MANAGEMENT TEAM

LUIGI SAMUELE

Managing Partner

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  • Over 10 years of experience in the solar market
  • Recently he was responsible of PV acquisitions at Cubico for the investment in 106MW of solar assets in Italy successfully acquired and integrated with the rest of portfolio.
  • Previously CFO and member of Board of Directors of RTR (a Terra Firma company), the largest solar asset owner in Italy. He contributed to the setup and the investment in over 300 MW of PV plants.
  • Before joining RTR, he was CFO and Project Finance Director at Sunray (a Dehnam company subsequently acquired by Sunpower), which was one of the pioneers in the solar sector in Italy, with the development and construction of 24MW single plant at Montalto di Castro (first project bond issued into the market).
  • Prior to joining in Sunray he held a number of senior positions at Wyeth-Lederle Group (Today Pfizer Group) including the role of CFO of OTC division in Italy and he was most recently Southern Europe CFO in Galileo, a company involved in the global distribution services controlled by Blackstone Group.

CARLO DI PRIMIO

Managing Partner

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Over 40years of experience in the Energy and Renewable sector.

Recently he was Ceo and Board Director of several energy companies (Oil refining and marketing, Lng supply and marketing Power generation, Renewable projects).

Most recently he was Vice president and board Director of International Power Italia (Italian branch of the British group International Power, acquired in 2013 from the French group Engie. Vice President Italian branch BG Group.

Vice President and Board Director of Assoelettrica (Italian Federation of Electric Industry) and other industrial associations, Deputy General Manager of Unione Petrolifera (Italian Federation of oil industry), member of several Advisory Committee at national and international level.

Speaker in energy congresses. Author of papers and articles on petroleum, electricity, renewable and other energy issues.

Currently Ceo and President of the Italian Association of Energy Economists (AIEE), member of the AIEE Board.

OUR TEAM

MARCO GRANDE

Head of Development

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Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering in 1999, at University of L’Aquila. Member of Engineers Order from 2000.
From 2000 he is the CEO of an environmental engineering firm, developing projects in several industrial sectors. From 2002 to 2005 has been consultant in EIA Regional Office as environmental expert.
Over 20 years of experience in environmental engineering, impact assessment and permitting process, with a relevant focus on renewable energy production.
From 2008 he is developing utility scale photovoltaic plants for major Companies, including SunPower Corporation, and successfully led to authorization over 500 MW.

At the end of 2020 he joined the Horus Team as Head of Development.

MASSIMILIANO PILI

Head of Operations

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Over 22 years of experience in the energy sector with more than 15 years in solar industry.

With an engineering background, Massimiliano Pili has been working in the energy sector since 2000 with more than 15 years of experience in renewable energy leading the construction and operation of solar projects in Italy, Spain, Chile, Japan, Netherlands and Denmark.

Since 2018 he was Head of Engineering and Construction at Encavis AG, leading the EPC contract negotiation and the construction of more than 600MWp of solar plants in the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Denmark and managing several pipelines of projects under development in Germany, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Ireland and UK.

In the previous 5 years he was Operations Director in Etrion where he implemented a range of operational improvements and cost reductions, led the negotiation of O&M and of PPAs.

From September 2022 he joined the Horus Team as Head of Operations.

PIERO FARENTI

Senior Project Manager

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Member of the Order of Engineers of the Province of Frosinone since April 2006.

Since 2009, Director of Farenti Srl, an engineering company active in the design of plants powered by renewable energy sources.

In the period 2007 – 2011, more than 70 MWp of developing photovoltaic plants throughout the Italian territory.

Inspector of the GSE from 2013 to 2016.

Since 2017, more than 650 MWp of photovoltaic plants in grid parity, in the various Italian regions.
From September 2021 he joined the Horus Team.

ANDREA FARENTI

Senior Project Manager

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Member of the Order of Engineers of the Province of Frosinone since April 2008.

Since 2009, Techinal Director of Farenti Srl, engineering company with 70 MWp of developing photovoltaic plants in the period 2007 – 2011 and more than 650 MWp of photovoltaic plants in the period 2017 – 2021.

Member of Inspection Group of the GSE from 2013 to 2016.

From September 2021 he joined the Horus Team.

SANDRO FARENTI

Senior Electrical Engineer

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Designer of 1-10 MWp photovoltaic systems in the period 2007 – 2012.

Inspector of the GSE from 2013 to 2016.

Designer of over 10 MWp photovoltaic systems since 2017.

Expert in High Voltage networks, High Voltage conversion stations and High Voltage connection cables.

From September 2021 he joined the Horus Team.

SILVIO CARBONE

Electrical Engineer

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Electrical engineer, designer of High Voltage / Medium Voltage photovoltaic plants.

Inspector of grounding plants

Expert in High Voltage networks, High Voltage conversion stations and High Voltage connection cables.

From September 2021 he joined the Horus Team.

ANNA SCAFI

Geologist

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With a Bachelor’s Degree in Geology, Anna starts early her experience in the PV field.

In January 2023 she joined the Horus Team as Geologist.

MANUELA BOCCO

Project manager

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Graduated in “Ingegneria Edile-Architettura” in 2016, with 110/110 cum laude; qualified both as Engineer and Architect in 2017.
After Graduation she worked at international Studio, Norroen Architects, in Copenaghen, where she has the opportunity to deepen knowledge about energy saving techniques applied to construction.
Between 2018 and 2019 she works as Senior Designer at the Eagle Projects Company specialized in the design of FTTH-BC networks for the development of Optical Fiber.
At the end of 2019 she joined the Horus Team as Project Manager.

DIEGO DI SCANNO

Project Manager

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Mechanical engineer with over 10 years of experience in the renewable sector.
Has worked for years as a project manager in the field of photovoltaics and wind power.
Experienced designer of photovoltaic systems and high and medium voltage grids.

EMANUELE DI CARMINE

Junior Project Manager

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He achieved a Master’s degree in “Ingegneria energetica” in 2023 at University of Rome “La Sapienza”, with a thesis about energy communities in residential field (the so-called “collective self-consumption groups”).
Interested, in particular, in themes like renewables, eco-sustainability and energy transition.

 

From April 2023 he joined the Horus team as a Junior Project Manager.

GIANLUCA FEDELE

Finance and Tax Manager

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Certified Public Accountant and Certified Auditor involved on direct (Corporate) and indirect tax consultant, on going and extraordinary, domestic and international.His activity has been also focused on acquisitions/disposals of companies/businesses, mergers, demergers and contributions, – mainly related to strategic tax planning, extraordinary and financial transaction as well as particular tax regimes – tax litigation and assistance in tax rulings and other relations with Italian tax authorities, restructuring and cross border planning involving both Italian and foreign companies. Significant experience in the Renewable market following all tax and accounting requirements for one of the largest PV companies in Italy .

FRANCESCA RIVA

Office Manager

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Bachelor Degree in Political Science and International Relationships in 2010.

She immediately started a career in event planning at Triumph Group.

Following an important life and working experience in Dubai (UAE) with the Italian Chamber of Commerce, she later returned to Italy and continued to be active in business management and organization.

In October 2022 she joined our Horus team as Office manager.