The shareholders' meeting of That approved the amendment to Article 15.1 of the Articles of Association expanding the number of components of the board of directors which increases from 13 (thirteen) to 15 (fifteen). Upon proposal presented by the shareholder Rome capital city, the assembly, a note informs, then appointed as the fourteenth councilor Alexander Picardi. And on the proposal presented by the member Fincal (Caltagirone Group) he appointed as the fifteenth councilor Valentina CompagnoThe newly elected directors will remain in office until the current board's term expires, i.e., with the approval of the financial statements for December 31, 2028. Acea specifies that the establishment of the 15 directors and the effectiveness of the appointments of Picardi and Compagno are subject to the subsequent registration of the bylaw amendments in the Company Register. Both directors have declared that they meet the independence requirements set by law and, to the best of the company's knowledge, do not hold Acea shares.
Acea, Rivera: "Let's move forward with investments in the water sector."
Meanwhile from Utilitalia Water Festival, which started on Monday 28 September in Rome, comes the message from Acea which, through the words of the executive president, Alessandro Rivera, recalls the need to continue on the path of investments to strengthen and make more resilient the national water system"The PNRR was a challenge won, now the water sector needs major projects and investments at the Italian and European levels."
“The PNRR represented an important opportunity to accelerate the implementation of strategic infrastructure and deploy significant resources"Now we must look beyond, with a long-term vision," Rivera emphasized, highlighting the need to promote large-scale projects capable of accompanying the transformation of the sector and responding to new challenges related to the security and availability of water resources. The priority, he explained, is build a framework of structural investments that involves the country system and Europe, leveraging industrial expertise and the ability of managers to translate available resources into concrete projects. This path also involves innovation, network digitalization, and greater planning capacity, with the aim of making the water service increasingly efficient, sustainable, and resilient. In this new era, major industrial operators are ready to play their part. "In the first half of 2026 alone," Rivera explained, "the Acea group invested over 660 million".
