Roberto Tunioli

Overview

On September 23, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company unanimously elected Roberto Tunioli to the Board. As Vice Chairman and CEO of Datalogic SpA, Mr. Tunioli leads the third largest producer of bar code readers, data collection mobile computers and RFID technology systems in the world. Under his leadership, the international company increased sales from an estimated 35 million euro in 1993 to over 400 million euro in 2007. Roberto is an established, recognized and highly respected business leader in Italy and throughout Europe. A native of Bologna, Italy, Mr. Tunioli spent the earlier part of his career working in the financial services industry for leading banking and insurance companies until he joined Datalogic SpA in 1988 as its Financial Director, later becoming General Manager in 1993 and CEO in 1995. Currently, Mr. Tunioli also serves as CEO of Hydra S.p.A., a holding of the Datalogic Group. He is also a member of the board of directors at Monrif SpA and PIQUADRO S.P.A., and holds leadership positions in the various subsidiaries of the Datalogic Group. In addition to his nearly two decades of strong financial leadership at Datalogic SpA, Mr. Tunioli has recently been recognized for his talent for innovation. In November 2006, he was the recipient of the 10th Italian edition of the prestigious Ernst & Young "Entrepreneur of the Year(r)" award, and in 2007 was presented with an iD Limelight Award for the most media attention around a revolutionary idea at the annual ID People Awards, a ceremony that recognizes outstanding contributions made to the Automatic Identification field.