President of Acer Inc.

After Gianfranco Lanci was appointed President of Acer Inc. in 2005, he was promoted in 2008 to the position of Chief Executive Officer and President of Acer’s Inc where he currently handles the overall business of Acer Inc.

The outstanding performance of Lanci in the European market was recognized by his company hence the promotion to the position of CEO and President. Moreover, his management style and channel-business model have proven to be efficient tools in gaining Acer a solid foothold in Europe.

Gianfranco Lanci joined Acer Italy as Managing Director in 1997 right after Acer acquired the Texas’ Instruments’ or TI notebook division. When he became President for Acer Europe in the year 2000, he started building a strong European organization. As President of Acer EMEA in 2002, Gianfranco Lanci introduced his innovative channel-business model that successfully established record-making profits across Europe, Middle East, and the African markets. Lanci was then nominated as President of Acer Inc. International Operation Business Group or OBG in 2003. His job description was to oversee all of Acer’s business through coordinating sales and marketing activities in the Middle East, Europe, and America.

Gianfranco Lanci’s Personal and Educational Background

Gianfranco Lanci was born in Turin, Italy in 1954. He graduated from the Politecnico of Turin where he also earned his degree in civil engineering. He worked for Texas Instrumentals Italia in 1981. He was also a country manager for the Printers Division or PDD and The Portable computers in Italy, Africa, and the Middle East. In 1996, he was given the position of President for TI’s Productivity Products Division of EMEA. Gianfranco Lanci became the Managing Director of Acer Italy when TI’s portable PC business merged with Acer in the year 1997.