Avio is governed by a Board of Directors.
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AVIO's Board of Directors
Roberto Italia
Chairman
Giulio Ranzo
CEO
Luigi Pasquali
Director
Giovanni Soccodato
Director
Giovanni Gorno Tempini
Independent Director
Donatella Sciuto
Independent Director
Letizia Colucci
Director
Elena Pisonero
Independent Director
Raffaele Cappiello
Independent Director
Donatella Isaia
Independent director
Marcella Logli
Independent director
AVIO's Board of Statutory Auditors
Vito Di Battista
President of the Board
Mario Matteo Busso
Auditor
Michela Zeme
Auditor
Sara Fornasiero
Substitute Auditor
Roberto Cassader
Substitute Auditor
AVIO's External auditors
Deloitte & Touche S.p.A.
AVIO's Supervisory body
Alessandro De Nicola
President
Giorgio Martellino
Raoul Francesco Vitulo
AVIO's Top Management
Giulio Ranzo
CEO
Francesco De Lorenzo
Communications & External Relations
Marino Fragnito
Commercial and Launch Services
Alessandro Agosti
Financial Officer
Giorgio Martellino
Legal Officer
Stefano Stefanile
Institutional Relations
Stefano Bottaro
Human Resources Officer
Marco De Luca
Strategy Officer
Rosario Esposito
Operating Officer
Ettore Scardecchia
Engineering Officer
Angela Natale
Quality Officer
Marco Biagioni
Program Officer
QUALITY AND SAFETY IN AVIO
Avio Corporate Policy
Avio has adopted a set of corporate policies addressed to the main operational areas which express the Group’s responsibility to guarantee a socially responsible conduct and to regulate the most relevant business processes in the sector in which it operates.
QUALITY AND SAFETY IN AVIO
Policy and Certifications
All the processes that contribute to the design, development and implementation of a product or service are subject to mapping in the Avio quality management systems.
In French Guiana, the mapping process follows the EN 9001:2015 standard.
Media & Stories
Latest News
News and events from Avio's world
ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING OF AVIO S.P.A. – 30 APRIL 2025
- Approval of Financial Statements as of 31 December 2024
- Approval of the distribution of a dividend equal to Euro 3.75 million (dividend equal to Euro 0.14841 per
Space Launches
VEGA-C SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED BIOMASS SATELLITE FOR ESA
Colleferro (Rome), April 29th 2025 – The Vega-C VV26 flight has successfully launched the Biomass satellite for the European Space Agency (ESA).
P160C FIRES UP SUCCESSFULLY, A NEW CHAPTER FOR ARIANE 6 AND VEGA LAUNCHERS
- The hot-fire test of the P160C, an upgrade of the P120C motor currently fitted to European launchers Ariane 6 and Vega-C, was run successfully by CNES at the European Spaceport in French Guiana.
Media
Press releases
Space debris mitigation through a new device to be installed on Vega C
Avio S.p.A., a leading European rocket manufacturer and launch services provider, and BULL Co., Ltd., a Japanese start-up developing a space debris prevention device, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to study the implementation of an innovative space debr
Avio signs the ESA Zero Debris Charter
Colleferro (Rome), 23 December 2024 – On December 18th in Paris Avio has signed the ESA Zero Debris Charter, the Agency’s ambitious revision of its internal space debris mitigati
comunicati finanziari
Extraordinary and ordinary shareholders' meeting of Avio S.p.A. 20 December 2024
Rome, 20 December 2024 – The extraordinary and ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Avio S.p.A. was held today under the chairmanship of Mr. Roberto Italia.
350M€ new ESA contracts to develop Vega E and Increase Vega C launch rate up to 6/year
Paris, December 18th 2024 – Today ESA signed multiple contracts with Avio to advance the development of its next-generation launcher, Vega-E, and to increase the number of f
Vega C to launch the ESA FORUM mission in 2027
Paris, December 18th 2024 – Today marked an historical step for Avio as a new European Launch Service Provider.
Space Launches
Success for Vega C VV25 mission: Sentinel-1C in orbit
Colleferro (Rome), December 6, 2024 – Vega C successfully launched the Sentinel-1C Earth Observation Satellite, a dedicated mission for the European Commission Copernicus Program
Media
News & Stories
Avio presented the AMOI project for research and development of new technologies
Colleferro, January 31, 2024 - Last January 29, in the auditorium of the new 7008 building named after Eng.
PISCO PROJECT'S FIRST STEP SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED. A STEP TOWARD CRYOGENIC INNOVATION FOR SPACE COMPONENTS
In July 2019, Avio kicked off the PISCO - PIedmont Space COmponents project with the goal of contributing to cryogenic innovation through the development and implementation of various technical and scientific solutions.
M10 DM2 TEST CAMPAIGN COMPLETED ON OCTOBER 27th
The new M10 engine for the upper stage of Vega E has successfully completed last October 27th the DM2 test campaign in Avio’s SPTF – Space Propulsion Test Facility – in Sardinia.
Flight VV23
There will be no #Vega launch attempt today due to a red status during the final chronology.
M10 LIQUID OXYGEN AND METHANE SUCCESFULLY COMPLETED LONG DURATION AND THROTTLING TEST
The new M10 engine for the upper stage of Vega E was successfully tested in Avio’s SPTF – Space Propulsion Test Facility – in Sardinia.
Firing tests
Five firing test of M10 engine successfully completed
Avio has now competed the first five firing tests of DM2 model of M10, the 100kn thrust liquid oxygen/methane engine that will power the upper stage of the Vega E launcher. Optimal performance achieved in 45sec tests at max pressure and Ox rich mixture ratio.