Marina Tognetti, Date of Birth
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Date of Birth: 14-Nov-1964
Profession: business executive
Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
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About Marina Tognetti
- Marina Tognetti is an entrepreneur and business executive based in Amsterdam.
- She is the founder and CEO of Myngle, a pioneer in live online language education that has become a significant player in its segment.
- mYngle offers customized language training programs through video conferencing in 45 different languages to learners located anywhere in the world.Tognetti graduated cum laude from the Luiss Guido Carli University in Rome, after which she earned an MBA at INSEAD in Fontainbleau, France.
- After gaining business experience with Procter & Gamble, Philips, Sara Lee, The Boston Consulting Group and eBay, in 2007 she founded Myngle.
- She was inspired to start a platform for language learning when she was having difficulty with learning Chinese herself.
- She concluded that language learning would be much easier if people could learn languages as if they were living in the country where the language was spoken, benefiting from native teachers through internet connections.
- Her startup was able to expand with funding first from HenQ and some private investors and then from Rabobank in 2009.
- The company made the switch from consumers to corporate clients early on, and is now primarily focused on business clients. Marina is regular speaker at conferences about women leadership, entrepreneurship and innovation.
- She received many international recognitions for her contribution as a woman in technology: 2018: WEF Exceptional Women of Excellence; 20 Successful Shepreneurs to watch; 20 Successful Businesswomen to look for 2017: WEF Iconic Women Creating a Better World for All; 50 most inspiring women in tech Netherlands; 20 Impeccable Women in Business; 30 most inspiring women in business 2016: 50 most inspiring women in Dutch technology sector 2015: 50 most inspiring women tech leaders in Europe 2014: GIT Girl in Tech of the month 2012: Top 100 women in tech in Europe 2010: The Next Women 2009: 49 Most Notable Female Internet Heroes; Plugg People’s Choice 2008: Accenture Innovation Award; European Ventures Award; Benelux Ventures Award; Female Internet Hero of the week.
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