Nicole Rapuzzi, based in Milan, is active in Egon Zehnder’s Industrial Practice, where she relies upon her extensive experience with companies designing and manufacturing technologically advanced products. Additionally, she possesses a strong affinity for the Consumer Practice within luxury, apparel, retail sectors. She has a passion for understanding what inspires leaders and for helping them draw on their authentic sources of energy to attain new levels of success.
In this era of unprecedented technological change, the ability to tap into what genuinely motivates people and makes them unique is essential to drive organizations’ growth and ambitions.
Before joining Egon Zehnder, Nicole was an Associate Partner in McKinsey’s Milan Office, where she mainly focused on large transformations covering Advanced Industries, Aerospace & Defense, Rail Infrastructure.
Nicole studied industrial engineering at Politecnico di Milano and École des Mines de Paris, before earning an MBA from INSEAD in their Singapore and Fontainebleau campuses. Outside work, Nicole is passionate about sports (skiing, scuba diving, weightlifting, and yoga), wine (she is a certified wine taster), art, and especially fashion, keeping up to date on the latest trends and brands while focusing on small family-owned Italian companies.
