Cesare Paciello is the CEO of HID Global S.p.A. (former Arjo Systems S.p.A.) and the founder of the Ticketing and Transportation PL within the Arjo Group. He has over 20 years’ experience in smart card, RFID, and electronic ticketing market, managing multifaceted projects in an international setting.
Throughout his career he focused on business development and project delivery of complex IT solutions with specialization in project management.
His background consists of an advanced degree in Economy, MBA in Sales and Marketing coupled with management experience from various positions worldwide.
He has a considerable experience in big events always managing the onsite operations like 2009 UEFA Champions League Final Match (Italy), 2011 Italian Fan Card Project (Italy), 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2015 Premier 12 – Baseball World Cup (Japan/Taiwan), 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2018 FIFA World Cup, FIFA Club World Cup 2019 and FIFA Club World Cup 21. Last big projects are FIFA Arab Cup 2021, FWC22 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 in Qatar.