Prior to being named senior vice president of the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA) region in July 2007, Giorgio Miano served as regional sales director for Syniverse's Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Mr. Miano joined Syniverse from Wind Telecomunicazioni in Rome, Italy, where he held positions as an international roaming manager and an international carrier manager. Previously Mr. Miano worked for Exxon in Italy and had experiences in the development sector in Africa and South America. After graduating from the University La Sapienza of Rome with an advanced degree in business and economics, Mr. Miano continued his formal education by earning a master's degree in cooperation and international development from the University of Pavia in Italy. In 2005, he also attended in the Accelerated Development Program at the London Business School in the United Kingdom.