My biography
Riccardo Taccardi
President and founder of WTD
Riccardo Taccardi, is the son of a Carabinieri officer, homemaker mother with an older sister, and a diploma in . telecommunications with training in “Industrial Communication“, his first work experiences were as a pianist in various piano bars in northern Italy during the 80s, working with diverse and multiple Soul Music bands & professional songwriters.
During the same time period, he gained experience as a salesperson with the Sweda Cash Register company, to later become manager of the Italian Northeastern area in the wholesale automation office within the same company.
Read moreContinuing to chase his desire to become an entrepreneur, he abandoned his position at Sweda and began his first own business out of his home’s cellar of only 16 sqm, and where he made his first trades with the then so-called dealers of the computer industry, directly importing the first expansion memories of 8 Kbyte, then become in the following years, one of the most popular agents in Italy that contributed to creating the entire national market of information technology.
Ufficio: via della Lontra 43 - 47923 Rimini
president@riccardotaccardi.com
Years of Career
Products on market
Awards
Publications
My history
Finally, in 1993 in Rimini at only 29 years of age, he opens the Worldtrade company now incorporated within the current World Trade Display™, an international leader under the WTD brand in the design and direct production of interactive displays and digital signage solutions.
To date Riccardo Taccardi, plays the significant role of President & Executive Manager within the company he created, directly following the company’s production in the Far East with several the various factories, coordinating all production companies with each other; but most of all interpreting in advance new and different market trends in the field of interactive digital signage with new projectsand display developments with the WTD brand.
The main milestones
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2020
Waiting for new successes ...!!!
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2018
Investiture as official supplier of Sisal Entertainment
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2011
Best European distributor of the General Touch brand
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2009
Best Entrepreneur of the year for the Game & Games magazine
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2005
Primary official distributor of the AOC brand
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1999
Best European distributor of the Procomp brand
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1996
"Italia che Lavora" award recognition
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1993
Foundation of the World Trade Display company
The major awards
Awards
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Sisal official supplier Investiture
29 July 2018
The international company listed on the Milan stock exchange Sisal Entertainment Spa has chosen from 2018, after several years of active collaboration, WTD Word Trade Display as the main supplier of display & digital signage…
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Best GeneralTouch distributor
19 July 2011
In 2011, when the European market also began to make massive use of interactive solutions, Riccardo Taccardi at the international level was awarded the “Best Official World Manager” award by the renowned company GeneralTouch.
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Best Entrepreneur of the Year 2009
30 December 2009
The magazine Gioco & Giochi, publishing leaderin the Gaming/Entertainment industry features Riccardo Taccardi on the cover for "Best Entrepreneur of the Year 2009" for his ability to create added value to the industry with innovation…
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AOC official primary distributor
19 July 2005
In 2005, Riccardo Taccardi received the "Best Italian Partner" award from the leading international Consumer Monitor manufacturer AOC Intl. Co. Ltd,placing him among the Major Players in the industrial & system Integrator segment.
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Best Procomp European distributor
19 July 1999
In the period of greatest expansion of Personal Computers, that is to say in the mid-1990s, Riccardo Taccardi was awarded the "Best European Manager Procomp" award in Shanghaiin 1999 for having contributed to developing and…
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Italian Work Prize
18 July 1996
For his work and commitment, in June 1996 Riccardo Taccardi received the "Italian Work Prize", an award given to Italian entrepreneursand companies that create value over time.
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Foundation of the World Trade Display company
19 July 1993
After his profession of pianist, Riccardo Taccardi shifts his interest towards to the entrepreneurial career. In 1993, the year of "start-up" business, the core business of the company, then known as Worldtrade, primarily focused in…
- All awards
Interviews
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Interview on Vending News
20 March 2014
For WTD, Vendingcertainly represents a sector of interest given the speed with which manufacturers are able to apply advanced technological solutions to their vending machines and, among them, surely the use of interactive displays is…
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ENADA Rimini 2014: interview Gioco News Magazine
19 September 2018
The Gaming & Entertainmentsector since the mid-2000s has been confirmed as one of the sectors where WTD has succeeded in penetrating the sector more thanks to its products and its particular technical specifications, always corresponding…
- All interviews
Team WTD
The multidisciplinary team World Trade Display created by Riccardo Taccardi consists of professionals in the industry of interactivity, all with various and different previous experiences in the field of hardwaredevelopment software, marketing, design& information technology. The world of digital signage and display has always been our work, in fact every day we search for new integrated interactive solutions with new technologies, taking advantage of our extensive experience, from both the commercial and technical sector.
