Claudio Descalzi

Claudio Descalzi
Born Milan, Italy
Nationality Italian
Citizenship Italy
Occupation CEO of Eni
Website www.claudiodescalzi.com

Claudio Descalzi (born 1955 in Milan, Italy) is an Italian businessman, CEO of Eni since May 9, 2014.[1]

Education

Claudio Descalzi graduated in Physics at the University of Milan in 1979.

Career

Claudio Descalzi started to work at Eni back in 1981,[2] when he joined the multinational company operating in the production and distribution of energy as reservoir engineer.

In 1990 Claudio Descalzi was appointed Head of Reservoir and operating activities for Eni Italy, a position which led him to develop a new model and to increase production to 250,000 barrels per day. From 1994 to 1998 He was Managing Directory of Eni’s subsidiary in Congo, starting in 1997 the production in the Kitina offshore.[3] In 1998 he became Vice President and Managing Director of NAOC: during this period He started the export of gas produced at the NLNG liquefaction plant and the development of deep-water offshore local projects.[4]

Claudio Descalzi was appointed Executive Vice President for Eni Africa, Eni Middle East and Eni China in 2000 and he defined, launched and oversaw the start-up of the Eni Western Libyan,[5] intended to increase the production of barrels per day in Libya from 85,000 to 280,000. From 2002 to 2005 he worked as Executive Vice President for Eni Italy, Eni Africa and Eni Middle East, covering at the same time the role of member of the board of several Eni subsidiaries. In 2005 he was appointed Deputy Chief Operating Officer of the Exploration & Production Division in Eni,[6] a role he held until 2008.

Claudio Descalzi became in 2008 Chief Operating Officer of the Exploration & Production Division in Eni, giving his contribution to the definition of the strategic plan of upstream activities in Italy and abroad and starting important projects such as Goliat in Norway (2009),[7] West Hub in Angola (2011)[8] and campaign of exploration in Mozambique (2013).[9] In 2014 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Eni.[1]

Other roles

Member of the General Board and of the Advisory Board of Confindustria[10] and Director of Fondazione Teatro alla Scala,[11] Claudio Descalzi is also a member of the National Petroleum Council for 2016/2017.[12] He was previously Chairman of Eni UK (2010 - 2014) and President of Assomineraria (2006 - 2014).

In 2017 Claudio Descalzi has been accused of bribery in Congo operating with Eni.[13]

Trial

The trial against Claudio Descalzi's bribery in Nigeria started on 5 March 2018.[14]

Propaganda management

Claudio Descalzi published fake news with the help of the company Eni (he is the CEO of the company) to avoid the scandal.[15]

Honours

  • 2012 - Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal - Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and American Institute of Mining Engineers (AIME). Claudio Descalzi was the very first European man to receive that prestigious international award.
  • 2014 – He was nominated “Man of the year” by Staffetta quotidiana – An Italian magazine on petroleum
  • 2015 – He joined the "Global Board of Advisors of Council on Foreign Relations"
  • 2016 – He was honoured with Laurea Honoris Causa in Environmental and Territorial Engineering at "Tor Vergata" University in Rome

References

  1. 1 2 "Eni names Claudio Descalzi new CEO". Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Stocks". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Eni's activities in the Republic of Congo - Eni". www.eni.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Company Profile - Naoc". www.eni.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Western Libya Gas Project (WLGP) - Oil4All". wiki.openoil.net. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Upstream - Eni". www.eni.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Eni's Goliat starts production in Norway's Arctic". 14 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "West Hub Development Project - Offshore Technology". Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Eni lines up next appraisal campaign offshore Mozambique". www.offshore-mag.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  10. ↑ "Confindustria - Crunchbase". Crunchbase. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  11. ↑ "Board of Directors - Teatro alla Scala". www.teatroallascala.org. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  12. ↑ "National Petroleum Council Membership by Name". www.npc.org. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "Eni indagata per corruzione in Congo". 8 September 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  14. ↑ http://www.lastampa.it/2018/02/07/italia/i-sospetti-di-fake-news-per-proteggere-descalzi-63sBJdArFYCt7tvNrG13JK/pagina.html
  15. ↑ http://www.lastampa.it/2018/02/07/italia/i-sospetti-di-fake-news-per-proteggere-descalzi-63sBJdArFYCt7tvNrG13JK/pagina.html
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