Descalzi, honored with the "Distinguished Business Leadership Award"

The prestigious Distinguished Business Leadership Award of the Atlantic Council assigned to Claudio Descalzi, CEO of Eni

San Donato Milanese, (MI), 12 May 2022 - Eni's Chief Executive Officer Claudio Descalzi was awarded the Distinguished Business Leadership Award 2022 by the Atlantic Council. in the energy sector at an international level, for the technological transformation of the company aimed at complete decarbonisation by 2050, for the contribution made to the new challenge of Italian and European energy security.

It is the first time that an Italian has been awarded in the Business Leadership category. On the same evening, Prime Minister Mario Draghi received the Distinguished International Leadership Award.

Claudio Descalzi, introduced by Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, United Arab Emirates Special Representative for Climate Change and Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and in the presence of the leaders of the American political, economic and financial community, commented: "I am honored to receive the award right after the Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, and I want to share it with all the people of Eni who with me are dedicating a great deal of effort to contribute, in the moment of great crisis we are experiencing, to the energy security of Italy and of the 'Europe. But this is the moment when with equal efforts we must pursue the vital goal of a just energy transition towards a zero-emissions world. A path in which the challenges linked to climate change will be faced, while guaranteeing widespread access to energy and the economic and social development of communities. This is the right transition we believe in "

The Chief Executive Officer of Eni withdrew the award in the presence of the Prime Minister Mario Draghi. During the ceremony, two further prizes were awarded: to the Ukrainian ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova who received the Distinguished Leadership Award - for the first time ever awarded to an entire nation, honoring the Ukrainian people for the extraordinary courage and resilience - and to Ukrainian singer Jamala.

The Atlantic Council is a non-partisan organization that has the mission of "shaping the global future together", and promotes the leadership and commitment of the United States in the world, in collaboration with allies and partners, to shape solutions to global challenges. The Atlantic Council has in the past recognized the leadership of personalities such as Ursula Von Der Leyen, José Manuel Barroso, Kristalina Georgieva, Christine Lagarde, George Bush, Ashraf Ghani, Hillary Clinton, Ban Ki-moon. The Distinguished Business Leadership Award has previously been given to Albert Bourla (Pfizer), Özlem Türeci and Ugur Sahin (BioNTech), Frederick W. Smith (FedEx), Howard Schultz (Starbucks), Thomas Enders (Airbus).

Descalzi, honored with the "Distinguished Business Leadership Award"