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Stefano Venier

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Stefano Venier
Stefano Venier
Stefano Venier, CEO of Snam
Born (1963-04-03) April 3, 1963 (age 61)
Udine, Italy
NationalityItalian
Occupationbusiness executive

Stefano Venier (born April 3, 1963, in Udine, Italy) is an Italian business executive. Since 2022, he has served as CEO of Snam. Previously, from 2014 to 2022, he held the position of CEO of the Hera Group.[1]

Biography

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Education

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Stefano Venier earned a degree in Mathematical and Physical Sciences, specializing in IT, from the University of Udine. He later completed a Master in Energy and Environmental Economics at the Scuola Enrico Mattei.[2]

Career

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Stefano Venier began his professional career in May 1987 at Zanussi, a Friuli-based company within the Electrolux Group, where he worked in industrial automation.[3]

In 1989, he joined EniChem, the petrochemical subsidiary of the Eni Group, where he held various roles, including Strategic Planning Assistant, Head of Market Analysis, and later, Head of Strategic Projects.[3]

In 1996, he joined the management consultancy company A.T. Kearney. In 2002, he was appointed Vice President of Energy & Utilities.[1]

In 2004, Stefano Venier joined the Hera Group. Initially serving as Director of Business Development and Strategic Planning, in 2008 he took on the role of General Manager of Development and Market. Finally, in April 2014, he became CEO, a position he held until spring 2022.[2] During his tenure, Hera Group joined the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in 2017[4] and the Circular Economy Alliance in 2020.[5]

In March 2022, he was appointed CEO of Snam, a role he currently holds.[6][7] From the start of his tenure, which coincided with the escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War following Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, he emphasized energy security.[7]

Under his leadership, Snam acquired two floating storage and regassification units (FSRU), namely “Golar Tundra” (renamed Italis LNG in 2024) and “BW Singapore”, which are floating vessels for the storage and regasification of natural gas.[8] In 2024, the construction of the Adriatic Line started.[9][10]

Since 2018, Stefano Venier has served on the BoD of the MIB Trieste School of Management,[2] and since 2022, he has been a non-executive director at Industrie De Nora, a company partially owned by Snam.[11]

In November 2022, he joined the BoD of Snam ETS Foundation, Snam’s corporate foundation.[12][13]

Publications

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  • Bocchi, Filippo M.; Venier, Stefano. Misurare il valore condiviso. hbritalia.it. [14]
  • Verde, Stefano; Venier, Stefano. Hera Group: The Path Towards Shared Value and Circularity. springerprofessional.de.[15]
  • Venier, Stefano. Dal business dell'innovazione all'innovazione del business. hbritalia.it.[16]
  • Venier, Stefano (2020). Non sacrificare l'economia circolare sull'altare della ripresa economica. Energia.[17]
  • Venier, Stefano. Ceci n'Est Pas une Transition. astrolabio.amicidellaterra.it.[18]
  • Ferrari, Fabio; Venier, Stefano (2022). "Il matematico fuori posto" in "L'intelligenza artificiale non esiste". Il Sole 24 Ore.[19]
  • Venier, Stefano (2022). "Il ritorno del trilemma dell'energia" in Progetto Macrotrends 2022-2023. Harvard Business Review Italia.[20]
  • Venier, Stefano (2022). L'indipendenza energetica dell'Italia passa da un trilemma. Il Foglio.[21]
  • Venier, Stefano (2023). "Dalla policrisi alla polisicurezza" in Progetto Macrotrends 2023-2024. Harvard Business Review Italia.[22]
  • Venier, Stefano (2023). Transizione energetica: servono pragmatismo, fiducia e regole chiare. Quotidiano.[23]
  • Venier, Stefano (2023). Ridondanza infrastrutturale, per coniugare sicurezza e transizione. Rivista Energia 2.23.[24]
  • Venier, Stefano (2024). Il sentiero stretto tra policrisi e Net-Zero. Rivista Energia 3.24.[25]

Awards

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  • 2017: “Utility Manager - Local public services” award by AGICI[26]
  • 2018: “Utility Manager” award by AGICI[27]
  • 2021: “CEOforLIFE Award”[28]
  • 2022: “Utility Manager” in the Energy sector, AGICI “Andrea Gilardoni” award, jointly with CVA’s CEO Giuseppe Argirò[29]
  • 2023: “CEOforLIFE Award” in the “Environment” category[30]
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References

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  1. ^ a b "Stefano Venier. Chief Executive Officer, SNAM".
  2. ^ a b c "Executive MBA in Business Innovation Graduation Day at MIB Trieste".
  3. ^ a b "Innovation Talks. Stefano Venier".
  4. ^ "The Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Programme".
  5. ^ "Hera joins the Circular Economy Alliance - FIRSTonline". 28 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Snam: Cdp candida Stefano Venier (Hera) come ad, De Virgiliis presidente (RCO) - Il Sole 24 ORE".
  7. ^ a b "Snam, nuovo AD Venier: essenziale lavorare per sicurezza energetica".
  8. ^ "Italy's Snam to Launch Ravenna FSRU Terminal in Q1 2025".
  9. ^ "Construction work has officially begun on the Adriatica Line".
  10. ^ "Italy to address EU energy 'gravity shift' with pipeline investments". 23 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Stefano Venier Amministratore non esecutivo".
  12. ^ "Oltre 500 dipendenti Snam volontari contro la povertà alimentare - Finanza & Impresa - Ansa.it". 20 October 2023.
  13. ^ "OCF - Un CEO a mensa: Stefano Venier, Amministratore Delegato Snam". YouTube. 27 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Misurare il Valore Condiviso: l'evoluzione necessaria nel reporting delle imprese - Hbr Italia". 6 March 2019.
  15. ^ "Hera Group: The Path Towards Shared Value and Circularity".
  16. ^ "Dal business dell'innovazione all'innovazione del business - Hbr Italia". 3 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Non sacrificare l'economia circolare sull'altare della ripresa economica - RivistaEnergia.it". 28 May 2020.
  18. ^ "Ceci n'Est Pas une Transition".
  19. ^ ""L'Intelligenza artificiale non esiste" e non potrà sostituire l'Uomo - Gli Stati Generali". 17 July 2023.
  20. ^ "Il nuovo (dis)ordine globale - Macrotrends 2022-2023 - Hbr Italia". 2 November 2022.
  21. ^ "L'indipendenza energetica dell'Italia passa da un trilemma".
  22. ^ ""Tra globalizzazione e frammentazione": presentazione del Rapporto Macrotrends 2023 - 2024 di Harvard Business Review Italia".
  23. ^ "Transizione energetica: servono pragmatismo, fiducia e regole chiare". 2 December 2023.
  24. ^ "Ridondanza infrastrutturale, per coniugare sicurezza e transizione". 26 June 2023.
  25. ^ "Rivista Energia 3.24, 2024". 13 September 2024.
  26. ^ "Premi "Manager Utility 2017" da Management delle Utilities e delle Infrastrutture (MUI)" (PDF).
  27. ^ "Stefano Venier premiato come Manager Utility dell'anno".
  28. ^ "Stefano Venier, Gruppo Hera, Awards 2021 - CEOforLIFE - IT". 10 May 2023.
  29. ^ "Consegnati i premi Premi Manager Utilities "Andrea Gilardoni" 2022 - AGICI". 9 May 2023.
  30. ^ "VENIER: "CEOforLIFE è un ambito importante e interessante, io sono uno degli appartenenti sin dall'origine" - CEOforLIFE - IT". 19 October 2023.