Alessandro was educated at St.Edmund's College, Hertfordshire and graduated from Keele University in French and German.

He started his career in publishing at Metal Bulletin and later moved to Cargo Systems. Thereafter, he became an Export Manager and gained extensive European and Far East experience in the textiles industry.

He is an excellent communicator and takes an interest in different cultures and languages. He is married with three children and lives in London. Alessandro is bilingual in English and Italian and speaks fluent French and German.