Paolo Rocca

Rocca Resigns as Tenaris Chief Amid Milei Tensions

Billionaire businessman Paolo Rocca is set to resign from his position as CEO of Tenaris SA, the Techint Group entity focused on the production of steel pipes for the oil sector. The company has announced that the Italo-Argentine billionaire will be succeeded by the current chief operating officer Gabriel Podskubka, marking the group’s most substantial … Read more

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Milei slams Argentine CEO for pipeline protectionism

Argentine President Javier Milei this week ridiculed Paolo Rocca, one of the nation’s most affluent chief executive officers, by referring to him as Don Chatarrín (Mister Scrap Metal). The remark followed his company’s failure to secure a pipeline construction contract with an Indian firm, resulting in reported threats of an anti-dumping lawsuit and highlighting the … Read more