Zespri International
Pietro Sarcinelli is an experienced professional currently serving as the Strategic Projects Manager at Zespri International since 2025, focusing on key strategic projects for Northern Hemisphere supply goals. Previously, Pietro held various leadership roles at IGT, including Global Consumer Services Director and Director of PlayDigital Operations, overseeing global consumer support and technical operations across multiple regions. Pietro's career encompasses significant positions at Lottomatica, managing customer care for interactive gaming and leading innovation and process excellence efforts. Additionally, Pietro has a strong background in strategy from Accenture, specializing in the gambling industry, and has contributed to various business development and strategic initiatives. Pietro holds a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II and has completed education at SDA Bocconi and Accenture Strategy College.
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Zespri International
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Welcome to Zespri, one of the world’s most successful horticultural marketing companies and NZ’s largest horticultural exporter, exporting more than 167 million trays of kiwifruit to more than 50 countries around the world, managing 30 percent of the global volume. We’re part of a global team of growers, post-harvest suppliers, employees, distributors and retailers dedicated to consistently providing quality, fresh kiwifruit. With sales revenues of $3.1 billion, the Zespri™ Brand is recognised as the world leader in premium-quality kiwifruit. Based in New Zealand, we are 100 percent owned by current or past kiwifruit growers, and employ approximately 550 people globally. On behalf of our 3,200 growers in New Zealand and 1,200 growers based elsewhere, we manage kiwifruit innovation, supply and distribution management and marketing of Zespri™ Green, Zespri™ Organic Green, Zespri™ Sweet Green, Zespri™ SunGold, Zespri™ Organic SunGold, Zespri™ Gold Kiwifruit and Zespri™ Red. Zespri invests heavily in the future of New Zealand kiwifruit. Our plant breeding programme is the world’s largest and most advanced, with 75,000 potential new varieties. We are also at the cutting edge of research on kiwifruit health and nutrition, on-orchard productivity and sustainability, to name a few. This passion, innovation and investment ensures Zespri’s position as the world’s premier kiwifruit brand.