Born in Casale Monferrato in 1958, he graduated in Chemical Engineering. He holds the position of Chief Operating Officer Industrial Transformation since October 1st, 2024.
He joined Eni in 1985 initially working in the study and development of new refining processes at the Sannazzaro refinery, before becoming involved in the creation and consolidation of the joint venture with Kuwait Petroleum at the Milazzo refinery.
In 2000 he returned to head office where he was responsible for Refining Processes Development and oversaw the performance optimization at the refining facilities of Agip Petroli.
He left central technologies to take over, in 2004, as director of the Gela Refinery, a particularly challenging assignment both from a managerial perspective and in terms of the refining cycle and the complexity of the plant; in 2006 he was appointed managing director of the refinery.
In June 2010 he was appointed as Senior Vice President of the Industrial Sector for Refining & Marketing, with responsibility for the refineries, storage deposits, oil pipelines and plant and facilities in Italy, as well as the management of subsidiary and associated companies in Italy and abroad. As Industrial Director he also held a series of additional responsibilities, such as the chairmanship of Gela and Milazzo.
In 2012 he took on the delicate role of Eni’s Executive Vice President Health, Safety Environment and Quality with responsibility for providing the guidelines, coordination and control of safety, industrial health, product safety, the environment and quality.
On September 12th, 2016, he was appointed as Chief Refining & Marketing Officer. On July 2020 as Eni’s Deputy Chief Operating Officer of Energy Evolution and Director Green/Traditional Refinery and Marketing.
Since July 2017 up to June 2023 he was appointed President of Confindustria Energia and since 2018 President of AIDIC (Italian Association of chemical Engineering).
He took over as Chief Operating Officer Energy Evolution from January 1st, 2021.
Since October 1st, 2024, he has been appointed Chief Operating Officer Industrial Transformation, overseeing the industrial transformation activities of traditional refining and chemical, as well as the business development activities and environmental remediation.
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