Agostino Scornjenchi

Agostino Scornajenchi, born in Rome in 1972, has been Chief Executive Officer of Snam since May 2025.

With thirty years of experience, primarily in the large energy infrastructure sector, he has held positions of increasing responsibility in major Italian and international groups.

From October 2023 until his current position, he served as CEO and General Manager of CDP Venture Capital Sgr, a company owned by CDP and Invitalia aimed at promoting venture capital to support emerging start-ups, stimulating innovation and economic growth in Italy.

From 2017 to 2023, he was CFO of Terna, Europe’s largest independent transmission system operator (TSO), where his responsibilities included the definition of the group’s strategic plan and the implementation of its first sustainable finance initiatives. During this period, he also served as Executive Chairman of Brugg Cables AG, a leading manufacturer of high-tech HV cables, accessories, and advanced solutions, upon completion of its acquisition by Terna which he also oversaw.

From 2015 to 2017, he was Head of Strategic Planning & Control in the Poste Italiane Group, overseeing the IPO process initiated by the Italian government. Until 2015, he was CFO of Engie Energy Southern Europe, active in the generation, trading, sale, and distribution of electricity and gas.

Previously, he served as CFO of Aceaelectrabel (an Acea/Electrabel joint venture) and as Head of Management Control of the Generation Division of the Enel Group.

A graduate in Economics and Business from LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome, since 2021 he has also been Chairman of ANDAF – Associazione Nazionale Direttori Amministrativi e Finanziari (National Association of Administrative and Financial Directors), Italy’s leading association of CFOs.

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Will Farrell

Federated Hermes
Assistant Manager, EOS
London

Will co-leads the climate change theme at EOS, the stewardship arm of Federated Hermes Limited, where his coverage includes companies in Europe and Australia, primarily financial services, energy, chemicals, and materials. Prior to joining EOS, Will worked in the energy and infrastructure investment banking team at Macquarie Capital, where he specialised in renewable energy. Before that, Will held a number of roles across the UK climate policy space, including as a parliamentary researcher for Rt. Hon. Chris Skidmore MP on climate and energy issues, and as a climate and economic policy analyst at a diplomatic institute. He was appointed as a voluntary adviser to Rt. Hon. Alok Sharma MP, President of COP26, on preparations for COP26 after co-founding a Westminster climate policy group in 2019, which engaged MPs and Members of the House of Lords to advocate for more ambition on climate action in public policy. Will has a Bachelor’s degree (1st Class Honours) in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.