Erica Canaia a Challenge: crescita, persone e leadership nelle sfide di FIMIC

Dal passaggio generazionale ai mercati internazionali, dal welfare alla leadership femminile. Ospite di Matteo Valléro nel podcast Challenge di The Ambassador, la nostra ceo racconta come FIMIC ha affrontato alcune delle trasformazioni più delicate nella vita di un’impresa.

Quali sono le sfide che un’azienda deve affrontare quando cresce? Come si passa da una piccola impresa familiare a una realtà strutturata e internazionale senza perdere le proprie radici? E come cambiano, insieme all’organizzazione, il rapporto con le persone, la leadership e il ruolo dell’imprenditore?

Sono alcune delle sfide raccontate da Erica Canaia, CEO di FIMIC, a Matteo Valléro, direttore editoriale di The Ambassador – Rivista internazionale di cultura italiana, nel podcast Challenge, disponibile su Amazon Music a questo link. Un format nato per parlare delle trasformazioni che le aziende sono oggi chiamate ad affrontare: dall’intelligenza artificiale alla carenza di personale qualificato, dalla competizione internazionale alla valorizzazione del Made in Italy.

Ha detto Matteo Valléro: «Intervistare Erica Canaia è stata l’immersione in un mindset, prima ancora che un dialogo con un’imprenditrice. La sua voglia di raggiungere obiettivi ed eccellenza si sprigiona da ogni sillaba della sua voce. Ma non meno importante è la volontà ferrea di portare FIMIC a livelli pionieristici in termini di benessere dei lavoratori e di parità di genere. Si parla tanto, oggi, di queste tematiche, a volte è solo “washing”: Erica è una paladina di questi valori e posso dirlo con certezza, per la reputazione che la circonda ma anche perché a forza di intervistare leader d’azienda sono diventato anche un po’ “psicologo” e la sua sincerità nel parlare è davvero palese!»

Nel caso di FIMIC il racconto ha evidenziato cinque sfide.

Prima sfida: il passaggio generazionale

La prima domanda di Valléro riguarda uno dei momenti più delicati nella vita di molte aziende italiane: il passaggio generazionale.

Quando Erica entra in FIMIC, nel 2011, ci sono due dipendenti, il nonno e i genitori. Con la crescita, è arrivata anche la necessità di costruire una vera struttura manageriale. conta cinque dipendenti; nel 2026 sono circa sessanta. La crescita avviene quindi passando da una piccola struttura a un’organizzazione internazionale più articolata, con reparti, responsabili e nuove competenze.

Il suo ingresso in azienda, però, non era scontato. «È stata una scelta mia, mio padre non me l’ha mai chiesto. Quando sono entrata mi sono resa conto di quanto mi piacesse aiutare la mia famiglia e lavorare insieme ai miei genitori», racconta Erica, che aggiunge quanto il fattore decisivo sia stato la disponibilità della generazione precedente a voler realmente accompagnare il cambiamento. Nel caso di FIMIC il cambiamento è avvenuto mantenendo il patrimonio di esperienza dell’impresa e costruendovi sopra una nuova organizzazione. Il passaggio generazionale è diventato progressivamente un percorso costruito insieme ai genitori. «La chiave è affiancarsi per il tempo necessario, unendo la parte più tradizionale e le idee innovative della nuova generazione, e confrontandosi passo dopo passo.»

Seconda sfida: crescere e aprirsi ai mercati internazionali

Il dialogo si sposta quindi sull’internazionalizzazione e sul contributo portato da Erica dopo il suo ingresso in azienda.

«Ritenevo che lavorare solo in Italia fosse limitante e che internazionalizzare l’azienda avrebbe creato molte più opportunità di vendita e di crescita. Con la mia valigetta mi sono fatta 110 voli all’anno per tre o quattro anni»», racconta. La formazione linguistica diventa quindi uno dei primi strumenti attraverso cui costruire la crescita commerciale di FIMIC. Poi Erica comincia a viaggiare, partecipare alle fiere e sviluppare nuovi mercati. Da una struttura commerciale inizialmente molto piccola FIMIC arriva a costruire un team di dodici persone e a partecipare a quasi cinquanta fiere all’anno nel mondo.

Terza sfida: managerializzare

Lo stesso vale per il materiale riciclato. Dire che un prodotto è “riciclabile” non significa dire che sia stato prodotto utilizzando materia riciclata. È una distinzione importante, sulla quale serve maggiore conoscenza, per questo Erica dedica una parte significativa della propria attività anche alla divulgazione: spiegare come funziona il riciclo significa aiutare clienti, giovani e consumatori a compiere scelte più consapevoli.

Quarta sfida: attrarre le persone

ILa conversazione prosegue con un tema che riguarda oggi moltissime imprese: la comunicazione. «Se un’azienda non è conosciuta e non viene conosciuta nel territorio, non attrae talenti», afferma.La comunicazione assume quindi un ruolo anche nella capacità di attrarre persone. Chi valuta una nuova opportunità professionale cerca informazioni sull’azienda, vuole capire chi la guida, come lavora e quali valori esprime. «Se noi per primi non comunichiamo fuori quello che facciamo e quello che siamo, non possiamo pretendere di essere compresi», sottolinea Erica.

Attrarre le persone è soltanto metà della sfida, l’altra metà è riuscire a trattenerle. Da qui il passaggio al welfare. In FIMIC non si tratta semplicemente di mettere a disposizione benefit, ma di comprendere esigenze diverse. Per la nostra ceo «Non si può pensare di creare un welfare aziendale, un benessere aziendale, non tenendo presenti le necessità delle persone». Nel concreto significa, quando possibile, introdurre flessibilità negli orari, consentire lo smart working in situazioni particolari, permettere a un genitore di uscire in tempo per accompagnare i figli o trovare soluzioni per chi deve assistere un familiare.

Accanto a questo ci sono family day, team building e momenti di incontro che aiutano le persone a conoscersi oltre il perimetro del proprio reparto. «Nel momento in cui le persone sentono di essere parte di qualcosa di più di un semplice lavoro, questo permette di creare un rapporto anche personale, non solo lavorativo».

Quinta sfida: leadership femminile e competenze

L’ultima grande sfida affrontata nell’intervista riguarda la parità di genere e la leadership inclusiva.

Erica ricorda gli anni iniziali della propria esperienza professionale, quando essere giovane e donna in un settore prevalentemente maschile rappresentava un elemento che poteva alimentare pregiudizi. «Ho preso la mia valigetta e sono andata a fare le installazioni con i tecnici. Ho fatto un sacco di domande e studiato finché non sono stata in grado di rispondere alla pari di un tecnico.»   Ilpunto non era dimostrare di valere di più in quanto donna, ma acquisire tutte le competenze necessarie senza avere i preconcetti «che noi per prime ci imponiamo: essere veloci, rapide, efficienti, perfette. E non esiste. C’è il tempo di apprendimento che c’è per tutti».

H3: L’ultima domanda: quale consiglio dare ai giovani?

Come nelle altre puntate di Challenge, la conversazione si chiude con un consiglio da dare a chi è giovane e sta iniziando oggi il proprio percorso professionale o imprenditoriale. «Io ho avuto tanti mentori, persone che mi hanno accolto e che mi hanno consigliato. Sono stata molto fortunata ma ho anche saputo ascoltare». Ricevere un consiglio però non basta: bisogna essere disponibili ad ascoltarlo. «Ascoltate coloro che vi dedicano del tempo, non abbiate la presunzione di sapere già tutto. C’è tanto da imparare e dell’esperienza degli altri si può fare grande tesoro».

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Cookie Policy

Published on 18/04/2025

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Data Controller Contact Details

For further details on the Data Controller, the user can consult our Privacy Policy.

Company websites might collect data as described in the following document.

PREMISE

FIMIC SRL, with registered office in 54 Via Ospitale – 35010 Carmignano di Brenta – (PD) ITALY – CF and P.Iva 04785520281, in the person of the legal representative, in the capacity of data controller (hereafter, “Holder”), informs you under art. 13 D.Lgs 30.6.2003 n.196 (hereafter, “Privacy Code”) and art. 13 Regolamento UE n. 2016/679 (hereafter, “GDPR”) that your data will be processed in the following ways and for the following ends.

1) Data collected

The Holder will process non-sensitive identification data (name, surname, fiscal code, VAT number, email, phone number – hereafter, “data”) you provide as you sign up to the Holder’s website and/or as you sign up to the newsletter service provided by the Holder.

2) Categories of personal data and purposes of the processing

Your data is processed:

  1. A) Without your explicit consent, according to legal and contractual obligations (art.24 lett. a, b, c Privacy Code and art 6 lett. b, and GDPR) for the following ends:

– Allowing to register on the website;

– Managing and maintaining the website;

– Fulfil existing pre-contractual, contractual, and fiscal obligations arising from dealings with you;

– Fulfil any obligation stemming from law, regulations, Community regulations and Authority orders;

– Prevent or discover fraudulent activity and abuse harmful to the website;

– For necessities tied to maintenance and operation, possible third party services might collect system logs, which may contain data such as user IP address;

– Exercise the Holder’s rights.

  1. B) Just under your explicit consent (art. 23 and 130 Privacy Code and art. 7 GDPR), for the following marketing purposes:

– Sending you newsletter, commercial communications and advertising material concerning products or services provided by the Holder. In case you’re already a customer, we might send commercial communications about products or services akin to ones you already purchased of otherwise benefited of, unless you disagree (art. 130 Privacy Code).

3) Processing methods and data retention period

The processing of your data is done according to the operations specified under art. 4 Privacy Code and art. 4 n. 2 GDPR, more precisely: data collection, registration, organization, conservation, consultation, elaboration, editing, selection, extraction, comparison, use, interconnection, block, communication, erasing and destruction. Your data will be processed on paper, electronically and via automated processing.

The Holder will retain your data for the time necessary to fulfil the purposes above and in any case not beyond ten years from the termination of relationship for Service Purposes

4) Access and communication of data

You can access your data at any time, by requesting them to the addresses mentioned later in this document.

4.1) Cookies

The website uses cookies, for further information check the dedicated document.

5) Data sharing

Your data could be made accessible and/or communicated for the purposes mentioned in 2.A and 2.B.

Without prejudice to communications done in fulfilment of legal obligations, the Holder might share your data both in Italy and abroad (as specified in the following points) to:

– The Holder’s employees and collaborators, in the capacity of data controllers and sysadmins;

– Technicians and managers of administration and accountancy and/or to fulfil specific law obligations inherent to third parties;

– The Holder’s agent network; factoring companies; credit institutions; debt collection companies; credit insurance companies; commercial information companies; professionals and experts; transport companies; supervisory bodies and judicial authorities to which such communications are mandatory by law for the stated purposes.

– Companies or other legal entities qualified and appointed, under art. 28 of Regolamento 679/16, to support activities like: managing and development of communication and advertising means, company processes and projects, and data storage. Access could be granted to third parties and related companies which deliver services deemed necessary and/or useful by the Holder for company management and related services you may request. Among such companies are system maintenance companies, credit institutes, professional offices, companies which deliver services deemed necessary or useful by the Holder, and companies which carry out outsourcing activities for the Holder, in the capacity of external data controllers.

6) Data transfer

The managing and storing of data is carried out on servers located in the EU belonging to the Holder and/or third parties appointed as data controllers. Our servers are currently located in Italy. Data won’t be transferred outside of the EU. The Holder reserves the right to relocate the servers in Italy, in the EU or in extra-EU countries, if deemed necessary. In the latter case, the Holder assures that the transfer would happen in full observation of applicable laws and reaching, if necessary, agreements aimed to guarantee a data protection level comparable to the one provided by EU guidelines.

7) Mandatory or optional nature of data provision and consequences of any refusal

Data provision for the purposes in 2.A is mandatory. In its absence, website sign up and the rest of 2.A services would be unavailable.

Data provision for 2.B is optional.

You may therefore decide not to provide data or to deny processing of provided data: in doing so you forfeit any service described in 2.B, while retaining right of those mentioned in 2.A.

8) Rights of Data Subjects

In capacity of subject, you hold the rights mentioned in art. 7 Privacy Code and art. 15-22 GDPR, more precisely:

  1. A) Demand and obtain confirmation of the existence of data pertaining yourself, stored or not, and the communication of the such;
  2. B) Obtain indication of data origin, methods and purposes of processing, logic applied in case of electronic processing, the Holder’s and every appointee’s (under art. 5, comma 2 Privacy Code and art 3, comma 1 GDPR) identification details, entities which may receive data in capacity of data controllers or appointed representative in local territories;
  3. C) Obtain: the correction, rectification or integration of data; the deletion, anonymisation or blockage of data processed in violation of the law, including those the retaining of which is not necessary to the purpose they were collected of processed; the acknowledgement that any operation mentioned in 8.A and 8.B has been brought to the knowledge of all subjects involved to the extent of common sense;
  4. D) Oppose, completely or partially, to: the processing of your data for the intended purpose, in the presence of legitimate reasons; to the processing of your data for the purpose of advertising, direct selling, market analysis or commercial communication, through automated systems via email, phone call, or mail. The extent of the former right is fully customizable by the subject, who has the possibility of choosing which of the communication methods, if any, he prefers.

If applicable, the subject possesses also the rights mentioned under art. 16-21 GDPR (right of rectification, right to oblivion, right to restriction of processing, right to data portability, right of opposition), and also the right to complain to Competition Authority.

9) Arrangement for the exercise of the rights

You may exercise your rights any time, via:

– Registered mail w/proof of delivery to FIMIC SRL, with registered office in 54 Via Ospitale – 35010 Carmignano di Brenta – (PD) ITALY –;

– Email to info@fimic.it

– PEC to fimic@pecit.it

10) Minors

This website and the services provided by the Holder are not meant for minors, and their data is not to be intentionally collected. In case such data is inadvertently collected, the Holder will provide to its deletion upon user request.

11) Holder, people in charge and appointees

The Holder, as we referred the data controller as, is FIMIC SRL, in capacity of legal representative pro tempore, with registered office in 54 Via Ospitale – 35010 Carmignano di Brenta – (PD) ITALY –. The updated list of people in charge and appointed data controllers is kept by the Holder’s registered office.

12) Data Protection Officer

Not applicable to our company.

13) Alterations of this Policy

The present Policy is subject to alterations and changes. It is therefore advisable to regularly check this Policy and refer to the most recently updated instance available on the above mentioned website.

Conclusions

All these principles are shared with all personnel who, beside putting effort in the correct management of the System, continuously provides the Managership with inputs and informations on how to improve it.

Our attention towards risks stemming from personal data management is an engagement spread on every level of our Company, both internally and externally and towards our Partners and third party collaborators.

Our Company defines and analyses its own processes through risk management techniques. We detected threats and opportunities that our Company faces through appropriate actions, through which we aim to define suitable management systems, updated on the basis normative changes and subjects.

Our S.G.P. is therefore developed and updated to guarantee the necessary and appropriate protection for the subjects data as explained in the Company privacy policy