Born in Rome in 1972, he graduated in Business and Economics from L.U.I.S.S. University in Rome.
He is a Chartered Accountant and has been a registered EU auditor since 1995. In 2003, he attended the Executive Education Programme in General Management at INSEAD at Fontainebleau, Paris.
He is a member of the Advisory Board of the L.U.I.S.S. University in Rome and Adjunct Professor in Management of Circular Economy in the department of the same name.
He started his career at Agip Petroli (Administration, Finance and Control area) and at Ernst & Young as an Experienced Assistant, then as Corporate Finance Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Since 2000, he has held various positions in the Administration, Finance and Control area of Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.A., and in 2006 he became Corporate Development Director.
In 2008, he continued his career at Tirrenia di Navigazione S.p.A. as Chief Financial Officer and as General Manager, contributing to the restructuring and privatisation of the company.
In September 2010 he joined Maire Tecnimont Group as Chief Financial Officer of KT S.p.A., a company in the Maire Tecnimont Group operating as licensor and contractor in the Oil&Gas refining sector, taking over as Chief Executive Officer of the same company in June 2011.
In May 2012, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Tecnimont S.p.A., which within the Maire Tecnimont Group operates as a large-scale EPC Contractor in the hydrocarbon processing sector, with a dominant position in the petrochemicals sector.
In May 2012, he was appointed General Manager of the parent company, Maire Tecnimont S.p.A., and was then appointed as a member of the Board of Directors in October.
Since May 2013, he has been Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of the Maire Tecnimont Group and its main subsidiaries Tecnimont S.p.A. and KT S.p.A.
In April 2019, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of NextChem S.p.A., a subsidiary company operating in the field of green chemistry and technologies supporting the energy transition, as well as Chairman of the Supervisory Body of Stamicarbon, a centre of excellence in licensing and IP of Maire Tecnimont, a world leader in the licensing of technologies for the production of urea-based fertilisers.
Always attentive to human capital and the creation of a strong management team, he led the Maire Tecnimont Group for nine years, enhancing the specific skills of each entity towards growth and constant evolution objectives, including in the direction of energy transition.
A firm believer in an open innovation approach and osmosis between sectors, he is involved in start-up analyses and selection programmes, with a strong focus on the development of innovative ideas, new business models and the promotion of young talent.
ADDITIONAL ASSIGNMENTS
Chairman of Cetena S.p.A.
Chairman of Naviris, a 50/50 joint venture with Naval Group
Chairman of WASS Submarine System S.r.l.
Member of the Advisory Board of the L.U.I.S. University in Rome and Adjunct Professor in Management of Circular Economy at the Management of Circular Economy Department
Member of the General Council of Confindustria
Member of the Assonime Council
Advisor of the MIB - Trieste School of Management
Member of the Board of Directors of Fondazione NordEst
Member of the Steering Committee of the European Shipbuilding Association EUROYARDS
Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Elis Consortium in the half-year of BNL Include for Growth Chairmanship