Salerni Francesco

Francesco Salerni is currently Director of Strategy, Digital, and Sustainability at the Terna Group, which he joined in June 2023. Since July 30, 2024, he has also served as General Director of the Terna Foundation, established to promote a culture of energy education that engages young people, combats energy poverty, and facilitates access to the labor market in the energy sector.

Previously, he worked for over 16 years at Nokia, holding various leadership roles, including Head of Strategy, Sales Analytics and Business Operations, Market Unit South and Central Europe, from December 2017 to May 2023, and Customer Team Head from April 2007 to November 2017. He was also a member of the Nokia Italy Country Management Team, overseeing governance and national strategy.

Between 2003 and 2007, he was Account Director at Siemens, a position he had previously held at Nortel from 1999 to 2003, responsible for developing the multinational company’s business activities in hardware, software, and telecommunications services for enterprises.

From 1991 to 1998, he was Account Manager at Ericsson, focusing on commercial development in international markets.

He holds a degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Rome La Sapienza.

He is a member of the Board of Directors of CESI Spa (Italian Experimental Electrotechnical Center).