Giacomo Rispoli
Senior executive
Waste to chemicals – Nextchem – Mairetecnimont Group
Giacomo Rispoli holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Rome.
He joined Nextchem at the beginning of 2020 with the responsibility of leading Waste to Chemical Business Unit based mainly on the valorization of syngas production coming from waste gasification along with the chemical products that can be generated. This approach is a very innovative way to convert waste reducing significantly at same time the CO2 production. This business line became at the end of October 2020 a legal entity with the name MyRechemical and he is the CEO.
Previously he spent 33 years in Eni Refining Business covering many responsibilities.
The latest responsibility in Eni until 2019 was Executive Vice President of Portfolio Management & Supply and Licensing.
From 2010 to 2015 he was Executive Vice President of Research, Technological Development & Projects. He was responsible for the implementation of the first EST (Eni Slurry Technology) industrial unit in the world, in Eni Sannazzaro refinery Mr Rispoli was also responsible for prominent projects in the field of biofuels development, as the conversion of the conventional oil Venice refinery into a biorefinery based on his patent.
From 2006 to 2010 he was Eni R&D Director
From 2004 to 2006, he has been the President and CEO of the Eni Gela Refinery
From 2001 to 2004, he has been the Venice Refinery Manager
He was a senior fellow of Fondazione Enrico Mattei