With over 25 years of Communication and Public Affairs experience, I have just joined Saipem as External Communication and Brand Management Director in 2023, and in 2024 I have added also the responsibility over Public Affairs.Prior to Saipem, I spent over 3 years in Costa Crociere as Vice President Corporate Relations and Sustainability for the Costa Group. In Costa, I supervised Government Relations, Communication & PR, and Sustainability globally, from January 2020. I was also named deputy chair of the Government Relations working group within Carnival Corporation. Previously I was Deputy Managing Director of APCO Worldwide working on PR and Public Affairs projects.I have advised many multinational companies implementing integrated communication and public relations projects, with a focus on media relations, awareness campaigns, alliance building, issues and crisis management and government affairs across different industries, including health care, shipping, transportation, food and technology, both at international and national levels.I have served as Senior Director at Burson-Marsteller where I headed the health care and the issue and crisis management practices for the agency in Italy. I also acted as deputy chair of the EMEA health care practice for five years . My career started in B-M Milan in the corporate communications practice with a specific focus on consultancy, publications, sponsorships, events and corporate responsibility.Previously, I was a parliamentary assistant for the president of the Committee for Culture, Science and Education of the Italian Parliament.I hold a university degree in Political Science from Università La Sapienza of Rome and a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from The American University in Washington, D.C.