Paola Petrone was appointed as Managing Director of Acea Ambiente in December 2023.
Over the course of her career, she has gained extensive experience in operations, company set-ups and restructuring/post-merger integration involving complex industrial scenarios both in Italy and abroad, holding positions as Managing Director and General Manager in the utilities, transportation and automotive sectors.
She is currently a member of the Fiera Milano, Bialetti Industrie and Cap Evolution Boards of Directors and has been a non-executive independent Director of Italgas, Pfe, ASMortara and Biancamano.
From 2016 to 2019 she was Managing Director and General Manager of AAMPS S.p.A. where she oversaw the company’s restructuring.
From 2012 to 2015 she was General Manager of AMSA S.p.A., A2A Group and non-executive independent Director of the company Bioase.
She previously worked with the FCA Group, initially as Manager of Outbound Logistics Worldwide and Managing Director of I-Fast Automotive Logistics and subsequently as Senior Vice President of FCA’s Supply Chain Management department, where she was responsible for the cross-country integration of Fiat and Chrysler operations.
Between 2003 and 2008 she worked for Trenitalia, firstly as Operations Manager and afterwards, from 2005, in the position of Regional Transport Director for Lombardy.
From 2000 to 2002 she worked as a Manager at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants.
She began her career with the Siemens Group Automation & Control division, firstly in Italy and later at the company’s headquarters in Germany.
She holds a degree in foreign languages and literature from Milan’s IULM University and gained an MBA in Business Administration from the SDA Bocconi School of Management in Milan.