Last week, something curious caught my attention: the Chief Legal Officer of the Italian oil giant Eni, Stefano Speroni, created a LinkedIn profile and, shortly after, accessed my profile.
Why does this matter? Because for a decade now, I have been actively publishing about my nearly 24-year-long battle to reclaim and restore my name, honor, and reputation, which have been systematically undermined by Eni since my unjust dismissal from its Brazilian subsidiary after I reported wrongdoing - strictly in line with the words and spirit of the company’s Code of Ethics.
Over all these years, I have reached out to five different compositions of the company's Board of Directors (in 2002, 2009, 2014, 2020, and 2023) under the leadership of three different CEOs: Vittorio Mincato, Paolo Scaroni, and Claudio Descalzi. Additionally, Mauro Meggiolaro, a critical shareholder of Eni, has brought my case forward for discussion in four Shareholders’ General Meetings (in 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021). In the 2018, despite positioning itself as our "mediator", the company never agreed to participate in a "mediation meeting". Eni adopted a similar stance in 2020 when it took part in the Mediation Agency of Rome - following an order from a judge of the Civil Court in the Italian capital - and again in 2023 during the "Good Offices" offered by the Brazilian NCP in response to my complaint regarding Eni’s non-compliance with the OECD - OCDE Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.
As if that were not enough, I am currently facing three lawsuits with clear SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) characteristics, filed by Eni in 2010, 2017, and 2022 - two in the civil sphere and one in the criminal sphere. All of these cases are for alleged "defamation" and "slander".
The fact that Eni’s Chief Legal Officer created this profile and accessed mine is a clear indication that the Italian oil giant is well aware of the reputational impact of my exposure and the growing reach of my story. If the company truly honored the commitments it proclaims in its Code of Ethics and the international agreements it "claims" to "follow", it would not need to resort to systematic retaliation, including three hashtag#SLAPP lawsuits, in an attempt to discredit, intimidate, and silence me.
The truth may be uncomfortable, but it must be told!
Finally, some questions remain unanswered: Does the Chief Legal Officer’s visit to my LinkedIn profile have anything to do with my proposal for an amicable settlement - a request made by the company itself in November 2020 through the highest-ranking Italian authority in Brazil, the Italian Ambassador, which, incredibly, remains unanswered by Eni? Or is this a sign of yet another act of "new retaliation" that Eni is planning against me?
Time will tell… And you will hear about it here!
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