Management Structure

Born in Forlì in 1970.

Since 27 April 2023, Executive Chairman of the Hera Group.

Since September 25, 2025, he has been Vice President of the Federation of Water, Environmental and Energy Companies (Utilitalia), with responsibility for Energy.

From April 2014 to April 2023, he has been Market Group Manager and responsible for the management and development of the Group's activities in the energy markets. He is responsible for all activities related to electricity production, trading, sales of electricity and gas and value-added services, management of the relationships with energy customers and administered services (water and waste management), and the district heating business.

His responsibilities include all Group companies dedicated to these activities.

From February 2009 to May 2023, he was Chief Executive Officer of Hera Comm S.p.A. and Estenergy S.p.A. and he is the President of Hera Comm Marche S.r.l. He was also Chief Executive Office of Ascotrade S.p.A. and he is a member of the Boards of Directors of other group companies.

Since July 2006, first as Group Manager and then as Chief Executive Officer, he has been in charge of Hera Comm, the Hera Group's commercial company dedicated to the sale of electricity and gas, and has been Chief Executive Officer and member of the Boards of Directors of other Group companies. Previously, in 2005 he joined the Hera Group as Head of Strategic Planning.

From 2001 to 2005 at Bain Company, as a Manager, he was responsible for multiple projects in a wide variety of areas, mainly in the utilities sector: M&A, post-merger integration, support in logistics and production, organisation, planning and control.

From 1998 to 2001, he gained diversified experience in Enel in the areas of planning, control and budgeting as well as in operations.

From 1997 to 1998 he was with the Eni group in the gas production area.

He graduated with honours in Electrical Engineering and holds a Medea Master's degree in Energy and Environmental Management.

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Born in Pescara in 1972.  

He is lawyer at the Court of Cassation and expert in tax law and corporate compliance.

He has over 20 years’ experience in the field of company criminal and administrative liabilities and assistance regarding tax matters.

He has carried out training sessions and held conferences regarding Legislative Decree no. 231/2001 and criminal tax law, bankruptcy and corporate law.

Since 2019 he has been a member of the Criminal Chamber of Modena and regional coordinator of the Tax Criminal Law Centre in Emilia-Romagna. Since 2016 he has been a Member of the National Association of Italian Tax Law Practitioners.

From 2016 to 2024 he was president of the Supervisory Body ex Legislative Decree 231/2001 for various companies and participated in the study team for the drafting and practical implementation of numerous organizational models.

From 2019 to 2024 he was a BoD board member of Carimonte Holding S.p.A.

From 2014 to 2017, he was Councillor for Economic Activities, Tourism and Agriculture of the Municipality of Modena.

From 2011 to 2013 he was a BoD board member of the ASCOM (Businesses Association) of Confcommercio (Italian Confederation of Trade, Tourism, and Services) of Modena.

Since 2008 he has been working in the firm "Zaccaria, Rotella & Associati" and has several publications in the field of tax law. Graduated in law, he has three master's degrees: Transfer Pricing, International Taxation, and VAT and customs in international trade.
 

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He was born in Modica (Ragusa) in 1967.

Since May 2022 he has been Chief Executive Officer of the Hera Group.

From January 2022 to May 2022 he was Chief Operating Officer for Sustainable Infrastructures of Saipem, where he entered in October 2021 in the role of Chief Operating Officer Italy.

From February 2021 to September 2021, he was Senior Advisor at Oaktree Capital Management/PwC Italy, with the task of providing strategic and specialized advice on infrastructure and technologies with a view to environmental, social and economic financial sustainability and a strong orientation towards the ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) principles for corporate social growth.

From September 2017, he was Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Trenitalia, a position he held until December 2020. Over the years, Trenitalia has become a European group with a turnover of about 6.5 billion euros, operating in five countries (Germany, France, Spain, UK and Greece) and is responsible for carrying out an internationalization process with the award of tenders in the UK (West Coast Franchise) and Spain for the Spanish High Speed service.

From November 2014 to September 2017 he worked in Trenitalia as Director of the Regional Passenger Division, a central structure to which all the individual regional departments report; here, he carried out an intensive restructuring process of the industrial structure and led the company (thanks also to a significant investment program for the new regional fleet) to become a reference model.

He began his experience in the Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) Group on 1 December 1993 and took on positions of increasing responsibility within the Italian Railway Network Company (RFI - network manager) before becoming, in 2012, Commercial Director and Network Operator. He also followed the technological development projects (among other things) in the Bologna station for activation of the high-speed rail service.

He graduated in Civil Engineering from the University of Catania with a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the M.I.P. – Milan Polytechnic School of Management

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Born in Bologna in 1980.

Since 1 December 2024, she has served as Legal and Corporate Affairs Group Manager, overseeing the direction, coordination and management of legal and corporate issues for the Hera Group.

She is also responsible for managing the Group’s external legal relations in support of all corporate functions, handling insurance and service contracts, potential disputes, and managing corporate relations with the Stock Exchange and Consob.

She joined the Hera Group’s Legal and Corporate Affairs Department in 2010 and held positions of increasing responsibility.

In 2008, she joined the international law firm DLA Piper (Intellectual Property & Technology department), where she provided consultancy on intellectual property, privacy, consumer rights, and product compliance. She assisted clients, including multinational companies in the ICT, media, biomedical, and fashion sectors in drafting and negotiating strategic agreements.

She started her career in 2005 at the law and tax firm Sciumè e Associati (Bologna office), where she primarily dealt with commercial law, intellectual property, corporate law, corporate restructuring and extraordinary transactions. She provided ongoing legal advisory services to Italian and foreign companies, mainly operating in the waste management, renewable energy and publishing sectors.

She holds a degree in Law from the University of Bologna, is qualified to practise law, and has earned an Executive Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Bologna Business School.
 

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Born in Udine in 1973.

Since May 2022 he has been Personnel and Organisation Group Manager, with responsibility for ensuring the definition and implementation of policies relating to the management, development and training of Hera's human resources. He guarantees the management of industrial relations and ensures the definition and formalisation of the company's organisational structures, overseeing aspects relating to organisational models, assessment and incentive tools and systems and paths for people's development.

In January 2008 he joined the Group Personnel and Organisation Department of Hera S.p.A., initially as Head of Organisation, with increasing assignments and responsibilities within the Group Personnel and Organisation Department, until he was appointed Manager of Development, Training and Organisation in January 2012. During this period, the company attained Italy's Top Employers certification for 13 consecutive years, ranking in first place in 2020 and 2021, it was awarded the title of Global Leading Utility 2020 at the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, nominated by the Milan Polytechnic University as winner of the HR Innovation Award in 2013 and Smart Working best practice in 2018.

From 2004 to 2007, in Fiat Auto S.p.A. he had the opportunity to hold positions of increasing responsibility starting from the professional area of Development, moving on to roles of coordinating activities in Human Resources for start-ups in China and India and gradually developing the discipline of the organisation, until he became Head of Global Organisation for the Brand & Commercial areas of Fiat Auto.

In 2001 he joined the Fiat Group participating in the Fiat Grade project, a fast-track managerial development programme aimed at managers with high intersectoral and international expertise. This involved him first going to CNH (Chicago - USA) as Organisation Analyst in Human Resources, then from 2002 to 2003 to Iveco France (Paris - France) as Commercial Controller, before moving to Human Resources in Fiat Auto S.p.A. in 2003 as Head for the definition of HR processes for their subsequent implementation in the company's ICT systems.

He began his career as a junior controller at Martini e Rossi in 2000, dealing specifically with the commercial area.

He is a member of the Scientific Committee of the MIB Trieste School of Management, of the Executive Committee of the Master's in Human Resources and Organisation at Bologna Business School and lecturer in human resources, leadership, business organisation and change management in several postgraduate master programmes.

He holds a degree in Economics and a Master's degree in Management Accounting and Corporate Finance from the Faculty of Economics at Turin University

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Born in Rome in 1963.

Since January 2010 he has been the Group Manager of Communication And External Relations and is responsible for defining the Group's strategies in the field of internal and external communications and institutional relations, managing sponsorships and the contents of institutional and product advertising, guaranteeing supervision of relations with the media, planning external and internal events, protecting and developing the Group's corporate identity, brand and image through traditional and social channels and the web.

In 2005 he joined the Hera Group as Head of External Relations.

In 2003 he was Head of Relations with the Media, Associations and Publishing at Trenitalia S.p.A.

In 2000 he was Head of the Press Office at Acea S.p.A., a multi-utility company based in Rome.

He began his career in Sip S.p.A. in 1991 as a press officer with roles of increasing responsibility: Head of the International Press Office in 1996 and then Head of International Corporate Operations again with Telecom Italia S.p.A.

He holds a degree in Law.

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Born in Milan in 1979.

Since September 2022, he has been Group Manager of Strategy, Regulation and Local Authorities and is responsible for supporting top management in the development of the Group's multi-year business plan, also overseeing the regulatory and legislative framework, influencing its evolution towards solutions favourable to Hera's development and ensuring communications and fulfilment of obligations to sector authorities and government institutions.

In addition, he is responsible for overseeing relations with Local Authorities, setting up interaction mechanisms aimed both at improving the Group's ability to provide answers to emerging issues regarding territorial development and promotion activities, and at supporting the maintenance of a favourable context for the development of corporate business initiatives.

Since 2021, he has been Strategy Manager within the Group of the holding Hera S.p.A. in the Strategy, Regulation and Local Authorities Department, having previously held the role of Head of Strategic Planning (since 2013) and Head of Strategic Planning and Policy-making (since 2018).

In October 2009, he joined the Hera Group in the company Hera Trading, which manages the production, procurement, import, purchase, sale and export of energy products; in 2011, he became Head of the Electricity and Environmental Securities Portfolio.

Since 2008 he has worked as an economist in the Research and Studies Department and in the Markets Department of the Electricity and Gas Authority, where he has also been involved in regulating the European electricity market (CEER and ERGEG working groups).

Since 2006 he has been a consultant and researcher in RIE, an energy and industrial research and consultancy company.

After an initial internship experience at the Directorate-General for Industry and Enterprises of the European Commission, in 2006 he was confirmed as a policy officer on a fixed-term contract.

In 2003 he obtained a degree in Economics, in 2004 an LL.M in Competition Law and Economics from the University of Rotterdam, and in 2006 a PhD in Law and Economics from the Luiss Guido Carli University.

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Born in Ravenna in 1951.

Since April 2014 he has been the Group Manager of Corporate Services and is responsible for organising and managing the departments of Purchasing and Contracts, Quality, Safety and Environment, Facilities Management and Invoicing for the Hera Group, with the aim of rationalising activities and pursuing improvements in terms of effectiveness and efficiency. His remit also involves monitoring the market for these sectors in order to seize all possible business opportunities (JV, acquisitions, divestments...).

From January 2010, he was Group Manager of Information Services and Systems with responsibility for organising and managing the departments of Facilities Management, Invoicing, Payroll, Information Systems and Corporate Fleets.

From November 2002 to December 2003 he was interim Group Manager of Hera Ravenna S.r.l., and from November 2002 he was Manager of the Services Division of the Hera Group.

From September 1998 to October 2002 he was General Manager of A.R.E.A. S.p.A., a multi-utility company in the province of Ravenna.

He was a member of the Board of Directors of Service Imola S.r.l., Chairman and CEO of Famula On Line S.p.A. and member of the Board of Directors of Uniflotte S.r.l.

From 1984, he was General Manager of the Consorzio Artigiani Idraulici Impiantisti of Ravenna, which he joined in 1979 as a Sales Engineer.

He began his career in 1977 as a Technician at Agip Mineraria.

He holds a degree in Mining Engineering.

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Born in Rovigo in 1957.

Since 1 May 2025, he has served as Group Manager for Relations with Local Authorities with responsibility for managing relationships with the Group’s key stakeholders and local authorities. His role involves strengthening engagement with stakeholders to improve the Group’s ability to respond to emerging issues around local development and promotion, while fostering a supportive environment for the company’s business initiatives. He is also responsible for coordinating responses to emergencies in local areas in cooperation with the relevant business lines, ensuring that all stakeholders are regularly informed on the progress of ongoing activities.

Since 29 April 2025, he has also served as Chairman of AcegasApsAmga S.p.A., where he was CEO from May 2019 and Group Manager since the company’s foundation in May 2013. As Chairman, he oversees internal auditing, legal and corporate affairs, communications, and stakeholder relations.

Within the holding company Hera S.p.A., in January 2010 he was appointed Business Unit Manager - Modena Territorial Operations Structure; the Business Unit is the result of the changes to the previous corporate structure, Hera Modena S.r.l. of which he was Group Manager from 2006.

During 2007 he served as CEO of Sat and Satcom merged into Hera Modena S.r.l.

In April 2004, he was Group Manager of Agea S.p.A. Ferrara, a multi-utility in the province of Ferrara and, following the merger of Agea into Hera S.p.A., he was Group Manager of Hera Ferrara S.r.l.

From 2002 to April 2004 he was Chief Executive Officer of Se.T.A. S.p.A., and in 2002 Group Manager of ASM Rovigo.

From 1998 to 2002 he was Chief Engineer at the Municipality of Rovigo; in 1996 he was appointed Group Manager of the Azienda Speciale Consortile Acquedotto Medio Delta del Po.

From 1988 to 1996 he worked in Idroser Ente Pubblico - a Regional Agency for Environmental Policies in Bologna - as Operational Manager and previously as Technical Coordinator and Project Manager.

In 1986 he moved to the Acquedotto Consorziale di Rovigo as Deputy Technical Director.

He began his career in 1983 as a Technical Project Manager at Idroser.

He holds degrees in Civil and Hydraulic Engineering.

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Born in Ottawa (Canada) in 1967.

Since January 2010 he has been Investor Relations Manager with responsibility for defining, implementing and managing communication strategies and relations with investors, financial analysts and stock exchange authorities, ensuring the correct flow of information. In addition to monitoring share performance on the stock exchange, he is responsible for updating official presentations for the financial community, as well as reports and financial publications regarding Hera, keeping management updated on such matters.

From 2003 he was Investor Relations Manager of the Hera Group, reporting to the Chairman of the Board of Directors.

In 2000 he was appointed Investor Relations Officer and Head of Corporate Development of Art'e' S.p.A. in Bologna.

In 1996 he joined PriceWaterhouseCoopers Corporate Finance Department in Milan as a Senior Consultant.

He began his career in 1994 at Iser S.r.l. (Genoa-Milan) as Controller.

He holds a degree in Corporate Finance.

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Born in Forlì in 1970.

Since 27 April 2023, Executive Chairman of the Hera Group.

Since September 25, 2025, he has been Vice President of the Federation of Water, Environmental and Energy Companies (Utilitalia), with responsibility for Energy.

From April 2014 to April 2023, he has been Market Group Manager and responsible for the management and development of the Group's activities in the energy markets. He is responsible for all activities related to electricity production, trading, sales of electricity and gas and value-added services, management of the relationships with energy customers and administered services (water and waste management), and the district heating business.

His responsibilities include all Group companies dedicated to these activities.

From February 2009 to May 2023, he was Chief Executive Officer of Hera Comm S.p.A. and Estenergy S.p.A. and he is the President of Hera Comm Marche S.r.l. He was also Chief Executive Office of Ascotrade S.p.A. and he is a member of the Boards of Directors of other group companies.

Since July 2006, first as Group Manager and then as Chief Executive Officer, he has been in charge of Hera Comm, the Hera Group's commercial company dedicated to the sale of electricity and gas, and has been Chief Executive Officer and member of the Boards of Directors of other Group companies. Previously, in 2005 he joined the Hera Group as Head of Strategic Planning.

From 2001 to 2005 at Bain Company, as a Manager, he was responsible for multiple projects in a wide variety of areas, mainly in the utilities sector: M&A, post-merger integration, support in logistics and production, organisation, planning and control.

From 1998 to 2001, he gained diversified experience in Enel in the areas of planning, control and budgeting as well as in operations.

From 1997 to 1998 he was with the Eni group in the gas production area.

He graduated with honours in Electrical Engineering and holds a Medea Master's degree in Energy and Environmental Management.

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Born in Portomaggiore (Ferrara) in 1968.

Since 16 May 2023 she has been the Chief Executive Officer of Hera Comm S.p.A. and has been responsible for the sales company of the Hera Group, which operates throughout Italy in the various energy markets.

From 2019 to May 2023 she was General Manager of Hera Comm and was responsible for ensuring the achievement of the company's growth and profitability objectives through the development of marketing activities such as: corporate positioning and identification of offering models. She also ensures the expansion of the business portfolio, the development and enhancement of the customer base, the development and industrialisation of customer operations, and digital innovation in the commercial environment.

She is also responsible for identifying and following the start-up of new commercial businesses, including through strategic partnerships and M&A, for ensuring their development, profitability and the definition and implementation of Business Plan objectives. In line with the Group's strategic vision of energy transition, the businesses for which she is now responsible are electric mobility, the photovoltaic and green energy market and the HVAC sector.

Since September 2020 she has been Executive Chairman of Wolmann SpA, a Hera Group company operating in the photovoltaic sector, with the aim of developing the company and ensuring its profitability, guaranteeing the definition and implementation of the Business Plan objectives, identifying new solutions and models for the electrification of consumption and energy production.

She is also General Manager of EstEnergy and Chief Executive Officer of HeraComm Marche.

From September 2017, again with Hera Comm, she was Commercial and Marketing Manager, Marketing and Sales Manager and Marketing and Indirect Sales Manager.

From July 2004 she was with Hera Comm covering roles of increasing responsibility: Head of Indirect Channels, Head of Indirect Sales to Business Customers and later SME Customers (Small & Medium Enterprises), then becoming Head of SME Customers in 2008 and Head of Corporate Market in December 2009.

In January 2003 she joined Hera S.p.A. where she was responsible for developing and coordinating the implementation of the Group's first Marketing Plan.

In 2001 she was Head of Marketing and Communications with Acantho S.p.A., a company engaged in the design, construction, development, installation and maintenance of public and private telecommunications networks and services.

In March 2000 she joined the GVM S.p.A. group, an international private healthcare group, as Head of Marketing and Communications.

In 1997 she was Head of Customer Relationship Management for the Central North area of TIM S.p.A. and was responsible for the development and enhancing customer loyalty of the High End Residential Market.

She started her career in 1992 as consultant with Econstat S.r.l., a management consulting firm, and was later appointed Head of Marketing and Strategy.

She holds a degree in Economics-oriented Statistical and Actuarial Sciences.

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Born in Faenza (Ravenna) in 1972.

Since April 2020 he has been Manager of District Heating with Hera S.p.A.; his duties include ensuring business development and achievement of the financial and technical objectives in the field of district heating.

Since July 2019 he has been Chief Executive Officer of Hera Trading, after covering the position of Group Manager since 2013. He is responsible for developing, monitoring and evaluating the fuel, gas and electricity trading portfolio and environmental certificates, analysing prevailing trends on the relevant markets and developing potential trading strategies in line with the assigned objectives and within the limits of the risk policies, while guaranteeing trading on national and European regulated and non-regulated markets, deciding the strategies and the trading positions in the portfolio.

He is also responsible for overseeing the development and modelling of short- and long-term gas supply forecasts, monitoring and analysing forecast variances with respect to the final results and producing the reports for the period. He also defines the medium- and long-term asset management strategies that may be necessary to achieve expected trading performance.

From April 2012 to June 2013 he was Market Operations Manager at Hera Trading, where he had been the Head of the Gas Area and Risk Management since 2005.

In November 2002, after the merger that led to the establishment of Hera Group, he joined the Sales and Marketing Division as Head of Gas Procurement, and was responsible for developing the Energy Risk Management model.

From January 2002 he collaborated with Ami S.p.A., a multi-utility in the Imola area, as a consultant with responsibility for developing and implementing a variety of projects including: segmentation of the electricity and gas markets, valuations for acquisitions and mergers and due diligence.

Following his PhD, he joined the Boston Consulting Group in 2001 where he was mainly involved in projects relating to the electricity market.

He has a University Degree in Biological Sciences, a PhD in Biochemistry and, in 2001, was awarded a Master’s Degree in Business Administration obtained at the Alma Mater University of Bologna.

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Born in Pordenone in 1973.

Since 29 April 2025, he has served as CEO of AcegasApsAmga, of which he had been Group Manager since April 2024, overseeing the management of gas, electricity, and water distribution services, environmental services in designated areas and operations carried out by companies involved in energy services (Hera Servizi Energia) and public lighting (Hera Luce) nationwide, in addition to managing the distribution and sale of energy in Bulgaria. He is also responsible for staff processes such as: economic and financial management of the company, organisation, development and management of people, safety and quality control, purchasing, warehouses and stocks, management of company assets, systems and IT application solutions specific to AcegasApsAmga.

From 2018 to April 2024, he was Chief Executive Officer of Aliplast S.p.A., a European leader in the recycling and processing of plastics, with offices in Italy, France, Spain and Poland.

He joined the Hera Group in 2013 and has held various positions with increasing responsibility, first in a holding company alongside the Director of Strategic Planning and Regulatory Affairs, and then in the AcegasApsAmga Group as Director of Planning, Control, Integrations and Relations with Local Authorities.

After a brief experience as a consultant at PwC managing projects financed by the European Union, from 2001 he worked in A.T. Kearney, where he oversaw, with increasing responsibility, projects with national and international clients in a variety of industries: telecommunications, utilities, high tech & media, consumer goods.

He holds a degree in Business and Economics from the University of Trento.

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Born in Grizzana Morandi (BO) in 1953.

Since January 2008 he has been Chief Executive Officer of Marche Multiservizi S.p.A., and in 2007 he oversaw the merger by incorporation of Megas S.p.A. in Urbino into Aspes Multiservizi S.p.A. in Pesaro, creating the leading multi-utility in the Marche Region in terms of business volume and industrial size.

He is responsible for the management of the integrated water cycle services, methane gas distribution and environmental hygiene services in almost all the municipalities of the Province of Pesaro and Urbino.

In 2018, he completed the merger by incorporation of Megas Net, owner of the networks and systems of the water service and gas distribution.

In 2012, he carried out the merger by incorporation into Marche Multiservizi of the company operating in the Municipality of Falconara Marittima (AN), concluding the first supra-provincial aggregation process within the Marche Region, which was started in 2009.

From October 2003 to February 2006 he was Group Manager of Hera Rimini S.r.l. and, at the same time, he was Chief Executive Officer of Aspes Multiservizi.

From November 2002 to September 2003, following the merger of Seabo S.p.A., a multi-utility company in the province of Bologna, into Hera S.p.A., he was appointed Manager of Development of Local Companies.

From September 2002 he was Chief Executive Officer of Aspes Multiservizi S.p.A. in Pesaro.

After significant experience in Public Administration: Chief Accountant of the Municipality of Loiano from 1974, Head of Administration of the same municipality from 1982, he joined Acoser Bologna as Senior Executive of General and Corporate Affairs, a position he also held after the merger of Acoser into Saebo S.p.A.

He holds a degree in Politics.

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Born in Cosenza in 1973.

Since January 2018, she has been Internal Auditing Manager with responsibility for assisting the Company in the pursuit of its objectives through an independent and objective activity of assurance and advice, designed to assess and improve control, risk management and corporate governance processes. She is also responsible for assessing, in coordination with the Supervisory Board of which she is a member, the adequacy of the company's activities and conduct with respect to the provisions of Legislative Decree 231/2001, also ensuring the coordination of specific 231 audits with the other types of audits carried out by the Management.

In November 2010 she joined Hera S.p.A., with the responsibility of managing internal audit processes, with particular focus on administrative and financial areas, acquiring the main national and international certifications in the audit field (CIA, CCSA, CRMA, QAR).

She began her professional career in 2000 at Arthur Andersen, now Deloitte, where she had the opportunity to hold positions of increasing responsibility up to that of Senior Audit Manager. In this context she carried out auditing activities mainly in the field of auditing and certification of financial statements of companies in the manufacturing sector and provided business consulting, gaining specific expertise in corporate mergers and liquidation balance sheets, accounting due diligence activities, analysis on the construction and maintenance of business plans in corporate restructuring and debt restructuring operations. She has been involved in stock market listing transactions. She has managed audits and projects for important customers in the manufacturing sector in Italy and abroad.

She collaborates with the Master's Program of the University of Verona and with A.I.I.A. (Italian Association of Internal Auditors) in their training activities on topics related to internal control, risk monitoring in companies and financial statement analysis.

She holds a degree in Economics and is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Auditor.

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Born in Milan in 1970.

As of 1 September 2022, he has held the role of Hera Group Manager of Administration, Finance and Control, with responsibility for ensuring the definition and application of the Group's economic, financial, budget, fiscal and equity policies and for overseeing the planning and control of the Group's objectives, guaranteeing decision-making support to the corporate functions and an integrated view of the administrative, financial and control processes.

In April 2010, he joined the Hera Group as Head of Strategic Planning within the Group Business Development and Strategic Planning Department. Subsequently, in 2012, he was appointed Strategic Planning and Regulatory Affairs Manager and, in 2018, he was appointed Group Manager of Strategy, Regulation and Local Authorities with responsibility for supporting Top Management in the development of the Group's multi-year business plan, also overseeing the regulatory and legislative framework and relations with Local Authorities.

From January 2009 he was at Ciccollella S.p.A., an Italian-Dutch company leader in the floriculture and renewable energy industry, where he held the position of Business Development and Strategic Planning Manager.

In 2006, he joined A.T. Kearney as a Senior Manager and managed projects for major national and international clients, primarily in the consumer goods sector.

From December 2005 to April 2006, he worked in Toroc, the Organising Committee of the 20th Winter Olympic Games in Turin, as Olympic Village Venue Manager.

After a two-year experience as an auditor at Coopers&Lybrand (now PwC), he joined A.T. Kearney as an Associate in 2000, where he oversaw with increasing responsibility projects regarding national clients in a variety of industries: utilities, cars, consumer goods and the organisation of major sports events.

He holds a degree in Business Economics with a specialisation in Business Finance from Bocconi University in Milan and a Master's degree in Business Administration (international class) from the School of Management (SDA) at Bocconi University in Milan.

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Born in Fidenza (PR) in 1969.

Since March 2019, he has served as Manager of Shared Value and Sustainability (formerly Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility) at the Hera Group. He is responsible for developing and implementing the Group’s policies on sustainability reporting and Creating Shared Value (CSV), ensuring the development of sustainability reporting tools and promoting the dissemination and integration of the CSV approach across the Group. He is also responsible for managing the definition and implementation of the Balanced Scorecard system, in line with the company's planning cycle (Multi-year Business Plan and Budget). In 2025, as part of the Group’s implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, he was appointed Manager in charge of Sustainability reporting.

Since 2019, he has been a member of the management board - and since 2023 he has been the Managing Director of Impronta Etica, an association of companies for the promotion and dissemination of the principles of social responsibility and sustainability. From 2019 to 2022 he was a member of the management board and vice-president of the National Foundation Global Compact Network Italia, an organisation that aims to develop the United Nations Global Compact in Italy. Since 2023, he has also been a board member of Sustainability Makers, a third-sector organisation focused on developing and promoting sustainability-related skills.

Since 2018 he has been a member of the Ethics and Sustainability Committee of Hera Group.

In 2005, following the merger by incorporation of Agea into Hera, he became Head of Corporate Social Responsibility for the Hera Group.

In 2000 he joined Agea S.p.A., a multi-utility company based in Ferrara, as Head of Management Control.

In 1997 he joined Smaer S.r.l. as a business consultant in the field of social and environmental reporting and sustainability.

In the two-year period 1995-1996, he was a researcher at CDS - Centro Documentazioni e Studi in Ferrara and worked in the Management Control area of the Municipality of Bologna.

He holds a degree in Economics.

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Born in Naples in 1970.

Since April 2014, he has been Group Manager of Innovation with responsibility for the development and operation of the Group's Information & Communication Technologies and the management of telecommunications-related activities through the subsidiary Acantho. In addition, he is responsible for development and innovation initiatives, also through new plant and production models, for the Group's Cyber Security, Data Analytics, Intelligent Automation and digital transformation projects.

In 2013 he was Manager of Technology and Development, managing the main technical services and engineering and R&D in Hera.

In 2010 he joined the Hera Group as Manager of Operating Sectors, with responsibility for directing, coordinating and ensuring the achievement of objectives for the regulated activities of Gas Distribution, Water Cycle, Electricity Distribution, District Heating and Waste Management.

From 2008 he was Head of Business Development of Dufenergy Italia, a company of the Duferco Group, with the task of evaluating, developing and managing the Group's investment projects in the energy sector: energy production plants from traditional and renewable sources, energy imports, energy trading and sales.

From 2000 to 2008 he worked at Bain & Company. As a Manager, he followed customers and projects mainly in the Energy & Utility sector, dealing with reorganisation, development of industrial plans, operational improvements and efficiency recovery, process optimisation, definition and implementation of post-merger integration plans.

From 1995 to 1998 he was a Business Analyst with the Network Consulting Group.

He began his career in 1994 in Unilever as Head of Maintenance of Production Plants, where he was responsible for defining maintenance policies and managing the operational departments and the workshop in the SAGIT plant in Caivano.

He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and, in 1998, he was awarded a PhD in Industrial Plants from the University Federico II of Naples and, in 2000, a Master's degree in Business Administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management in Cambridge, USA.

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Born in Bologna in 1979.

Since 24 May 2023, he has been Business Development Manager with responsibility for supporting the company's top management in handling the evolution of the business portfolio, pursuing development options in the core businesses or possible ventures into other businesses/initiatives through acquisitions, internal development or tenders.

In March 2008 he joined the Hera Group as Business Development Specialist, holding increasingly complex roles that led him to assume the position of Business Development Manager in April 2012, with responsibility for assessing economic and financial sustainability and supporting the implementation of internal development initiatives. In addition, he supported top management in making decisions on extraordinary transactions, acquisitions, mergers, disposals, spin-offs, and participation in tenders.

He previously worked at the Admenta Italia Group, a company operating in the field of pharmaceutical distribution, as M&A Manager.

After a first experience as controller at E.ON Rete in 2004, he worked at E.ON Italia until 2007 as group controller, following in particular the first tenders on gas distribution.

In 2003 he graduated in Business Administration and subsequently specialised in Finance and Management Control.

Born in Cuneo in 1973. 

As General Manager of the company since 17 May 2023, he is responsible for planning the company's development, identifying new growth opportunities in the industry, developing and supervising operational plans, determining technological orientation and establishing and maintaining relationships with key customers, business partners and external stakeholders.

From January 2022 to May 2023 he was Operations Manager with responsibility for the coordination and optimisation of the company's technical/operational, commercial and project activities.

From May 2012 to December 2021, he was Sales Manager of Acantho and was responsible for developing the customer base for all business segments with the aim of maximising the share and the level of market penetration, of ensuring the achievement of sales objectives for all segments by periodically monitoring their performance and of managing agreements with TLC operators by identifying business opportunities in the Wholesale market.

Since April 2001, he has held positions of increasing responsibility at Acantho: Project Manager, Head of Business Development, Head of Planning and Development, and Head of the Top Corporate Business Unit with responsibility for managing the company's corporate customers.

He started his career in 1999 with Telecom Italia Lab, a company of the Telecom Italia Group engaged in the Strategic Planning of the Mobile Department, where he was mainly involved in the analysis and definition of models for strategic planning and management of mobile network functionalities.

Since March 2023, he has been Chairman of Asco Tlc S.p.A., a company operating in the telecommunications sector in northeastern Italy.

He holds a degree in Computer Engineering and an Executive Master's degree in Business Administration from Bologna Business School.

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Born in Padua in 1968.

Since November 2024, he has been Vice President of HEPT CO Ltd; since June 2023 he has been a member of the Board of Directors of AIMAG S.p.A. and from April 2021 he has been the President of Inrete Distribuzione S.p.A. and Heratech S.r.l.
He is also a member of the Utilitalia Executive Board.

Since January 2021, he has been the Networks Group Manager and is responsible for coordinating and guaranteeing the achievement of the Group's objectives within the management of the Water cycle and gas and electricity distribution in the reference territory through INRETE Distribuzione Energia S.p.A. He also guarantees the management of activities relating to engineering services, remote control of fluids, laboratories and the technical services provided to the end customer in the reference territory through HERAtech S.r.l. He is also responsible for pursuing the business objectives within his area of competence in line with territorial sustainable development and the protection of its environmental resources.

Following the transfer of the business unit of Hera S.p.A. in charge of gas and electricity distribution to INRETE Distribuzione Energia S.p.A., from July 2016 he held the role of Chief Executive Officer in the company.

From April 2014 to June 2016, he was Manager of Energy Networks with the responsibility of ensuring the management of activities related to gas and electricity distribution services within the relevant area.

In May 2013, following the merger by incorporation between Acegas-Aps S.p.A. and Hera S.p.A., he became Business Development and Asset Upstream Manager of the Hera Group.

From April 2011 to May 2013 he worked, with deputy functions, as Group Manager of the Acegas-Aps Group, created from the merger between Aps and Acegas, where he was Deputy Group Manager and previously Water and Gas Division Manager.

From November 2003 he was Strategic Marketing Manager of the Aps Group (Azienda Padova Servizi S.p.A.), which operated in sectors covering the water cycle, gas distribution and sale, waste collection and disposal, urban and extra-urban mobility and much more. From September 2000 he was Strategy and Development Manager.

In 1997 he became Group Manager of Apga S.r.l. (Azienda Piovese Gestione Acqua); the company operated in the management of the integrated water cycle and other public services for several municipalities in the province of Padua and Venice. In 1996, he began his managerial career in the latter company.

From 1994, as a freelance professional, he performed various tasks in the field of design, construction management and consulting.

He also managed a few private companies in the healthcare sector (medical diagnostics and surgery services).

He has held posts as director in various Boards of Directors of companies operating in the utilities sector.

He is also a member of the Board of Directors of INRETE Distribuzione Energia, a member of the Utilitalia Executive Board, and since April 2021 he is also the Chairman of HERAtech S.r.l. and INRETE Distribuzione Energia S.p.A..

He has a degree in Civil Engineering, specialising in Hydraulics; while preparing his degree thesis he collaborated with the Danish Hydraulic Institute in Copenhagen and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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Born in Imola in 1976.

In January 2021, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of INRETE Distribuzione Energia S.p.A. and is responsible for guaranteeing the management of the activities regarding gas and electricity distribution services in the reference territory, ensuring the achievement of the assigned objectives in the Annual and Multi-year Plans and pursuing service improvements in terms of both effectiveness and efficiency. He is also responsible for pursuing the business objectives for his area of responsibility in accordance with sustainable development in the territory and for the protection of its environmental resources. In addition, as the Independent Operator, he deals with the obligations associated with that role.

From 2020, he was Head of Energy Distribution for the same company, after serving as the Head of Gas Distribution from July 2018.

Since 2016, he has extended his career experience in the commercial field and held the position of Head of Operational and Commercial Management of the District Heating Department within Hera S.p.A.'s Market Management Department.

In January 2013 he was Head of Works of the Customer Technical Management of Hera S.p.A.

He began his career at Ami S.p.A. (Intermunicipal Multiservice Company in the Imola area) in 2002 in the field of waste dump management to take on, following the merger of AMI into Hera S.p.A., various technical roles with increasing levels of responsibility; within the Hera Imola-Faenza company he held the positions of Head of Purification and Sewerage, Head of Planning and Works Management and finally Head of Networks.

He holds a degree in Engineering for the Environment and Territory and an Executive Master's degree in Business Administration from Bologna Business School.

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He was born in Ascoli Piceno in 1966.

As of 1 February 2024, Emidio is the Director of Water Resources, responsible for the management of activities pertaining to the integrated water service in the Hera S.p.A. territory; ensuring the planning and achievement of the Annual and Multi-year Plan objectives; identifying any corrective actions in the event of deviations; and pursuing the improvement of the service in terms of both effectiveness and efficiency. He is also responsible for pursuing the business objectives in his relevant area in accordance with the sustainable development of the territory and the protection of its environmental resources.

Since May 2022, he has been Head of Water Operations and has been responsible for ensuring the planning and management of the operation, maintenance and emergency interventions for the water and sewage networks and systems of the Water Division. Since January 2013, he has been Head of Water Supply Operations in the same Division.

In January 2000, he joined the former municipal company of Bologna, Seabo S.p.A., which later merged into the Hera Group, where he was first Head of Movement Bologna and Operation in the Waste Management area, in 2004 he was appointed Head of Operations, and from 2006 he was Environmental Manager at Hera Bologna S.r.l.

From May 1998, he worked as a Project Manager at A.T.C. S.p.A., where he arrived in 1995 as a Design Specialist; he was responsible for monitoring business performance by managing the budget and final balance of public transport activities.

After an initial consulting experience in the software field with Maior S.r.l., a company for the application of optimisation algorithms in public transport management, he became a consultant at Innotec S.r.l., a company that offers consulting services to companies on technological innovation initiatives.

In 1994 he graduated in Electronic Engineering from the University of Bologna, and was awarded a Master's degree in City Management in 1998 from the University of Ferrara; in 2016 he obtained an Executive Master's degree in Business Administration from Bologna Business School.

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Born in Bologna in 1963.

In 2024 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of HERAtech S.r.l., where he is responsible for overseeing the management of engineering services and technical support provided to end customers within his area of competence. He ensures that the objectives outlined in the Annual and Multi-Year Plans are met and identifies any necessary corrective actions in case of deviations, while striving to improve both effectiveness and efficiency of service. He is also responsible for pursuing the business objectives in his area of competence in accordance with the sustainable development of the area and the protection of its environmental resources. Since March 2023, he has been Head of Technical Asset Coordination and Network Systems within the Central Networks Department.

From September 2017 to February 2023 he was Engineering Manager of the newly established company HERAtech S.r.l. and was responsible for developing and carrying out all the major works on plants and networks related to electricity distribution, cogeneration and district heating, gas distribution, drinking water distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, waste treatment and recovery for the Hera Group.

In 2011, he was appointed Head of Engineering Services and Network.

In 1993, he joined Seabo S.p.A. as project manager for energy plants, and later, with increasing levels of responsibility, he worked in engineering and maintenance. During this period, he gained experience as a board member of the company Cogen S.r.l., became the manager in 2001 and in January 2003 was appointed Head of Networks at Hera Bologna S.r.l. with responsibility for organising and managing activities relating to the services provided in the province of Bologna.

After a few years' experience at the Institute of Technical Physics of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Bologna as a research scholarship holder, he continued his professional career at Cefla Imola as a Project Engineer, and since 1991 he has been at Siet S.p.A. Piacenza as plant development manager within the group of intrinsically safe nuclear reactors.

He holds a degree in Nuclear Engineering and a Master's degree in Business Administration from Bologna Business School.

He was born in Crotone in 1979.

Since 24 May 2023, he has been Group Manager of Waste Management and Fleets, and is responsible for coordinating and ensuring achievement of the Group's objectives in the management of environmental services for the territory; in addition, he manages activities relating to company fleets through the company Uniflotte S.r.l., pursuing service improvements in terms of effectiveness and efficiency. He is also responsible for pursuing the business objectives for his area of responsibility in accordance with sustainable development in the territory and for the protection of its environmental resources.

Since 2021, he has been Head of Planning, Control, Revenue Management and Environmental Regulations in the Head Office of Environmental Services and Fleets Division.

In October 2008, he joined the Hera Group as Head of Operational Control of the company Uniflotte, which manages the Group's corporate fleets and environmental containers; in 2011, he was appointed Head of Planning and Control; since 2015, he has been Head of Planning, Control and Fleet Management.

From 2007, he worked as a controller at Philip Morris International Manufacturing, where his role involved monitoring business performance, evaluating efficiency and promoting it within the internal control system.

After an initial experience in Business Development at Technogym, he was a consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

In 2004, he graduated with a Master's degree in Business Administration from Bologna Business School, and is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.

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She was born in Forlì in 1971.

As of 1 October 2023, she is General Manager of Uniflotte S.r.l. and is responsible for managing the Hera Group's corporate fleet and waste container business.

From December 2019 to September 2023, she served as Head of Operations within the Central Waste Management and Fleet Management Department of Hera S.p.A. with the responsibility of guaranteeing (for the area of competence) overall coordination of refuse collection, road sweeping/cleaning, waste transport services and the operation and maintenance of collection centres, ensuring the achievement of cost objectives inherent to said services.

From May 2015 until April 2021, she was Head of the Bologna-Imola Area of the Waste Management Department of Hera S.p.A.

From January 2013 to April 2015, she was Head of Planning and Control in the Waste Management Department of Hera S.p.A.

From April 2010 to December 2012, she was Environmental Manager of the LOC Forlì Cesena Business Unit; she joined the Hera Group in October 2006 as Waste Management Operational Support Manager of Hera Forli Cesena S.r.l.

From September 2002, she worked as Technical Officer in charge of Waste Management Services at the Bologna Regulatory Authority for Public Services (ATO5).

She worked at Simam S.p.A. in Senigallia (AN) as a technical employee and participated in contaminated site remediation and wastewater treatment projects, as well as managing construction sites at companies such as Enichem, Snamprogetti, Pianimpianti, HIM GmbH.

She started her career in an engineering firm in Rimini as a planner, then collaborated with the Environment Sector of the Province of Forlì Cesena on implementation of the infra-regional waste disposal project.

She holds a Bachelor's degree in Environmental and Territorial Engineering with honours from the University of Bologna, and a Master's degree from the University of Ferrara.

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Born in Rivoli (TO) in 1973.

Since May 2017, he has been Chief Executive Officer of HERAmbiente S.p.A. with the responsibility of coordinating and managing activities relating to treatment plants, material and energy recovery and waste disposal, pursuing a strategy of sustainability and environmental protection and investing in technologies to ensure development and transparency.

From March 2013 he worked in HERAmbiente S.p.A. as Market Manager.

He joined the Hera Group in March 2012 and, in April 2012, he was appointed Business Development and Asset Upstream Manager, within the Group Development and Market Department.

He is a member of the Management Board of FISE ASSOAMBIENTE.

In 2011 he was Group Manager of Veolia Servizi Ambientali Tecnitalia S.p.A. and held other positions in subsidiaries and associates of the Group.

In 1999 he started his career in Cgea Onyx S.A. (Veolia Group at the Paris headquarters) as project manager; in 2002 he became Head of Business Development of Veolia Servizi Ambientali and in 2006 Development and Marketing Manager.

He holds a degree in Economics, a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Service Management from the University of Cergy Pontoise (Paris), a Master's degree in Principles of Local Finance HEC (Paris) and a Master's degree in Principles of Management and Organisation from the SDA Bocconi (Milan).

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He was born in Modica (Ragusa) in 1967.

Since May 2022 he has been Chief Executive Officer of the Hera Group.

From January 2022 to May 2022 he was Chief Operating Officer for Sustainable Infrastructures of Saipem, where he entered in October 2021 in the role of Chief Operating Officer Italy.

From February 2021 to September 2021, he was Senior Advisor at Oaktree Capital Management/PwC Italy, with the task of providing strategic and specialized advice on infrastructure and technologies with a view to environmental, social and economic financial sustainability and a strong orientation towards the ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) principles for corporate social growth.

From September 2017, he was Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Trenitalia, a position he held until December 2020. Over the years, Trenitalia has become a European group with a turnover of about 6.5 billion euros, operating in five countries (Germany, France, Spain, UK and Greece) and is responsible for carrying out an internationalization process with the award of tenders in the UK (West Coast Franchise) and Spain for the Spanish High Speed service.

From November 2014 to September 2017 he worked in Trenitalia as Director of the Regional Passenger Division, a central structure to which all the individual regional departments report; here, he carried out an intensive restructuring process of the industrial structure and led the company (thanks also to a significant investment program for the new regional fleet) to become a reference model.

He began his experience in the Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) Group on 1 December 1993 and took on positions of increasing responsibility within the Italian Railway Network Company (RFI - network manager) before becoming, in 2012, Commercial Director and Network Operator. He also followed the technological development projects (among other things) in the Bologna station for activation of the high-speed rail service.

He graduated in Civil Engineering from the University of Catania with a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the M.I.P. – Milan Polytechnic School of Management

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