OREANDA-NEWS. May 27, 2016. Eni's Board of Directors, following the Nomination Committee's assessment, verified that Director Alessandro Profumo - appointed by Eni Shareholders’ Meeting on 12 May 2016 and previously co-opted by the Board on 29 July 2015 -  satisfies the requirements for the position of Director and, in particular, the independence requirements according to the law and the Corporate Governance Code, confirming the previous assessments already disclosed to the market at the time of the co-option and in the 2015 Corporate Governance Report (available on the company website at www.eni.com).

The Board of Directors also confirmed Director Profumo as a member of the Nomination Committee and of the Sustainability and Scenarios Committee. His curriculum vitae is available on the Company’s website.