Analysis updated on June 2019
Energy
Born in Tarbes in 1966, he graduated from the Faculty of Economic and Commercial Sciences (Essec) in Paris and began his career at the Paribas group in 1989, before joining Boston Consulting Group in 1993. In 2009, he joined the EDF group as Economic Director of Tariffs and Prices. In 2012, he became Market Director for Businesses and Professionals in the Commercial Directorate, responsible for the sale of electricity, gas, and services. Marc Benayoun sits on the board of directors of important operating companies of the EDF Group and since January 2016 has been responsible for gas activities for the entire group. He currently holds the position of CEO of Edison.
Edison is an Italian company active in the fields of procurement, production, and sale of electricity and gas, fully controlled by the French group Électricité de France.
It is one of the main electricity producers in Italy and has a production capacity that includes combined cycle gas plants, hydroelectric, wind, solar, and biomass facilities.
Since 2007, it has participated in the project to build a 420 MW thermoelectric power plant in Thisvi, Greece, operational since 2010 and managed by a joint venture with Hellenic Petroleum named Elpedison.
In the hydrocarbons sector, Edison is the second Italian operator, covering more than 21% of the national gas demand. The company is studying exploration and production activities for hydrocarbons in the Middle East and Africa. According to former CEO and current chairman Marc Benayoun, it aims to develop infrastructure in Europe, thanks to the network of gas pipelines and its regasification terminals already initiated by Snam, which has acquired important networks in Europe, including France.
On the Milan Stock Exchange, only the savings shares are listed in the FTSE Italia Small Cap index, following the delisting of ordinary shares that occurred in 2012.
Top Manager Certificate: Marc Benayoun
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