In May 2011, and after 12 years spent at General Electric, Recchi became Group President of Eni.
On appointment he was, at 47 years of age, the youngest President ever in the company's history, along with its founder Enrico Mattei.

During his time in charge, he was deeply involved in expanding access to energy markets to developing countries.
This led to him to speaking at the United Nations in New York in front of Ban Ki-Moon, during the Global Compact forum, representing the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
He subsequently took part in Rio+20, United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, in 2012, when he also became the World Economic Forum’s spokesperson, to debate measures tackling corruption, during the 2012 G20 in Mexico.
He remained President of Eni until spring 2014.
In May 2011, and after 12 years spent at General Electric, Recchi became Group President of Eni. On appointment he was, at 47 years of age, the youngest President ever in the company's history, along with its founder Enrico Mattei.
During his time in charge, he was deeply involved in expanding access to energy markets to developing countries. This led to him to speaking at the United Nations in New York in front of Ban Ki-Moon, during the Global Compact forum, representing the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). He subsequently took part in Rio+20, United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, in 2012, when he also became the World Economic Forum’s spokesperson, to debate measures tackling corruption, during the 2012 G20 in Mexico. He remained President of Eni until spring 2014.
Giuseppe Recchi