Fiorenzo Tagliabue is the founder of SEC back in 1989 and continues at the forefront of the development of the agency which has now turned into one of the top 20 global PR consultancy, specialized in advocacy, corporate communications and corporate affairs.

Over the years, he specialized in corporate communication, focusing on public affairs, community engagement, and crisis management.

Fiorenzo Tagliabue played a pivotal role in the internationalization process of SEC that he steered across several crucial milestones from 2013 onward, including the listing at the London Stock Exchange (AIM segment) in 2016 until 2022, the merging with PORTA plc – a PR Group focused on financial communication – that brought to the formation of SEC Newgate Group in 2019 and finally the engagement of Three Hills Capital in 2022 and Investcorp in 2023 as financial partners and shareholders of the Group.

Prior to founding SEC, Mr. Tagliabue worked as a journalist and was founder of the weekly publication “il Sabato” which he directed until 1987. He served as Managing director of NEI Spa, the company that edits the daily newspaper Avvenire (1983-1989) and he launched the start-up of the Vatican Television Centre and served as its first General Secretary (1986-1989).

He also holds numerous teaching posts in the area of communication, in particular in public communication. He was a member of the board of directors of the Fondazione Teatro alla Scala of Milan for 10 years and has been a director in the board of the Fondazione Banco Alimentare onlus. Currently he sits in the Board of IUAV (Istituto Universitario Architettura Venezia) one of the most important architectural Department of the country, based in Venice and Action Contre la Faim (ACF).