About

Giorgio Martellino, general counsel and compliance officer at Acquedotto Pugliese, the operator of public infrastructure for the drinking water supply of the Pugila region, has had a highly impressive in-house career. An alumnus of LUISS Guido Carli University, Martellino joined Abbott Italy in 1995 and spent over a decade there in the position of legal manager. During that time, he gained recognition with his ability to manage impressive legal teams, as well as an ability to forge and maintain strong working relationships with external and internal customers. He has been described by colleagues as ‘a reliable and highly committed professional’ with ’excellent leadership qualities’, who never loses track of how the overall company might be affected by the decisions that he makes. Between 2006 and 2008, Martellino worked as legal director at Italy’s largest furniture and design company, Natuzzi. His achievements in this role include the successful handling of a number of challenging legal disputes, M&A transactions and commercial negotiations. His former colleagues from Natuzzi praise him for his ‘solution oriented’ and ‘open-minded’ approach to in-house work. Martellino’s most recent roles include a four year tenure at Cementir Holdings, one of the world’s leading suppliers of cement, and his current position of general counsel and compliance officer at the utilities company Acquedotto Pugliese, where he has been since September 2012. Currently based in Bari, Martellino is tasked with dealing with regulators, alongside his work to provide quick, accurate, problem-solving support to his company.