Leadership
Andrea Volpe is a founding partner and President of Eurolink Geie, a network of professionals that aid Italian companies internationalize by assisting them in all aspects of setting up and managing their commercial activities abroad.
In addition to Eurolink, Andrea Volpe is also a Partner of Studio BRC Associati, an associated firm made up of accountants, statutory auditors, lawyers and labor consultants with offices in Manzano, Udine and Milan. He serves as a Senior consultant to the leading foreign direct investment advisory firm in Asia, Dezan Shira & Associates, having over 20 years of direct experience with China and more recently, with India and Vietnam.
Naturally curious to discover new worlds and business cultures, Dr. Andrea Volpe began to specialize in internationalization early in his career. He recognized very quickly that many companies fail or encounter difficulties when expanding overseas due to – among many reasons – a lack of planning, especially in markets where a deep knowledge of the economic, fiscal and legal environment is needed. Now, he helps companies plan their investments abroad, bringing over 20 years of experience to new clients.
In 2014, he partnered with other European professionals – all of whom had many years of experience assisting companies internationally – to create the Eurolink Geie network.
Dr. Andrea Volpe specializes providing operational assistance to SMEs that want to develop internationalization projects in the European and Asian markets. He routinely assists in all aspects of establishment and operations, including:
- Incorporation of various entities in Asia and Europe; including joint ventures
- Transfer-pricing planning
- Tax consultancy in Italy / China / HK / Vietnam / India
- Accounting and tax audits
- Trademark and Patent registration
- Research into distributors and commercial partners
- Serving as temporary export manager
- International corporate contracts
- Legal and financial due diligence
- Optimization of production and trade strategies
Born in Udine (UD) in 1966, he graduated in Economics and Commerce from the University of Trieste in 1992. In 1993, Dr. Andrea Volpe obtained the qualification to practice as a Chartered Accountant and is registered with the Order of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts of Udine.
From 2000 to 2016, Dr. Andrea Volpe was Councilor of the Order of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts of the Province of Udine and President of the local Internationalization Commission. He was also a former member of the “Internationalization of Enterprises” Study Commission of the National Council of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts.
In addition to assisting companies internationalize, Dr. Andrea Volpe is a regular speaker at conferences, webinars, seminars and university masters’ programs. He presents on topics ranging from doing business in Asia and Silk Road Opportunities for Italian companies, and the tax and corporate systems of China; to conducting e-commerce activities in ASEAN and the role of chartered accountants in SMEs internationalization plans, etc.