Weltix Appoints Gianni Orlandi as Senior Manager Equity Compensation and Accelerates in the Italian ESOP Market
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Already active in the equity incentive plans segment through partnerships with Uptevia and Optio Incentives, Weltix is structuring a direct go-to-market approach to consolidate its role as the benchmark Italian provider for multinationals, listed mid-caps, and innovative SMEs.
MILAN, May 12, 2026 — Weltix operates in the Italian equity compensation market as a partner to two of the sector's leading international players: Uptevia, a joint venture between BNP Paribas SA and CACEIS Bank, which serves as the benchmark provider for share registry services and stock plan administration for major French groups such as EssilorLuxottica, Sanofi, and Saint-Gobain; and Optio Incentives, a European platform specializing in stock plan administration. To accelerate the penetration of its solutions within the Italian corporate market, Weltix announces the appointment of Gianni Orlandi as Senior Manager Equity Compensation, who will be responsible for leading and developing the business line dedicated to ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) and LTI (Long Term Incentive) plans.
A Consolidated Operational Base, Two International Partnerships
Equity compensation represents one of the most significant levers for talent attraction and retention in Italian companies of all sizes. Multinationals with Italian employees, listed mid-caps, and innovative SMEs increasingly rely on stock plans and stock options as central components of their reward and retention strategies. Weltix operates in this segment as the Italian withholding tax agent (sostituto d'imposta) for plans administered by Uptevia on behalf of international groups with employees in Italy, including EssilorLuxottica, Sanofi, and Saint-Gobain. On this consolidated operational foundation, the company is now launching a dedicated business line aimed directly at the corporate market, with the goal of offering an integrated value proposition that combines the technical depth of its trust structure with direct local client insight.







