Enrico Credendino

Enrico Credendino
Born	(1963-01-21) 21 January 1963 (age 62)
Allegiance	Italy
Service / branch	Italian Navy
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands	Chief of the Italian Navy Commander in Chief Naval Fleet EU Navfor Med

Enrico Credendino (born 21 January 1963) is an officer of the Italian Navy. He was appointed Chief of the Italian Navy in November 2021.[1]

He joined the Navy in 1980 and attended the Italian Naval Academy.

He commanded the patrol vessel Spica, the Maestrale-class frigate Maestrale and the Durand de la Penne-class missile destroyer Francesco Mimbelli.[2]

Upon promotion to rear admiral (lower half) on 1 July 2011 he was appointed Deputy Commander of front Line Naval Forces and Deputy Commander of Amphibious Force and Commander of the Italian Naval Task Group.[2]

From September 2013 he was Head of Plans and Policy Department at the Italian Navy General Staff. He was promoted to rear admiral on 1 July 2014. On 18 May 2015 he was appointed as Operation Commander for European Union Naval Force Mediterranean.[2] He served as Commander Schools Command from March 2020 to July 2021.[3][4] He served as Commander in Chief Naval Fleet from July to November 2021.[5]

References

1. "Chief of the Italian Navy - Marina Militare".
2. "Rear Admiral (UH) Enrico CREDENDINO" (PDF). EU. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
3. "L'ammiraglio Treu lascia il comando della Squadra Navale". analisidifesa. July 17, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
4. "Comandante in Capo della Squadra Navale - Marina Militare".
5. "Comandante in Capo della Squadra Navale - Marina Militare".

External links

Media related to Enrico Credendino at Wikimedia Commons

Commander in Chief Naval Fleet

Military offices
Preceded by Giuseppe Cavo Dragone	Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy 2021–	Succeeded by Giuseppe Berutti Bergotto
Preceded by Paolo Pezzutti	Commander in Chief Naval Fleet 2021–2021	Incumbent