CESI appoints new Board of Directors
Italy, Milan: As of 1 October 2021, Guido Bortoni is the new Chairman of the Board of Directors at CESI S.p.A. (Centro Elettrotecnico Sperimentale Italiano).
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Italy, Milan: As of 1 October 2021, Guido Bortoni is the new Chairman of the Board of Directors at CESI S.p.A. (Centro Elettrotecnico Sperimentale Italiano).
The new Board was appointed by the CESI S.p.A. Ordinary Assembly of the Shareholders on 14 July 2021. In the first Board of Directors meeting, held on 15 July, Matteo Codazzi was confirmed as Group Chief Executive Officer for the three-year period 2021–2023.
The new Board of Directors is comprised of Alberto Calvo, Antonio Cammisecra, Ernesto Ciorra, Giuseppe Del Villano, Giacomo Donnini, Fabio Ignazio Romeo, Francesco Venturini, and Flavio Villa.
The new Chairman, Guido Bortoni, has been Chairman of ARERA – Italian Regulatory Authority for Energy Network and Environment (2011–2018). Previously, he was Chief Executive at the Energy Department of the Italian Government (2009–2011); Head of the Energy Markets Department at the then Italian Electricity and Gas Regulatory Authority (1998–2009); Engineer for Power Grid Studies at CESI / Enel (1987–1998), where he committed to long-term internships at several US utilities and at Électricité de France – études et Recherches (EDF), in Paris. From July 2019, he held the role of Senior Advisor – Regulatory at the Directorate-General Energy of the European Commission. He graduated in electrical engineering at the Università degli Studi in Pavia and obtained a Masters’ Degree in Administration and Corporate Management at the Politecnico University in Milan.
“My gratitude goes to the CESI Shareholders, the new Board of Directors and the new colleagues who I hope to meet as soon as it will be safe and possible. This is a return to the place in which my professional career first started, where I had the opportunity to develop a background based on the Italian and European best practices, which is essential to interact with institutions and key players in the energy sector,” says the Chairman of CESI Group.
Matteo Codazzi has been CEO of CESI since 2009. From 2006 until 2009 he was CEO and Country Manager of Enel in Romania. He joined Enel in 1999; He was the Residential and Business Market Director at Enel Distribuzione and has held important roles such as Director for the Italian Regulatory Affairs, CFO, and Mergers & Acquisitions Manager in the generation and electricity and gas distribution areas. Codazzi began his career in 1990 at Finmeccanica-Ansaldo and Alenia, holding several roles in the fields of power generation and aerospace. He graduated with honors in Economics and Commerce from the LUISS University in Rome, where he also served as Professor, and completed the Advanced General Management Program at the Columbia University in New York.
“I take the opportunity to thank our shareholders for the trust they have placed in me once again. In the past years, CESI has been able to face the challenges posed by the evolution of the energy sector, turning them into an opportunity for growth, which made us a global leader in innovation and energy transition services. In this context, the authority, independence and profound skills of a figure of great institutional importance, such as Chairman Bortoni, are an essential contribution for the future of CESI,” says Matteo Codazzi.
Source: CESI