BARBARA MORGANTE - CV

Barbara Morgante was born in Livorno in 1962. After graduating from high school in Chieti, she began her studies at the University of Bologna, where she obtained a Degree cum laude in Statistical Sciences and Economics in 1986. In 1987 she obtained a Master’s Degree in Economic Development for the Advanced Tertiary Sector (accredited by ASFOR, the Italian Association for Management Training) at Unioncamere (the Italian Union of Chambers of Commerce) in Rome. From 1988 to 1995, she worked as a corporate management consultant, dealing with projects in the areas of strategy, marketing and organisation for clients working primarily on the Transport, Construction and ICT sectors and in the Public Administration. In 1995, she was employed by TAV (Treno Alta Velocità), initially as Marketing Manager and subsequently as Systems and Analysis Unit Manager.

In 1998, in her role as Marketing Manager, she moved into the Commercial Management area of the then Infrastructure Division of Ferrovie dello Stato (which later became Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, the Italian Railway Network). Thereafter, she held a number of different positions in the areas of Strategic Management, Quality and Systems, before becoming Strategy and Planning Manager of RFI SpA in 2006.

From 2008 to the end of December 2015 she was General Manager of Strategies, Planning and, from August 2014, Systems of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane SpA, where she was in charge of strategic planning, investment control, M&A, environmental policy, transport models and studies, regulatory affairs and governing the corporate and Group ICT system.

She was Chief Executive Officer SpA from 23st December 2015 until 15th September 2017.

She has been recently appointed as Executive Vice President for International Companies Integration in Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane.

She is currently chairing the Boards of the following railways companies: Sas, Srl, GmbH and TX Logistik AG. She is also President of the Technical Group “Infrastructure for Transports and Logistics” in UNINDUSTRIA of Rome and Lazio and Member of the Advisory Board of LUMSA University.