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RAFFAELE BENEDETTI

Member of the Board of Directors at Unitec Spa

Wednesday | 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM – Unitec Panel Session: Raffaele Benedetti

Raffaele Benedetti has contributed to the expansion and consolidation of the international trading network of Unitec group over the years.
He started as Area Manager, moving to coordinator of the Spanish branch Unitec Iberica, arriving to his current position.
He has been a member of the Board of Directors at Unitec Spa since 2009.
He participated internationally in several seminars and conferences of the fruit and vegetable sector with speeches focusing on the issue of post-harvest technologies.

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