OREANDA-NEWS. The Board of Directors of Enel SpA, elected by the Shareholders' Meeting on May 22nd, met today for the first time in Rome under the chairmanship of Patrizia Grieco.

The Board appointed Francesco Starace to serve as Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of the Company.

The Board also approved the delegation of powers, designating the Chairwoman, Patrizia Grieco, to supervise audit activities (although the head of that function continues to report hierarchically to the Board of Directors), to drive and oversee the application of corporate governance rules concerning the running of the Board of Directors, and to maintain, in agreement and coordination with the CEO, relations with institutional bodies and authorities. In keeping with previous arrangements, the CEO was granted all powers for the management of the Company, except for those otherwise assigned by applicable laws and regulations, the by-laws or retained by the Board of Directors within the scope of its responsibilities.