Chairman, DGS S.p.A.,Italy
Walter Ruffinoni has been Chairman of DGS S.p.A. since 2026, following a long career in senior leadership roles at major IT services companies in Italy and internationally. He holds a degree in Engineering from Politecnico di Milano and an MBA from SDA Bocconi, and continued his education through executive programs at Harvard Business School and London Business School.
Throughout his career, Ruffinoni has held senior positions at major companies in the industry, including Oracle, where he served as Vice President, Consulting, Western Continental Europe, and Siebel Systems, where he was Vice President, Professional Services, EMEA. At NTT DATA, he led the company’s operations in Italy for 11 years as Chief Executive Officer before serving as CEO at the European level for two years.
Alongside his role as Chairman of DGS, Ruffinoni currently holds several leadership and strategic advisory positions, including General Manager of POLI.Design, Chairman of ELIS Innovation Hub, and Non-Executive Director of Getronics.
Ruffinoni is the author of Il Codice del Futuro (Marsilio, 2017), Italia 5.0 (Mondadori, 2020), and L’Azienda Gentile (Mondadori, 2023).
