Billionaire Paolo Rocca Steps Down as Tenaris CEO After 24 Years

Argentine-Italian billionaire Paolo Rocca is stepping down from the helm of steel-pipe maker Tenaris SA, but will remain as chairman as Gabriel Podskubka takes the role of chief executive officer.

Podskubka served as Tenaris’ chief operating officer since 2023, coordinating sales and market, supply chain and production operations, and product and service development, the company said in a statement. He joined Tenaris in Argentina in 1995.