The General Meeting of Shareholders of Ansaldo Energia SpA met today in ordinary session.

The General Meeting voted to increase the number of Board Directors to five and to appoint Umberto della Sala as a new Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ansaldo Energia SpA.

Umberto della Sala, a chemical engineer, has held positions of increasing responsibility at Foster Wheeler, one of the world’s leading engineering companies, and was most recently its Chairman.

CEO Giuseppe Zampini, also on behalf of all the other members of the Board of Directors, commented: "It is with great pleasure that I welcome the appointment of Umberto della Sala as Chairman of Ansaldo Energia. His thirty years’ experience as an industry manager and international profile will be of great help in contributing to the growth of Ansaldo Energia