Being responsible for strategic relations at SupplyFinder, JD brings first-hand experience on cross-border trade with developing and emerging markets, being active in Africa, South America, Middle East, Central Asia and Asia-Pacific regions.

He connects key individuals and devises strategies, bringing an international mindset to engagement. He advises major corporates and SMEs, understanding the crucial role they are to national economies. Activities have included capacity-building and establishing national local content and localisation programmes.

Having retired as an active independent UK parliamentarian, his focus remains international affairs, participating in many challenging issues globally. He has received State decorations from Colombia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, and been honoured with a Yoruba Chieftaincy in Nigeria.

Pierluigi is active in trading oil derivatives and industrial plants, and responsible for the daily operations of SupplyFinder. He has a scientific background, having obtained a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Naples, later supplemented with an MBA from SDA Bocconi in Milan.

His professional life has been dedicated to different sectors and geographies. With Mobil Oil Italiana, as Commercial and Supply Planning sectors, a decade in textile machinery construction as CEO of Santex Group in Switzerland, Italy and China, and later with MAE Group with machinery for building components for Plastedil SA – Switzerland.

He had previously dedicated himself to the plastics sector as MD of the South Europe Region of Wavin Group BV – Netherlands and later as CEO of G.Crespi Spa – Italy. For nine years he served the stainless-steel industry as GM he followed the Castelli Group – Italy, integrating into the French group UGINE.

With decades of experience spanning multiple sectors, Wei is a dynamic cross-cultural specialist masterfully bridging eastern and western commerce.

Having connections with Chinese governments, chambers of commerce and CCPIT and Central media, Wei unlocks policy advantages from commerce incentives to supply chain optimisation for business in Belt and Road countries.

Combining traditional Chinese business philosophy with modern international professional business practices, Wei uniquely blends policy interpretation, commercial execution and cultural mediation, delivering on market entry and global expansion strategies for multinationals and SMEs, working to bringing seamless business collaboration to and from China.