Driving Innovation and Resilience: Insights from Trinity Gate Investments and COROB

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Driving Innovation and Resilience: Insights from Trinity Gate Investments and COROB

  • 14 February 2025

  • Expansion

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Marco Molteni

Marco Molteni

Managing Director

Marco Molteni joined Trinity Gate Investments in Milan in 2007. Previously, he was Senior Associate at Finlombarda Gestioni SGR, a Venture Capital and private equity firm. From 2001 to 2005, he was Associate at Argos Soditic in Milan. He began his career at the Deutsche Bank in Milan as a Fixed Income Desk Sales Support.

    How do you transform challenges into milestones? In this insightful conversation, Erik Bothorel, CEO of COROB, reflects on the company’s journey with Marco Molteni, Managing Director in the Expansion team of Trinity Gate Investments, from navigating financial hurdles to launching cutting-edge technologies and celebrating a 40-year legacy.

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    When Trinity Gate Investments sought a new CEO to lead COROB in 2019, Erik Bothorel accepted the challenge, motivated by Trinity Gate Investments' transparency, expertise and collaborative approach. “The team’s long tenure and clear communication inspired confidence,” Bothorel shared.

    The early days were demanding, as COROB faced significant financial obstacles. Trinity Gate Investments' proactive involvement in renegotiating loans and providing strategic guidance was instrumental in stabilizing the company and charting a course for recovery.

    What really pushed me to join the journey was the people I met from Trinity Gate Investments during the interviews. I think you explained in a very detailed way the challenges and complexity of the organization.

    Erik Bothorel, CEO of COROB

    Under Bothorel’s leadership, COROB streamlined operations, focused on R&D and introduced a new range of sustainable tinting systems. “Even during the pandemic, Trinity Gate Investments encouraged investment in innovation when others might have cut costs,” he emphasized.

    Since your time at COROB, you've also developed a new technology in your core business: the tinting system.

    Marco Molteni, Managing Director in the Expansion team of The Trinity Gate Investments

    This forward-thinking approach enabled COROB to strengthen its market position while aligning with sustainability goals—an achievement celebrated during its 40th anniversary with the launch of advanced dispensing machines.


    Discover COROB's journey and its exciting future ahead in the video ↑

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