MILAN, ITALY — The appointment of the Chairman came following the appointment of their new Board this July.
 

CESI S.p.A (Centro Elettrotecnico Sperimentale Italiano) have announced that they have appointed Guido Bortoni as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors, following the appointment of their new Board on July 14th, 2021. In the first Board of Directors meeting, held in July, Matteo Codazzi was confirmed as Group Chief Executive Officer for the period between 2021 and 2023.

Coming to his new position at CESI Guido Bortoni brings with him a rich experience of leadership, having been Chairman of ARERA – Italian Regulatory Authority for Energy Network and Environment – from 2011 to 2018 and Chief Executive at the Energy Department of the Italian Government from 2009 to 2011.

“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,” said Bortoni.

“Today, I come back to a much bigger, improved and more diversified CESI Group, which has the goal to support and inspire the players of the global energy transition through its testing and consulting services, integrated with civil and environmental engineering activities. This happened thanks to the know-how and expertise of those working at CESI and to the vision of recent management. Indeed, the CESI capabilities in offering services to support the adaptation of energy systems to climate change are truly extraordinary,” he went on to say.

Matteo Codazzi, who has been CEO of CESI since 2009, also has a rich well of experience to draw from, having been CEO and Country Manager of Enel in Romania and has held important roles such as Director for the Italian Regulatory.

“I take the opportunity to thank our shareholders for the trust they have placed in me once again. 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,” sayid Matteo Codazzi.

Sourse: CESI