Elisabetta Romano

Elisabetta Romano in the last 7 years has led Technology, International and National Wholesales Business Unit in
Telecom Italia driving one of the biggest and successful infrastructure separation in the Telco industry.
She has more than thirty years of experience in the Telecommunications, IT and Media sector, where she has held
executive roles with increasing amounts of responsibility. She has dealt with corporate strategies using an approach
focused on sector development and transformation, in particularly challenging environments and contexts in Italy and
abroad.
Elisabetta Romano started as a Software Developer in Alcatel in 1987. In just a few years, she held various technical
roles, first becoming System Engineer then Head of System Engineers; operating in Antwerp (Belgium) as well as
Milan.
Following her technical experience at Alcatel, her career continued and developed at Ericsson, which she joined in
1998.
In 2012, she was Head of Operations Support Systems Portfolio based in Stockholm, where she developed strategies
for telecommunication operators, introducing new business areas to the market.
In 2015, she became Head of TV & Media, based in Santa Clara, California, where she was tasked with developing
innovative solutions and services and cloud technology for TV operators and content providers in order to offer
modern video experiences.
At Ericsson in 2017, she was also Head of Core Network, a department focused on the development of connectivity
services, especially those related to 5G mobile broadband. She coordinated a global organisation of three thousand
resources while pursuing the goal of enabling communication service providers to connect people and devices in new
ways. She implemented and planned long-term strategies together with Ericsson’s board of directors in order to grow
and maintain the company's leadership position.
On 1 July 2018, she joined TIM Group as Chief Technology Officer, with the responsibility of ensuring – at Group level
– technological innovation and the evolution of Networks and Information Technology to support the journey towards
digital transformation.
She was subsequently appointed Head of Chief Innovation & Partnership in November 2019, than she became Chief
Executive Officer of Telecom Italia Sparkle on August 2020 and on August 2022 she has been appointed Chief Network
Operations & Wholesale Officer of TIM and Chair of Sparkle on June 2023.