Admiral Guido Venturoni (born 10 April 1934 in
Teramo
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) is a retired Italian Navy officer who served as
Chief of the Defence Staff before being appointed
Chairman of the NATO Military Committee
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.
He served as
Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy
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from 1992 to 1993 and from 1 Jan 1994 until 15 February 1999 served Chief of the Italian Defence General Staff.
He was appointed Chairman of the NATO Military Committee on 6 May 1999 and retired in 2002.
After his retirement he joined
Leonardo-Finmeccanica
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as a Director and later Vice Chairman.
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1934 births
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