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ANDREA PIRONDINI
Chief Operating Officer
Andrea Pirondini has been Chief Operating Officer of Prysmian Group since January
2014. He has a degree in Business Administration from the Bocconi University in
Milan. He started his career in Pirelli Group in 1989, holding various positions in
the UK, Italy, Turkey, Russia and Egypt over a 24-year period, both in the Tyres
and Cables & Systems businesses, where he was involved in restructuring the
manufacturing system for energy cables. In 2012 he was appointed Chief Commercial
Officer of Pirelli Tyre S.p.A., a position he held until December 2013.
HANS NIEMAN
Senior Vice President Energy Products
Hans Nieman has been Senior Vice President Energy Business Products since
January 2014. After graduating in Literature from the University of Amsterdam, he
embarked on a diplomatic career with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, holding
several national and international posts. He started working in the cable industry
about 20 years ago after switching to the private sector in 1992, and has since held
various positions in NKF, Pirelli and Prysmian. He became CEO of the Submarine and
High Voltage Cables division in 2002, and was appointed CEO of Prysmian Germany
in 2010, a position he held until 2014.
MASSIMO BATTAINI
Senior Vice President Energy Projects
Massimo Battaini has been Senior Vice President Energy Projects since January 2014.
He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Milan
and an MBA from SDA Bocconi (Milan). He started his career with the Pirelli Group in
1987 and held various positions in R&D and Operations over an 18-year period. After
running the Business Development department for two years, covering the three
Business Divisions of Tyres, Energy Cables and Telecom Cables, in 2002 he become
Operations Director of Energy and Telecom Cables and Systems for Pirelli Group. In
2005 he was appointed CEO of Prysmian UK, and in January 2011 Chief Operating
Office of Prysmian Group.
PHILIPPE VANHILLE
Senior Vice President Telecom Business
Philippe Vanhille has been Senior Vice President Telecom Business since May 2013.
After graduating as a Mechanical Engineer in Lyon (France) in 1989, he began his
career as a Research Engineer for Renault Formula 1 development. He moved to
the cable industry in 1991 with Alcatel Cable. Over the past 20 years he has held a
number of senior Operations and General Management positions within the cable
industry for Alcatel and Draka, and subsequently in the energy, copper telecom
and optical fibre sectors. He was head of Draka’s Optical Fibre Business Unit at the
time of the Prysmian merger, holding the same position in Prysmian Group until his
appointment as Senior VP Telecom Business.
