Stepping into her role as Vice President of Amazon European Stores in March 2025, Mariangela Marseglia says it was “the most significant redefinition” of her career. From 2018, she had served as VP and Country Manager for Italy and Spain, but the more recent move took her “from two countries to a continent, from depth to breadth, from running a team to shaping the conditions in which teams can thrive.”
No matter the transition, from her start at PricewaterhouseCoopers to roles at Unilever and Mars and joining Amazon 15 years ago, each one “required me to deliberately unlearn something, to resist the temptation of expertise and start again as a beginner.” Over the years, she has been fuelled by curiosity, people and purpose, plus she has “a willingness to be uncomfortable—to walk into the room where I am the least experienced person and treat that as a privilege rather than a threat.”
In Luxembourg, where Amazon counts more than 4,250 employees from over 100 nationalities, Marseglia feels “a profound sense of pride” in what the company represents. “Since 2010, our investments have contributed an estimated €8.1 billion to Luxembourg’s GDP, and every euro we have invested has generated an estimated €0.73 in additional economic value for the country,” she adds. “That multiplier effect is not an accounting abstraction. It is jobs, it is infrastructure, it is opportunity.”
“Talent is not the limiting factor for women in leadership. Access is. Sponsorship is.”
Though she has had plenty of achievements at Amazon, she’s also proud of the people with whom she has worked, and encourages the next generation of professionals to stay curious and humble, but also to “be deliberate about lifting others as you rise.”
For 25 years, Marseglia has also mentored many leaders, including women who have shaped their industries and sectors or gone on to run businesses, and encourages other young women to seek mentorship but also consider becoming a member, even if it’s too early. “I invest time in this disproportionately, and I am transparent about that choice,” she adds. “Talent is not the limiting factor for women in leadership. Access is. Sponsorship is. The courage of people who already have a seat at the table to pull the next chair forward.”
This exclusive portrait was published in the 10th edition of Forbes Luxembourg.
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