She graduated in Law from Genoa University, with a Master’s in International Law, Common Law and German competition law; she also obtained a PhD in International Law; fluent in English, French, German and Spanish.

After adding to her experience internationally by taking part in research in several important European universities, between 1993 and 2003, she was a Director with the European Community Court of Justice and European Community Commission, specifically as a member of the Directorate-General for Competition, of the Legal Service, of the Cabinet of Commissioner Monti, member of the Cabinet of the Deputy Chairman and head of EU Transport and Energy Policy Loyola de Palacio, and member of the Commission Delegation in Italy.

After a long experience as Director of EU Relations at Finmeccanica/Leonardo and Director of External Relations for Ansaldo Energia (2007-2012), she was a member of the Board of Directors of the multi-utility IREN S.p.A., as well as Chairwoman of the Appointments and Compensation Committee and member of the Related Parties Committee (2013 – 2019). Within the IREN Group, she first became Chairwoman of SAP, Società Acque Potabili (2014-2015) and then Chairwoman of Mediterranea Acque (2015-2017), both companies managing the integrated water cycle in Italy, and finally Chairwoman of IREN Ambiente (2018-2019), a company managing the integrated waste cycle in north-western Italy. Between 2013 and 2017, she was also a Director on the Board of IREN Energia (electricity generation and district heating), and a member of the steering council of the Fondazione Teatro dell’Opera Carlo Felice, of the Association Genova Smart City and of the Istituto di Studi Superiori dell’Università di Genova, ISSUGE.

From 2018 to 2022, she was a member of the Board of Directors of Ansaldo Energia, where she was also a member of its Appointments and Compensation Committee and its Sustainability Committee.

From 2019 to 2021, she was a member of the Board of Directors of ASTM S.p.A., a company operational in the management of motorway networks, implementation of infrastructural building, planning and telecommunications works, also as a member of the Compensation and Appointments Committee and Chair of the Sustainability Committee.

Currently, she has been a member of the Board of Directors of Enav S.p.A. since 2017; since May 2021, she has been a member of the Board and Lead Independent Director, a member of the Risks, Sustainability and Related Parties Committee, Member of the Compensation and Appointments Committee of Antares Visione.

Since 2022 she has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Grendi Group, a company active in the transport and integrated logistics sector.

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