People based in Italy
| Name | Biography |
|---|---|
| Mr Claudio Descalzi | Claudio Descalzi was born in Milan in 1955. He has been CEO of Eni since May 2014. He received a degree in Physics in 1979 from the Politecnico University of Milan. He joined the Eni in 1981 as an Oil-Gas field petroleum engineering and project manager, following the development of the North Sea, Libya, Nigeria, and Congo. In 1990 he was appointed head of reservoir and operating activities for Italy. In 1994 he was named Managing Director of the Eni subsidiary in Congo and in 1998 became Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Naoc, Eni's subsidiary in Nigeria. From 2000 to 2001 he held the position of Executive Vice President for Africa, Middle East and China. From 2002 to 2005 he was Executive Vice President for Italy, Africa, Middle East while also covering the role of Chairman of the Board of several Eni subsidiaries in the area. In 2006 he was appointed Deputy Chief Operating Officer of the Eni Exploration & Production Division. In 2012 he was awarded the Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal 2012 award by the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the American Institute of Mining Engineers. Since 2006 he has been President of Assomineraria and Vice President of Confindustria Energy. Since July 30, 2008 he has been Chief Operating Officer of Eni Exploration & Production Division. |
| Mr Paolo Marchioni | Paolo Marchioni was born in 1969 and has been a Director of Eni since June 2008 till may 2014. He is a lawyer specializing in criminal and administrative law, and has been admitted to argue before the Supreme Court and the higher Courts. He has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Finpiemonte partecipazioni SpA since August 2010. He serves as a consultant to government agencies and business organizations on business, corporate, administrative and local government law. He was Mayor of Baveno (Verbania) from April 1995 to June 2004 and Chairman of the Assembly of Mayors of Con.Ser.Vco from September 1995 to June 1999. Until June 2004 he was a member of the Assembly of Mayors of the Asl 14 health authority, the steering committee of the Verbania health district, the Assembly of Mayors of the Valle Ossola waste water consortium, the Assembly of Mayors of the Verbania social services consortium. From April 2005 to January 2008 he was a member of the Stresa (VB) city council. From October 2001 to April 2004 he was a Director of CIM SpA of Novara (merchandise interport centre) and from December 2002 to December 2005 a Director and executive committee member of Finpiemonte SpA. From June 2005 to June 2008 he was a Director of Consip SpA. He was Vice President and Provincial Councillor in charge of the budget, financial reporting, property, legal affairs and productive activities of the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola from June 2009 to October 2011. He was Director of the Provincial Board of the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola from October 2011 to November 2012. |
| Mr Mario Resca | Mr Mario Resca He is Chairman of Confimprese, Deputy Chairman of Sesto Immobiliare SpA and Director of Mondadori SpA. After graduating he joined Chase Manhattan Bank. In 1974 he was appointed manager of Saifi Finanziaria- Fiat Group and from 1976 to 1991 he was a partner at Egon Zehnder. In this period he was appointed Director of Lancôme Italia and of companies belonging to the RCS Corriere della Sera Group and the Versace Group. From 1995 to 2007 he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of McDonald's Italia. He was also Chairman of Sambonet SpA and Kenwood Italia SpA, a founding partner of Eric Salmon & Partners, Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce, General Director of Italian Heritage and Antiquities in the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Chairman of Convention Bureau Italia SpA. He was decorated as a Cavaliere del Lavoro in June 2002. He was born in 1945 and has been a Director of Eni since May 2002.Manager of Human Resources at Saudi Re for Cooperative Reinsurance He graduated from the Università Luigi Bocconi of Milan with a degree in Economics and Business |
| Luigi Francavilla | Luigi Francavilla joined the Group in 1968, has been Director since 1985, Deputy Chairman since 1991, and was, until June 2010, the Chief Quality Officer of the Group. From 1977 until May 2009, he was Group Product and Design Director. From 1972 to 1977, Mr. Francavilla was General Manager of Luxottica S.r.l. and, from 1969 to 1971, he served as Technical General Manager of Luxottica S.r.l. In addition, he is Chairman of Luxottica S.r.l., our principal operating subsidiary. Mr. Francavilla is also a Director in the Venice branch of the Bank of Italy and is the Honorary Chairman of Confindustria Belluno. In April 2000, he received an honorary degree in Business Administration from Constantinian University in Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S.A. In 2011, he was appointed Grande Ufficiale of the Italian Republic. In 2012, the President of the Republic of Italy conferred on Mr. Francavilla the honor of Cavaliere dell'Ordine al Merito del Lavoro (Knight of the Order for Labor Merit). |
