Mr. Abruzzese is an experienced shopping center management specialist who began his professional career in the family Real-estate business, initially responsible for residential properties, to later developing one of the first shopping centers in Abruzzo, in 1997, which he managed until 2006. Simultaneously, he founded the S.I.A. s.r.l. company becoming the Sole Administrator and Managing Director, leading the development of residential real estate complexes. In late 2006, he joined Klepierre – BNP Paribas (a leading company in Europe in the field of commercial centers) as a Senior Shopping Center Manager, successfully managing shopping centers in Italy. In 2009 he joined Cogest Retail, the first independent company in the management and leasing of shopping centers as Senior Shopping Center Manager. In 2016, Mr. Abruzzese co-founded the Association
“ADCC” (Association of Shopping Center Manager Italy) and was appointed Deputy Executive Chairman, a role he is currently still engaged in. In 2017 he joined Svicom Sviluppo Commerciale as Senior Shopping Center Manager and has managed the “Mongolfiera Lecce” shopping center, considered one of the most quoted and performing shopping centers in southern Italy. In April 2018, along with Mr. Hoxa, CEO of Oxa Group, he co-founded OCM International, a specialized Office and Multi-purpose Center Management company, serving as CEO and Managing Director