Before founding WST, together with other partners in 2002, Gian Paolo served several years as partner in charge of the VAT Group and of the Tax Effective Supply Management Group in the Italian Tax Practice of one of the Big Four accountancy firms, and he was also the permanent representative in the corresponding international committee.

As Chartered Accountant and Chartered Auditor he was and he is currently member and/or Chairman of several Boards of Directors and Supervisory Boards of various Italian companies, mainly subsidiaries of Foreign MNC Clients.

Gian Paolo also practices as a tax advisor in charge of Special Projects, including M&A and corporate reorganisation.

He has extensive expertise in tax and business planning both domestically and cross-border, as well as in domestic corporate law.

He is committed to building close and lasting relationships with his clients and he is very proud to have advised some of them for more than thirty years.