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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
As of October 5th 2021, the office is vacant
The Chairman of the Park Consortium, chosen from among persons of proven professional capacity in matters of interest to the Park, is appointed by decree of the Minister of the Environment in agreement with the Minister of Economic Development, the Minister of Education, University and Research and the Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism, in agreement with the President of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia.
The Chairman remains in office for five years and can be reappointed for one additional term. He/she is the legal representative of the Consortium, appears in court in legal proceedings of any nature, and promotes actions and adopts urgent and non-deferrable measures for the protection of the interests of the Institution.
The office of Chairman of the Park Consortium is incompatible with any political-elective office.
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The Park Consortium is currently under provisional administration.
The position is held by Dr. Roberto Curreli, appointed by Decree n.. 464 of December 22, 2025, of the Minister of the Environment and Energy Security, Gilberto Pichetto Fratin.
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Fabrizio Atzori Ph.D
The Executive Director of the Park Consortium, chosen from among people with proven competence and experience gained in managerial positions in both the public and private sectors is appointed by the Board of Directors, according to the procedures established by the statute and remains in office for five years. The Executive Director of the Geomining Park is the competent authority responsible for the management of the institution and is accountable to the Board of Directors for the exercise of his or her powers. As head of the complex administrative structure, the Executive Director is responsible for the adoption of administrative and private law acts and measures, including all acts that bind the consortium externally, as well as financial, technical and administrative management, having for his office, autonomous powers of expenditure, organization of human, instrumental and control resources. The Executive Director is responsible for the Park's activities, its management, and the related results pursued through the performance of the activities identified by the statute.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors of the Park Consortium is composed of the Chairman of the Board of the Park Consortium, who presides over it, and ten members:
four representing and proposed by the ministries;
three representing and proposed by the autonomous Region of Sardinia;
three representing and proposed by the municipalities that are part of the Park community.
The members of the Board of Directors, chosen from among people with proven professional experience in the Park's areas of competence, are appointed by decree of the Ministry of the Environment and Protection of Land and Sea, in consultation with the consortium ministers and in agreement with the president of the Region of Sardinia. The Board of Directors serves a five-year term, and individual members may be renewed for only one additional term. The Board of Directors, as better specified in the statute:
prepares and adopts the Park's regulations;
exercises the functions of political-administrative direction by defining the objectives and programs to be implemented;
deliberates on the acts falling within these functions;
verifies the compliance of the administrative activity results and of the management of the given guidelines.
THE PARK COMMUNITY
Mayor of Gonnesa, Mr. Pietro Cocco
The Park Community is composed of one representative from each entity or legal entity that joins the Park. The members of the Park Community hold office for a period corresponding to the term of office of the original entity that elected them and, in any case, until their successors take office. The Community consists of five provinces, 86 municipalities and two universities. Municipalities and provinces are respectively represented by the mayor and the president or their delegate. The Park Community performs the deliberative, advisory and policy-making functions provided for in the statute.
THE BOARD OF AUDITORS
The Board of Auditors, appointed by decree of the President of the Regional Government of Sardinia, upon proposal of the Regional Minister of Environmental Defense, in agreement with the Minister of the Environment and Land and Sea Protection, is composed of:
one full member acting as chairman designated by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Dr. Raffaelina Denti;
one full member and one alternate member designated by the President of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia, Dr. Fabrizio Lucca;
one full member and one alternate member designated by the Regional Councillor for Environmental Defense, Dr. Giuseppe Cuccu.
The board of auditors serves a five-year term. The Board of Auditors shall audit the activities of the Consortium in accordance with the procedures laid down in the appropriate accounting rules adopted by the Board of Directors, in accordance with the principles set out in the Law of 9 May 1989, n. 168, and in accordance with the principles of state accounting laid down in the relevant laws. The auditors must be registered in the relevant register.
THE SCIENTIFIC TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
The Technical-Scientific Committee has advisory and consultative functions and remains in office for five years. Its members are appointed by decree of the President of the Region of Sardinia, subject to the acquisition, with regard to the first two experts, of recommendations provided by the Universities of Cagliari and Sassari.
The Scientific Technical Committee is composed by the:
A Regional Secretary of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism for Sardinia, Dr. Elena Boldetti;
An expert in geological-mining and environmental subjects, Prof. Giovanni de Giudici;
An expert in historical-archaeological and museum subjects, Prof. Maria Grazia Melis and Dr. Francesca Arra;
An expert in economic-social and territorial marketing subjects, Prof. Antonio Usai.
The members chosen from university professors and experts with proven expertise in the topics of the Park.
The Scientific Technical Committee expresses a mandatory opinion on multi-year investment proposals; on strategic planning; on the economic-social management plan; on the territorial plan; on the Park Regulations. It also expresses an opinion on any other matter relating to the management of the Park submitted by the Chairman of the Board or by Park’s Executive Director.
The Scientific and Technical Committee is convened by the Park Consortium’s Chairman of the Board, who coordinates its work without casting a vote.