Agostino Santoni is the Vice President of Cisco Southern Europe. He took the role in November 2020 and is responsible for Cisco business in Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Israel, Greece, Cyprus, Malta and from August 2024 he also covers Austria, CEE countries and Balkans. Agostino brings a wealth of experience from 25 years in the Italian IT industry, managing P&L operations across several technology markets.

Previously, Agostino covered the role of General Manager of Cisco Italy from the end of 2012 until March 2021. He joined Cisco from SAP, where he was Italy Managing Director from 2009 to 2012. He started his professional career in Compaq Computer where, following the merger with HP, he held roles of increasing responsibility for the Italian branch of HP and for the parent company up to the position of Vice President & Enterprise Sales Director of HP Italy. 

On top of his Cisco position, Agostino was also President of Assinform (the Italian Association for the Information Technology) from 2014 to 2017, and from 2022 to May 2024, Vice President of Confindustria (the main association representing manufacturing and service companies in Italy) with responsibility for Digital.

Building inclusive and innovative environments in which individuals and teams feel engaged and can thrive is a key quality that characterizes Agostino’s leadership style in the large teams he has led.

He is also a Member on the Board of Trustees of the Cisco Foundation.