Sassuolo, 30 June 2025 – Kerakoll, a B Corp certified Benefit Company and multinational Group providing products and services for the building industry, has announced the appointment of Martina Colombara to the position of Group Chief People Officer.
In her new role, she will be answering directly to Group CEO, Marco Zini, and will be guiding Kerakoll’s global strategies in human resources and organisation, thus becoming part of the Group Executive Leadership Team.
Martina Colombara’s contribution will have a decisive role to play in strengthening a corporate culture focused on participation, accountability and innovation, in a Group operating on three continents and directly or indirectly employing 2,450 people.
Martina Colombara’s professional career has developed in a number of important Italian and multinational companies. After graduating in Philosophy from the University of Padua, for around 15 years, starting from 2006, she occupied positions of growing responsibility in Bauli Group, where she finally became Group HR & Organizational Director, making a decisive contribution to the integration of companies acquired by the Group and establishing an integrated organisational model at global level.
She subsequently consolidated her international experience in Andritz Sovema Group, guiding the alignment of HR policies in key markets such as the USA and China. More recently, in 2021, she held the position of Group Chief Human Resources and Organization Officer at F.lli De Cecco, one of the world’s leading pasta manufacturers, where she coordinated numerous organisational development products focusing on sustainability, digitalisation, innovation and corporate wellbeing.
“We are happy to welcome Martina to our Group,” said Marco Zini, Kerakoll Group CEO. “Her professional experience, international vision and painstaking attention to the human dimension of the organisation will make a key contribution to supporting responsible growth in our Group. For Kerakoll, sustainability is all about enhancing the qualities of our people and making choices to improve their wellbeing and safety, as well as fostering their personal and professional development.”