Stefano Venier

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.{{cite web|url=https://mib.edu/en/news-events/executive-mba-in-business-innovation-graduation-day-29th-october-2022|title= Executive MBA in Business Innovation Graduation Day at MIB Trieste }}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbs.unibo.eu/event/innovation-talks-stefano-venier-2/|title=Innovation Talks. Stefano Venier }}

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.

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

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. During his tenure, Hera Group joined the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in 2017{{cite web|url=https://eng.gruppohera.it/group_eng/who-we-are/hera-group-strategy/circular-economy|title=The Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Programme }} and the Circular Economy Alliance in 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.firstonline.info/en/hera-entra-nellalleanza-per-leconomia-circolare/|title=Hera joins the Circular Economy Alliance - FIRSTonline|date=28 September 2020 }}

In March 2022, he was appointed CEO of Snam, a role he currently holds.{{cite web|url=https://www.ilsole24ore.com/radiocor/nRC_31.03.2022_13.04_39110391|title=Snam: Cdp candida Stefano Venier (Hera) come ad, De Virgiliis presidente (RCO) - Il Sole 24 ORE}}{{cite web|url=https://finanza.lastampa.it/News/2022/04/27/snam-nuovo-ad-venier-essenziale-lavorare-per-sicurezza-energetica/MTc5XzIwMjItMDQtMjdfVExC|title= Snam, nuovo AD Venier: essenziale lavorare per sicurezza energetica }} 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.

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.{{cite web|url=https://tankterminals.com/news/italys-snam-to-launch-ravenna-fsru-terminal-in-q1-2025/|title=Italy's Snam to Launch Ravenna FSRU Terminal in Q1 2025 }} In 2024, the construction of the Adriatic Line started.{{cite web|url=https://globalflowcontrol.com/newsroom/construction-work-has-officially-begun-on-the-adriatica-line/|title=Construction work has officially begun on the Adriatica Line }}{{cite web|url=https://www.upstreamonline.com/politics/italy-to-address-eu-energy-gravity-shift-with-pipeline-investments/2-1-1391551?zephr_sso_ott=2TyzXA|title=Italy to address EU energy 'gravity shift' with pipeline investments |date=23 January 2023 }}

Since 2018, Stefano Venier has served on the BoD of the MIB Trieste School of Management, and since 2022, he has been a non-executive director at Industrie De Nora, a company partially owned by Snam.{{cite web|url=https://www.denora.com/it/governance/corporate-governance/board-of-directors/stefano-venier.html|title=Stefano Venier Amministratore non esecutivo}}

In November 2022, he joined the BoD of Snam ETS Foundation, Snam’s corporate foundation.{{cite web|url=https://www.ansa.it/ansa2030/notizie/finanza_impresa/2023/10/20/oltre-500-dipendenti-snam-volontari-contro-la-poverta-alimentare_f84adb0f-0770-4b9c-8553-63f7273fda06.html|title=Oltre 500 dipendenti Snam volontari contro la povertà alimentare - Finanza & Impresa - Ansa.it|date=20 October 2023 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1wXxzc5yuY|title=OCF - Un CEO a mensa: Stefano Venier, Amministratore Delegato Snam |website=YouTube |date=27 October 2023 }}

• {{Cite book|last1=Bocchi|first1=Filippo M.|last2=Venier|first2=Stefano|publisher=hbritalia.it|title=Misurare il valore condiviso}} {{cite web|url=https://www.hbritalia.it/marzo-2019/2019/03/06/pdf/misurare-il-valore-condiviso-levoluzione-necessaria-nel-reporting-delle-imprese-3669/|title=Misurare il Valore Condiviso: l'evoluzione necessaria nel reporting delle imprese - Hbr Italia|date=6 March 2019 }}
• {{Cite book|last1=Verde|first1=Stefano|last2=Venier|first2=Stefano|publisher=springerprofessional.de|title=Hera Group: The Path Towards Shared Value and Circularity}}{{cite web|url=https://www.springerprofessional.de/en/hera-group-the-path-towards-shared-value-and-circularity/17584512|title=Hera Group: The Path Towards Shared Value and Circularity }}
• {{Cite book|last1=Venier|first1=Stefano|publisher=hbritalia.it|title=Dal business dell'innovazione all'innovazione del business}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hbritalia.it/maggio-2021/2021/04/19/news/dal-business-dellinnovazione-allinnovazione-del-business-15034/|title=Dal business dell'innovazione all'innovazione del business - Hbr Italia|date=3 May 2021 }}
• {{Cite book|last1=Venier|first1=Stefano|publisher=Energia|year=2020|title=Non sacrificare l'economia circolare sull'altare della ripresa economica}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rivistaenergia.it/2020/05/non-sacrificare-leconomia-circolare-sullaltare-della-ripresa-economica/|title=Non sacrificare l'economia circolare sull'altare della ripresa economica - RivistaEnergia.it|date=28 May 2020 }}
• {{Cite book|last1=Venier|first1=Stefano|publisher=astrolabio.amicidellaterra.it|title=Ceci n'Est Pas une Transition}}{{cite web|url=https://astrolabio.amicidellaterra.it/node/2593|title=Ceci n'Est Pas une Transition }}
• {{Cite book|last1=Ferrari|first1=Fabio|last2=Venier|first2=Stefano|publisher=Il Sole 24 Ore|year=2022|title="Il matematico fuori posto" in "L'intelligenza artificiale non esiste"}}{{cite web|url=https://www.glistatigenerali.com/innovazione/lintelligenza-artificiale-non-esiste-e-non-potra-sostituire-luomo/|title="L'Intelligenza artificiale non esiste" e non potrà sostituire l'Uomo - Gli Stati Generali|date=17 July 2023 }}
• {{Cite book|last1=Venier|first1=Stefano|publisher=Harvard Business Review Italia|year=2022|title="Il ritorno del trilemma dell'energia" in Progetto Macrotrends 2022-2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hbritalia.it/ebook/2022/11/02/ebook/il-nuovo-dis-ordine-globale-15382/|title=Il nuovo (dis)ordine globale - Macrotrends 2022-2023 - Hbr Italia|date=2 November 2022 }}
• {{Cite book|last1=Venier|first1=Stefano|publisher=Il Foglio|year=2022|title=L'indipendenza energetica dell'Italia passa da un trilemma}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ilfoglio.it/economia/2022/11/29/news/l-indipendenza-energetica-dell-italia-passa-da-un-trilemma-4708374/|title=L'indipendenza energetica dell'Italia passa da un trilemma }}
• {{Cite book|last1=Venier|first1=Stefano|publisher=Harvard Business Review Italia|year=2023|title="Dalla policrisi alla polisicurezza" in Progetto Macrotrends 2023-2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ambrosettilive.com/it/incontri/view/13098|title="Tra globalizzazione e frammentazione": presentazione del Rapporto Macrotrends 2023 - 2024 di Harvard Business Review Italia}}
• {{Cite book|last1=Venier|first1=Stefano|publisher=Quotidiano|year=2023|title=Transizione energetica: servono pragmatismo, fiducia e regole chiare}}{{cite web|url=https://www.quotidiano.net/economia/transizione-energetica-servono-pragmatismo-fiducia-e-regole-chiare-0e3eaf85|title=Transizione energetica: servono pragmatismo, fiducia e regole chiare |date=2 December 2023 }}
• {{Cite book|last1=Venier|first1=Stefano|publisher=Rivista Energia 2.23|year=2023|title=Ridondanza infrastrutturale, per coniugare sicurezza e transizione}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rivistaenergia.it/2023/06/ridondanza-infrastrutturale-per-coniugare-sicurezza-e-transizione/|title=Ridondanza infrastrutturale, per coniugare sicurezza e transizione|date=26 June 2023 }}
• {{Cite book|last1=Venier|first1=Stefano|publisher=Rivista Energia 3.24|year=2024|title=Il sentiero stretto tra policrisi e Net-Zero}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rivistaenergia.it/2024/09/rivista-energia-3-2024/|title=Rivista Energia 3.24, 2024|date=13 September 2024 }}

• 2017: “Utility Manager - Local public services” award by AGICI{{cite web|url=https://agici.it/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CS-Premio-Manager-Anno-2017-Finale.pdf|title=Premi "Manager Utility 2017" da Management delle Utilities e delle Infrastrutture (MUI)}}

• 2018: “Utility Manager” award by AGICI{{cite web|url=https://www.udinetoday.it/economia/stefano-venier-premiato-come-manager-utility-dell-anno.html|title=Stefano Venier premiato come Manager Utility dell'anno }}

• 2021: “CEOforLIFE Award”{{cite web|url=https://www.ceoforlifeawards.com/it/blog/stefano-venier-gruppo-hera-awards-2021/|title=Stefano Venier, Gruppo Hera, Awards 2021 - CEOforLIFE - IT|date=10 May 2023 }}

• 2022: “Utility Manager” in the Energy sector, AGICI “Andrea Gilardoni” award, jointly with CVA’s CEO Giuseppe Argirò{{cite web|url=https://agici.it/consegnati-i-premi-premi-manager-utilities-andrea-gilardoni-2022/|title=Consegnati i premi Premi Manager Utilities "Andrea Gilardoni" 2022 - AGICI|date=9 May 2023 }}

• 2023: “CEOforLIFE Award” in the “Environment” category{{cite web|url=https://www.ceoforlifeawards.com/it/blog/stefano-venier-snam-ai-ceoforlife-awards-2023-ceoforlife-mette-insieme-amministratori-delegati-e-risorse-di-ambiti-diversi/|title=VENIER: "CEOforLIFE è un ambito importante e interessante, io sono uno degli appartenenti sin dall'origine" - CEOforLIFE - IT|date=19 October 2023 }}

• [https://www.snam.it/en/we-snam/about-us/management-and-company-structure/stefano-venier.html Stefano Venier, Chief Executive Officer of Snam]

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