EDSO for Smart Grids appoints new Secretary General
EDSO for Smart Grids Board of Directors and General Assembly gathered today in Brussels entrusted Roberto Zangrandi the role of Secretary General, following the premature passing away of the late Ana Aguado, Secretary General between 2014 and 2016.
An Italian national, Roberto Zangrandi, has been Special Adviser of EDSO on secondment from Enel Group of Italy since 2015. At Enel he guided their EU Institutional Affairs office in Brussels between 2007 and 2014 after having been Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Identity and Image, Corporate Communication Plans.
In his professional background 12 years with Fiat (Director of External Relations in Frankfurt and Head of International Media Relations) and 15 years an economic and financial journalist are to be found. In addition, he has been over some years strategic communication Senior Partner of a prime consulting company.
He has been the founding Chairman of the CSR Managers Network of Italy and held the postgraduate Chair of Public Relations at Udine University, the first to teach the practice in Italy. He studied Political Science and Sociology and holds a Master in International Associations Management from the Solvay Brussels School.
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