Francesca Zarri was appointed Director of Technology, R&D & Digital of Eni on July 1, 2020.

She joined Agip S.p.A in 1997 as a reservoir modeler and petroleum engineer in the Reservoir Department. In 2000, she worked on Eni operated assets in the North Sea. In 2004, after moving to the Engineering and Projects Department, she became the head of the Adriatic Off-shore Projects department, based in Ravenna District. 

In 2006, she returned to work on in-field production monitoring and optimization as the Head of the Production Optimization Technology Department, which at that time, also included most of the Eni’s Laboratories in Bolgiano. 

From 2007 to 2010, she worked in West Africa as Project and Development Director of Eni Congo, completing new and demanding project activities in the country (oil, gas and power).

In 2011, she further expanded her experience by diversifying in the procurement function where she became the Head of the American Region, subsequently becoming the Head of Procurement Services, as well as of the Professional Family. During the same period, she was Eni's representative for the Commercial Committee in the South Stream Project.

In 2013, she returned to West Africa to follow the development of upstream projects as Vice President for West Africa Projects Monitoring and Technical Coordination and later in Eni Congo as Development Projects Director, where she also became the President of the Enrico Mattei School in Pointe Noire.

In 2017, she was appointed Head of the Italian Southern District up until November 2019, when she was appointed Senior Vice President Italian Activities Coordination.
 
Since April 2020, she is the President of Eniservizi, the President and CEO of SPI and the Eni representative in Assomineraria. Since 2014, she has been a member of the Board of Directors for several Eni subsidiaries in Italy and abroad.

She earned an MS degree in Mining Engineering (100/100) from the University of Bologna and attended in 1995, the Eni Master MEDEA (Master in Energy and Environmental Management) with a specialization in Economics.