Eni is an Italian multinational oil and gas company headquartered in Rome. Considered one of the seven "Supermajor" oil companies in the world, it has operations in 79 countries with a market capitalization of US$ 55,61 billion, as of 31 December 2019.

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Emanuele Piccinno is currently the Director at Eni. Prior to this, they served as the Consigliere per le questioni energetiche del Ministro per lo Sviluppo Economico from July 2018 to May 2020. Emanuele has also worked as a Technical Advisor at ISIS, Institute of Studies for the Integration of Systems from July 2012 to January 2018 where they participated in the Efficiency Energy Annual Report for 2011 edited by the ENEA Technical Unit for Energy Efficiency. Emanuele has also worked as an Adjunct Professor at UNiversity of Viterbo "La Tuscia" from February 2011 to February 2013 and as a On Site Project Coordinator at CSQA Certificazioni srl from October 2010 to June 2012.

Emanuele Piccinno has a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Business from Sapienza Università di Roma. Emanuele also has a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Sustainability Studies from the same school.

Emanuele Piccinno

Karina A. Litvack is a Director at Eni and has previously worked as an Executive Board Director at Chapter Zero, Non Executive Director at BSR, and Chairman of the Governing Board at The Climate Governance Initiative. Karina has also been a member of the Advisory Council and Ethics Committee at Transparency International UK. 

Karina has dedicated their career to climate change, becoming a co-founder of the [World Economic Forum](/org/world-economic-forum)’s Climate Governance Initiative and Steering Committee member of Chapter Zero UK and Chapter Zero Italy. Her goal is to enable non-executive directors of listed company boards to deepen their skills in the area of climate change so as to enable them to become more effective in driving their companies’ climate transition strategies. 

At BSR, Karina provided the investor perspective to Chairman & Chief Executive and top executive team of this global market leader in cement and construction materials, as one of ten independent experts on sustainability and governance. 

At The Climate Governance Initiative, Karina was responsible for the overall management and strategic development of the organisation as Chairman of the Governing Board. 

Karina’s experience in both the private and public sector makes their a valuable asset in the fight against climate change. Her work has helped increase awareness of the issue and has empowered people to take action in order to create a more sustainable future.

Karina A. Litvack holds an MBA in Finance & International Business from Columbia Business School, a BA in Political Economy from the University of Toronto - University College, and a Diploma in Italian Translation and Interpretation from the Royal Society of Linguists.

Karina A. Litvack

Lapo Pistelli was born in Florence in 1964 and has been Eni’s Executive Vice President of International Affairs since April 14th, 2017.

Lapo Pistelli

He was born in Verona in 1974, he is married and has three children. He was appointed Deputy of Chief Operating Officer Natural Resources and also Director Global Gas & Lng Portfolio of Eni on July 1, 2020.

After graduating in Mechanical Engineering in 1999 from the [Politecnico di Milano](/org/politecnico-di-milano), he fulfilled his military service as an Officer in the Italian Army.

In 2000 he was awarded with a scholarship as a Ph.D. candidate at the [Department of Energy](/org/department-of-energy) of the [Politecnico di Milano](/org/politecnico-di-milano), where he was involved in research projects and teaching activities.

In 2001 he joined McKinsey.

He obtained a Master in Business Administration from [Columbia University](/org/columbia-university), New York, in 2005.

After a short experience in Citgroup in New York, he continued his career in McKinsey, mostly dealing with projects in the Oil&Gas and Banking&Insurance sectors.

In 2007 he joined Eni in the Office of the CEO supporting the Top Management for corporate strategy and group-level projects.

In November 2008 he was appointed Senior Vice President for International Sales with the responsibility to develop gas sales in the European B2B markets outside Italy within the Gas & Power business of Eni.

In May 2012 he became Executive Vice President for International Markets and LNG Activities with the responsibility for the overall commercial strategy and sales activities outside Italy, including affiliate companies and LNG marketing.

In November 2016 he became Executive Vice President for Portfolio Strategy and Long Term Gas Negotiations in the newly established Midstream business of Eni with the responsibility to oversee the gas supply portfolio management and the relationships with long term gas suppliers.

In February 2018 he was appointed Executive Vice President Business Unit Gas. In this role he managed the entire midstream wholesale gas value chain, including supply and trading activities. In parallel he was also appointed EVP Trading & Origination in Eni Trading & Shipping S.p.A. (the fully owned subsidiary of Eni S.p.A. in charge of all the trading operations within the group).

He has been Chief Gas & Lng Marketing and Power Officer in Eni since 15th April 2019 and also Chairman and CEO in charge of Gas, Lng and Power activities of Eni Trading & Shipping S.p.A.

He is a member of the Board of Directors in Union Fenosa Gas, a JV between Eni and Naturgy, and in BlueStream, a JV between Eni and [Gazprom](/org/gazprom).

Cristian Signoretto

Born in Casale Monferrato in 1958. He was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Energy Evolution and Director Green/Traditional Refinery and Marketing of Eni on July 1, 2020.

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 as where he was responsible for Refining Processes Development and oversaw the performance optimisation 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 made 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.

He was appointed as Chief Refining & Marketing Officer on 12 September 2016.

He has been President of Confindustria Energia since July 2017 and President of AIDIC (Italian Association of chemical Engineering) since 2018.

He has a degree in chemical engineering.

 

Giuseppe Ricci

Born in Syracuse in 1972, mother of two, she was appointed Director External Communication of Eni on November 1, 2020. She has also been Chairman of Versalis since May 2018.

Erika Mandraffino

From January 1st 2019, he is nominated Senior Executive Vice President Legal Affairs.

Stefano Speroni

Raphael Louis L. Vermeir was born in Merchtem (Belgium) in 1955 and has been a Director of Eni since May 2020. From April 2021 he is Lead Independent Director. He is currently an independent advisor for the mining and oil industry. Since 2016 he has been Senior Advisor for AngloAmerican. He serves as Trustee of St Andrews Prize for the Environment and the Classical Opera Company in London, as well as board member of [Malteser International](/org/malteser-international). He is Fellow of the Energy Institute and the Royal Institute of Naval Architects, and has been Chairman of IP week for the last five years.

Raphael Louis L. Vermeir

He was born in Rome in 1960 and has been Chief Services & Stakeholder Relations Officer in Eni since 1 July 2014. He has been Chairman of the board of Eni Corporate University since November 2014.

Claudio Granata

Born in Maratea in 1970. He was appointed Chief Operating Officer Natural Resources of Eni on February 7th, 2022.

Guido Brusco

Umberto Carrara was appointed as Deputy of Chief Operating Officer Energy Evolution on November 4th, 2021. Since January 2021 he’s also Director of Green/Traditional Refining and Marketing.

Umberto Carrara

Born in Milan in 1966, he was appointed Executive Vice President of Integrated Compliance on 12 September 2016. He is also a member of the 231 Supervisory Body of Eni SpA. Attorney registered with the Ordine degli Avvocati (the Italian Bar association) of Rome, he is a member of the Board of the European Chief Compliance and Integrity Officers Forum (ECCIOF).

Luca Franceschini

Born in Cosenza in 1968, he was appointed as Director Internal Audit at Eni on 1st April 2021. He is currently member of the FAO Oversight Advisory Committee (the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization), Board member of the Italian Institute of Internal Auditors (AIIA).

Gianfranco Cariola

Born in Salerno in 1970, she was appointed Director Integrated Risk Management of Eni on January 1st, 2021.

Grazia Fimiani

Lucia Calvosa

Ada Lucia De Cesaris

Filippo Giansante is currently the Director at Eni. Filippo has previously worked as the Construction Manager at RHI from January 2009 to July 2012 and as the President at Q-Tec Engineering Group from January 1999 to December 2008.

Filippo Giansante completed a Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) at the [University of Windsor](/org/university-of-windsor).

Filippo Giansante

Pietro Guindani

Nathalie Tocci

Born in Milan, he has been Eni’s CEO since May 2014. He is a member of the General Council and of the Advisory Board of Confindustria and Director of Fondazione Teatro alla Scala. He is a member of the National Petroleum Council.

Claudio Descalzi

Born in Bologna in February 1969. He was appointed Chief Financial Officer in Eni on 1st August, 2020.

Francesco Gattei

Francesca was appointed Director of Technology, R&D & Digital of Eni on July 1, 2020.

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