Nicola Pasquali, CFA, FRM, CIPM, EMBA
Chief Executive Officer
After two decades in investment banking across the Eurasian Continent, Nicola took the leap of launching Mercatoria with the stated ambition to bring transparency, fairness and seamless execution in the complex world of trading. The opportunity is as enticing now as the world of trade has been for over 600 years: uniting peoples via the exchange of ideas, goods and technologies still proves impervious to radical disruptions at all latitudes, bringing wealth and elevating humanity.
A proud EMBA graduate from London Business School, and member of the Arts Club, Nicola is restless about learning and education - the only true lifetime assets every trader can never fail to have a long position in.
Years of dealmaking, homeruns, spectacular tumbles and even brighter comebacks have all led to Mercatoria. We aim not to let the lessons of the past fall on deaf ears - yet our eyes are already set on the next big deal.
Mariano D'Adamo
Chief Operating Officer
Prior to founding his current venture, Mariano accumulated over 18 years of experience driving billion-dollar international projects and successful business turnarounds.
Mariano spent a decade as Deputy CEO of a major industrial enterprise, where he managed 43 operational bases and successfully executed the logistics and partial construction of two massive, large-diameter gas pipeline initiatives spanning over 2,200 kilometers. His leadership earned him recognition by a leading national business publication as the third-best foreign executive in his sector. Furthermore, he contributed his expertise to a national parliamentary commission focused on telecommunications and IT policy under senior government review.
Since 2019, Mariano has served as Partner and CEO of a multinational corporation additionally holding official mandates for multiple oil and gas companies.
Mariano is a member of the Italian Order of Engineers.
He holds both a BSc and an MSc in Computer Engineering, alongside an MBA, and is a certified Scrum Master and Quality Management Systems (QMS) Auditor. Additionally, he is Fluent in Italian, English and Russian, with a Conversational level of Chinese.
Alessandro Olivo
Chief Legal Officer
Alessandro is an Italian Qualified Lawyer, with over 7 years' experience in Corporate and Commercial Law and Business Development.
After earning a Master's Degree in Law (MLG-01 class), Alessandro obtained a Master's in International Business and started working as a Legal Intern at the EMEA headquarters of a multinational corporation. Subsequently, he joined an International law firm (ILF), enrolling for a traineeship and practising law in compliance and corporate law, taking part in large international projects and deals.
After achieving full legal qualification at the Court of Appeal of Milan, Alessandro began working as a Legal Consultant for the EU and English law for a prominent family office. Meanwhile, he started cooperating with several ILFs, deeply involving himself in topics ranging from international arbitration to sanctions. Additionally, Alessandro gained relevant trading experience in the chemical and oil & gas industries.
After accumulating relevant work experience and expanding his network, Alessandro decided the time was ripe to join a new project, co-founding Mercatoria.
He speaks Italian and English, and knows the basics of Russian and Spanish.
