High-tech Entrepreneurship

Mauro Carobene

Chief Operating Officer at Virta Global

Faculty Profile

Mauro joined Virta Global in November 2025 as Chief Operating Officer. Virta is a leading European electric vehicle (EV) charging platform that has been recognized for its rapid growth by being listed on the Financial Times' FT 1000 list for six consecutive years as of 2025. Before Virta, Mauro served as Chief Executive Officer of Kaleyra till July 2025. Previously he spent most of his professional career as a software sales executive for several multinational companies, including Nokia, Comptel, and DigitalRoute (CRO, CBO, CCO). He also holds multiple advisory and board positions in various companies within the IT/Telco sector.

Experience

Nov 2025 - Present
Chief Operating Officer
Virta Ltd
Oct 2023 - Jun 2025
CEO at Kaleyra Group (now acquired by Tata Communications)
Kaleyra
Oct 2021 - Oct 2023
Chief Business Officer
Kaleyra
Oct 2023 - Jun 2025
Vice President - Customer Interactions Suite
Tata Communications
Nov 2022 - Oct 2023
Board Member
Mobile Ecosystem Forum
Jul 2021 - Dec 2022
Member Of The Board Of Advisors
Avanseus
Nov 2020 - Dec 2021
Board Member
Signal Partners
May 2019 - Oct 2021
Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
DigitalRoute
Aug 2018 - Apr 2019
Chief Commercial Officer
DigitalRoute
Apr 2015 - Jun 2018
Co-founder Squisini
Squisini
Jan 2014 - Feb 2018
Chief Commercial Officer
Comptel
Dec 2015 - Dec 2017
Senior Vice President EMEA region
Comptel
Oct 2012 - Apr 2014
Chief Market Operations Officer
Comptel
Apr 2010 - Apr 2011
Member of Executive Committee of Board of Directors
TM Forum
Jan 2010 - Apr 2011
Head of OSS Solution Management and Integration
Nokia Siemens Networks
Jun 2008 - Jan 2010
Head of OSS Integration practice
Nokia Siemens Networks
Mar 2007 - May 2008
OSS/BSS sales director
Nokia Siemens Networks
Jul 2005 - Mar 2007
OSS/SW Head of Sales for Vodafone Customer Business Team
Nokia Siemens Networks
2004 - 2005
East Med Sales manager
Nokia
1998 - 2004
OSS solutions manager
Nokia
1996 - 1998
Software Engineer (OMC, NMS)
Italtel

Education

1989 - 1995
Master's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Politecnico di Milano
1983 - 1988
High School Diploma
Liceo scientifico Statale “L. Cremona”, Milano

Courses by Mauro

High-tech Entrepreneurship

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