MILAN (Reuters) - The board of Italian oil and gas major ENI has appointed Claudio Descalzi to replace Paolo Scaroni as chief executive, the company said in a statement late on Friday.
Veteran ENI executive Descalzi was proposed as CEO of the state-controlled group by the Italian government in April.
For the time being Descalzi will also remain head of ENI's Exploration & Production Division, the company said.
(Reporting by Valentina Za; Editing by Toby Chopra)