Independent Non-Executive Board Director, ENI S.p.A. Chair of Governing Board of Climate Governance Initiative
Karina serves on the boards of Italian Oil & Gas major Eni S.p.A., where she chairs the Sustainability & Scenarios Committee, and serves on the Remuneration Committee; and the Climate Governance Initiative, where she chairs the Governing Board, as well as serving on two board committees. Until recently, she served on the boards of the CFA Institute, home of the professional qualification for investment management professionals; Viridor, a KKR portfolio company active in the waste management sector; and Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), a consulting firm specialising in sustainable business management.
Since the passage of the Paris Agreement at CoP21 in 2015, Karina has been working to build a global network for fellow board directors to share experiences, engage with technical experts and stakeholders, access specialised training, and help to drive the adoption of effective Paris-aligned climate transition strategies in the boardroom. Under the auspices of the World Economic Forum, she co-founded the Climate Governance Initiative (CGI), home of the WEF Principles for Effective Climate Governance for Non-Executive Directors. The CGI operates through a network of 24 national and regional Chapters in APAC, EMEA and the Americas, often in collaboration with local institutes of directors.
Previously, Karina had a 25-year career in Finance, latterly running the Governance and Sustainable Investment activities of UK asset manager F&C Investments*.
* now Columbia Threadneedle Investments
