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Leonardo Frezza is one of the major authoritie in executive search in Italy, bringing significant expertise in strategic consulting and executive search to the healthcare and life science industries across the Italian an European markets.
Leonardo career commenced at Federchimica and Farmindustria, followed by executive roles in Recordati and Pfizer. At mid eighties he founded Interconsult, a successful consulting firm later acquired by Heidrick&Struggles, listed on Nasdaq, assuming the role of Managing Director for Italy and Head of Life Science Practice.
In the 2006 he founded Frezza&Partners focused only in healthcare and Life Science, absorbed by KeyPartners, international executive search firm, in Life Science Practice, spanning his consulting expertise in business development, organizational structures, R&D, operations and various therapeutic business areas .
Leonardo is also an accomplished author, having written several influential books including “Pharmaceutical companies” (1994), In search of the Drug” (1997), “Pharma Management” (2005), “Biotech Stories” (2011), “Busineess, Science and Drugs” (2016), “Structures&Organizations in Italian Pharma Industries”, sponsored by Farmindustria.
Additionally he edits the ManagementPlanet Quarterly, a magazine focused on business and management issues for healthcare industry executives.