Born in Maratea in 1970, he graduated with Honors in Mechanical Engineering at “La Sapienza” University of Rome. He holds the position of Eni’s Chief Operating Officer Global Natural Resources and General Manager since October 1st, 2024.
He joined Eni in 1997, starting his career in the technical areas of the Exploration & Production business holding positions of increasing seniority across different countries, up to the role of Operations Director in Egypt in 2005 and then in Kazakhstan in 2009.
He took up the role of Managing Director in Kazakhstan in 2013 and subsequently Managing Director in Angola in 2015.
He held the positions of Executive Vice President for the Sub-Saharan Africa Region and then Director of Eni’s Upstream division.
He took over as Chief Operating Officer Natural Resources on February 2022.
Since December 2021, he is board director of Vår Energi, a company listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
He has been appointed Chairman of Confindustria Energia, Italy's Federation of energy sector associations, in July 2023.
Since October 2024, he has been appointed Chief Operating Officer Global Natural Resources as well as General Manager1, overseeing exploration activities, engineering, development and production of oil&gas, LNG and Power, Trading and Portfolio management, sustainable development, CCUS, forestry and agro-feedstock and, lastly, to the realization of asset development projects.
1 With the consequent application also of the provisions of Italian law governing the liability of Directors
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