreign trade procedures, on the customs systems, on the fiscal systems, on effective international implementation strategies, and on the european structural fund. He has also wrote copious articles for economic journals on economic, organizational, fiscal, financial and managerial themes.

He has continuously been involved with teaching, by participating in different projects and holding seminars in the areas of accounting, finance, and management, and focusing on the processes and difficulties faced by firms taking part in international trade (Chamber of Commerce, Formeco, University of Economics).