Marco Alverà
Marco Alverà | |
|---|---|
| Born | Template:Birth year and age Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, Chief Executive Officer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Known for | Co-founder and CEO of TES; former CEO of Snam |
Marco Alverà (born August 1975) is an Italian entrepreneur who co-founded TES and has held the position of CEO since June 2022.[1]Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad nameCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name
Education
In 1997, Alverà graduated from the London School of Economics with a degree in Philosophy and Economics.[2][3][4]
Career
Alverà launched his professional journey at Goldman Sachs in London, where he specialized in private equity investments targeting internet and technology startups, as well as mergers and acquisitions within consumer and retail industries.[3][5]</ref>
In 2000, he co-established Netesi, recognized as Italy’s pioneering broadband ADSL provider, which was subsequently acquired by Telecom Italia.[6][5][3][2]
From 2002 until 2004, he held the role of Director of Group Corporate Strategy and was a member of the management committee at Enel, where he played a key role in the market listing of Terna.[3][1]
In 2004, Alverà assumed the position of Chief Financial Officer at Wind Telecom, overseeing Wind’s acquisition by Orascom.[7]Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name
He was appointed CEO of Promgas in 2005, contributing significantly to the development of the Blue Stream gas pipeline project.[3]Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name
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Eni
Alverà joined the Gas and Power Division of Eni in 2005, managing one of Europe’s largest Gas and Power portfolios along with related acquisitions. By 2008, he had advanced to Executive Vice President of Eni’s Exploration and Production Division, supervising activities across Russia, Northern Europe, and the Americas. He was named CEO of Eni Trading and Shipping in 2010. In 2012, he became Senior Executive Vice President of Optimisation and Trading, followed by his leadership of the Midstream unit from 2013 onward, overseeing energy commodity supply chains, logistics, and trading operations. Between July and September 2015, Alverà also served as Chief Retail Market Gas & Power Officer.
Snam
Joining Snam in 2016 as Chief Operating Officer, Alverà was promoted to CEO in April that year. He directed the spin-off of Italgas during this period. From July 2016 to December 2017, he held the role of Chief Industrial Assets Officer. Additionally, he chaired Snam Rete Gas’s Board between April 2016 and April 2017 before becoming its managing director.
Under his leadership in April 2019, Snam pioneered Europe’s inaugural commercial trial injecting a hydrogen-natural gas mixture into a high-pressure pipeline system—an important step toward integrating hydrogen into energy infrastructure.
TES (Tree Energy Solutions)
In June 2022, Alverà took on the role of Group Chief Executive Officer and investor at TES (Tree Energy Solutions), a company specializing in green hydrogen.
Other positions
Since June 2017, Alverà has served as the inaugural President of GasNaturally, which represents Europe’s gas sector. He joined S&P Global’s board in March 2017 and has been a member of Venice’s Giorgio Cini Foundation General Council since December 2016. Moreover, he acts as vice-president for the Snam foundation.
Between 2013 and 2016, he was an Associate Fellow at Oxford University’s Centre for Corporate Reputation with a focus on corporate ethics in Africa. From 2011 to 2015, he participated on Performance Theatre’s advisory board and currently belongs to the Council on Foreign Relations.
Previously, Alverà was a board member at Gazprom Neft and served as Operating Vice President at Eurogas.
Together with his family, he established Milan's Kenta Foundation—a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting STEM education and technical skills among girls and women, particularly supporting their transition from education to employment.
Published works
- Chapter titled La posizione dell’Enel in the book Le grandi infrastrutture di rete. L’Europa dell’energia: Francia e Italia, 2004, edited by Marco Fortis and Cristina Poli
- Presentation entitled “The surprising ingredient that makes businesses work better” delivered at the TED@BCG conference held in Milan on October 4, 2017
- Collaborative publication Generation H - Healing the climate with hydrogen, featuring insights from global specialists
- Author of the book Zhero published in 2020 by Salani
- Writer of The Hydrogen Revolution, released in 2021 by Hodder & Stoughton
See also
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