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Luca Maria Rossi

Strategy & Investment Leader with P&L Accountability | Board-Level Advisor | M&A, Portfolio Value Creation & Operations | Energy & Infrastructure
22.4 yrs experienceFinancial Services
Jan 2025

The move

MoveADNOC Group XRG
TitleSenior Vice President Business Development and Excellence Director, Technology and Commercial Business Development Energy Solutions
LocationAbu Dhabi Abu Dhabi
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageEnglish
Years in UAE5.5
Total experience22.4 years
XRG headcount201-500 employees
XRG industryInvestment Management
XRG founded2024
XRG typePrivately Held

Career arc

  1. Director, Technology and Commercial Business Development Energy SolutionsJan 2025 — Present
    XRG· Abu Dhabi· Full-time
  2. Senior Vice President Business Development and ExcellenceSep 2023 — Dec 2024
    ADNOC Group· Abu Dhabi· Full-time
  3. Director of Business DevelopmentJul 2023 — Present
    ADNOC Group· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
  4. Board MemberJul 2022 — Jul 2023
    ExerGo· Sion, Valais, Switzerland· Part-time
  5. Head of EnergyNov 2020 — Jul 2023
    Baker Hughes
  6. VP, New FrontiersOct 2020 — Sep 2023
    Baker Hughes· Florence, Italy Metropolitan Area· Full-time
  7. Board MemberSep 2020 — Sep 2023
    Electrochaea· Munich, Bavaria, Germany· Part-time
  8. Board MemberSep 2020 — Sep 2023
    Levidian· Cambridge, England, United Kingdom· Part-time
  9. Chair Of The Board Of DirectorsNov 2019 — Mar 2021
    Aeroalliance a GE/Baker Hughes JV· Houston, Texas, United States· Part-time
  10. Chief Technology Officer, Turbomachinery Process SolutionsNov 2018 — Oct 2020
    Baker Hughes· Florence
  11. Board MemberDec 2017 — Oct 2021
    Nuovo Pignone· Florence, Italy Metropolitan Area· Part-time
  12. Board of Directors MemberDec 2017 — Jul 2021
    GETL a GE/Triveni JV· Bengaluru, Karnataka, India· Part-time
  13. Vice President, Industrial BusinessJul 2016 — Jan 2019
    Baker Hughes· Florence· Full-time
  14. General Manager, Product ManagementJan 2014 — Jul 2017
    GE Oil & Gas· Florence· Full-time
  15. General Manager, Downstream TechnologiesJan 2013 — Jan 2014
    GE Oil & Gas

Education

Languages

  • French · Professional working
  • English · Native or bilingual

Top skills

Computer RepairIndustrial SectorDue DiligenceTeam BuildingMarket IntelligenceEnabling Change

About

I am a strategy and investment leader with deep operating experience and full P&L accountability across large, capital-intensive energy and infrastructure businesses. I currently serve as Director at XRG, ADNOC’s international energy investment platform, operating at group level across strategy, investments, and portfolio execution. I work directly with executive leadership and Investment Committees on capital allocation, growth strategy, and value creation across energy infrastructure, international gas, and energy transition platforms. My work sits at the intersection of capital allocation and execution. Beyond originating and executing M&A and growth investments, I am directly involved in shaping operating models, governance structures, and performance frameworks, with hands-on exposu

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