Piergiuseppe Coppola
CEMS Student at Rotterdam School of Management and London School of Economics looking for Full Time Opportunities starting September 2019
27 years old
Monza Italy
Professional Status
Student
Open to opportunities
About Me
Cum laude and experienced business student looking for full time opportunities, in September 2019.
Driven, analytically and rationally oriented, but can also work towards creative solutions after having identified complex problems. Looking to work in an international and stimulating environment.
Driven, analytically and rationally oriented, but can also work towards creative solutions after having identified complex problems. Looking to work in an international and stimulating environment.
Senior Consultant | FS Strategy & Transformations
KPMG
Since January 2020
Amsterdam
- Focusing on consulting for financial services specifically in the areas of strategy, customers and operations.
- Assisting senior consultants in preparing presentations and reports regarding projects for the financial services industry in the Benelux region.
- Executing market analyses of the financial sector, especially in response to recent developments (PSD2), and extracting relevant consulting insights.
Intern | Strategy Consulting
IBM
May 2018
to August 2018
Brussels
- Main project worked on was with the Government of Tasmania, to analyze their competitiveness relative to neighboring locations in attracting foreign direct investment, pinpointing SWOTs, benchmarking with favorable locations, and developing recommendations.
- Worked with and contributed to IBM's proprietary Global Locations Trend (GLT) database, which tracks worldwide FDI movements used to offer relevant insights to clients.
- Assisted in the yearly publication and PR efforts of the Global Location Trends report of IBM
Student Consultant
Canal+
January 2018
to May 2018
London/Paris
- Regularly liaised with the executive marketing team of Canal+ International, to analyze overseas markets, and ultimately develop a digital strategy to succesfully cater to millennials in African markets.
- Presented findings and conducted several (research) interviews with top-level managers at the division's HQ in Paris.
Teaching Assistant for Strategic Business Plan
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
December 2016
to September 2017
Rotterdam
- Coaching, supervising, and correcting/grading the assignments of 16 teams of 4 students each, in their development of a comprehensive document comprising of internal analyses, external analyses, and strategic recommendations for a multinational firm.
- Holding workshops and presentations for the students regularly, and working with the Department of Strategic Management & Entrepreneurship and fellow teaching assistants in improving the quality of the course.
Intern | Strategy Consulting
Philips Light and Health Venture
December 2014
to September 2015
Student Project
Eindhoven
Netherlands
- Chosen as the best project of all 116 student projects, after a convincing pitch in front of an experienced jury, visible at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IowRQarvFA
- With direct collaboration with the GM, David Aubert, developed an extensive internal and external analysis followed with strategic recommendations.
MSc. International Management/CEMS
London School of Economics and Rotterdam School of Management
August 2017
to February 2019
Double degree at Rotterdam School of Management and the London School of Economics - ranked 2nd best university worldwide for social sciences and management.
CEMS is consistently ranked among the 5 best Master's in Management in the world.
CEMS is consistently ranked among the 5 best Master's in Management in the world.
BSc. International Business Administration
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
September 2014
to July 2017
RSM is one of the top 10 business schools in Europe.
Graduated cum laude (top 5%) with a GPA of 8.5.
Graduated cum laude (top 5%) with a GPA of 8.5.
Studied at the business school - taking mainly finance-related courses - as part of the exchange program at RSM.
NTU is ranked the best business school in Asia and among the top 20 universities in the world.
NTU is ranked the best business school in Asia and among the top 20 universities in the world.
Completed the renowned IB and graduated with 35 points (top 10% of class).
Extracurricular activities included vice-captain of football team, participant in ISMTF maths competition, supervising finance in prom committee (budget of 10,000EUR), and more.
Extracurricular activities included vice-captain of football team, participant in ISMTF maths competition, supervising finance in prom committee (budget of 10,000EUR), and more.
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Italian
Expert
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English
Expert
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Dutch
Expert
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Spanish
Intermediate
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French
Intermediate
- Conducted (market) research for IBM, Canal+, KPMG and Philips, and converted information to relevant insights for clients
- Research-thesis in BSc. in top 5 out of 100+ groups, with a grade of 9.5.
- Experienced in conducting academic research, and reading academic papers
- Won best consulting project out of 116 others, at Rotterdam School of Management, after having worked with Philips Light & Health
- Executed 2 consulting internships at IBM and KPMG, in different countries, work environments, and focusing on different industries
- Consulted Fitbit in a case competition in Seattle, at the University of Washington, and were among the top 3 finalists
- Led a team of 30 international students, as board member of the second largest study association at RSM
- Captaincy in school and local football teams in regional leagues and international tournaments
- Regularly worked in and led teams of international peers
- Presented in the final of the Global Business Case Competition at the University of Washington in April 2017
- Presented to large audiences and experienced juries
- Top 1% (out of 400+ students) in Effective Business Communication course
- Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Word, Publisher)
- R-studio and SPSS
- Working with Databases (IBM GLT, Access)
- AdWords
- Back to the Future Trilogy
- The Godfather - often joke that Francis Ford Coppola may be a distant relative!
- The Graduate
- Rap (Making songs myself)
- Pink Floyd, U2, The Police, RHCP
- Reading into significance of lyrics
- Football; played at regional level from age 12-17 and captained the first team of my local club and school.
- Formula 1; Paddock visit in Singapore to meet pilots and see cars in the pits was one of the best experiences of my life!
- Travelled in South-East Asia, Australia, and Japan - fell in love with Singapore!
- Can name all 196 (and locate most of all) countries of the world