Claudio Farina

Claudio Farina, born in 1975 and in Snam since 2017, is Chief Strategy & Technology Officer with responsibility for overseeing the definition and implementation of the company’s strategy, for defining and promoting the digital transformation program through innovative digital and technological solutions, for leading the roadmap of development implementation and the management of ICT, for overseeing the definition of the sustainability model, the ESG strategy and the decarbonisation objectives. He is also Executive Vice President Technology and Industrial Innovation and Board member of several Group companies.

Previously, he held the role of Executive Vice President Digital Transformation & Technology with responsibility for leading ICT, technologies and digital transformation, Head of the CEO Office, leading cross-functional projects in the operational improvement area, scale up of new business and support to the Chief Executive Officer, and Senior Vice President of Planning and Control BU Asset Italia.

Before joining Snam, he held for 9 years various positions in Vodafone Italia, including Head of Financial Planning, Analysis & Business Intelligence and Head of Strategy, responsible for driving strategic projects for the CEO, including 4G frequencies auction, investments for the reduction of the digital divide, fiber strategy, M&A, strategic partnerships.

From 2000 to 2008 he covers various roles in The Boston Consulting Group, up to Principal, with multi-sector experience in Infrastructure, Energy, Public Transport, Telecommunications and IT, with 25 projects, including Strategic Plans, Extraordinary Finance Operations and Infrastructure Development Strategy. In 1999, he was a Researcher on industrial policies supporting technological innovation at the German Institute of Economic Research in Berlin. He is specialized in Industrial Economics with a degree in Political Economy from the Catholic University. He subsequently earned a postgraduate master’s in Economics at Bocconi University. Passionate about start-up seeding, he is an Aspen Institute alumnus, having been a Junior Fellow from 2008 to 2010.