Tenaris Announces CEO succession
Tenaris (NYSE: TS) announced on May 6, 2026 that Gabriel Podskubka was appointed Chief Executive Officer while Paolo Rocca will continue as Chairman.
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Tenaris (NYSE: TS) announced on May 6, 2026 that Gabriel Podskubka was appointed Chief Executive Officer while Paolo Rocca will continue as Chairman.
Podskubka, Tenaris COO since 2023, joined the company in 1995 and has led sales, supply chain, production and product development; the Board described this as the result of long-term leadership planning.
Positive
- Internal succession: Gabriel Podskubka appointed CEO after 31 years at Tenaris
- Continuity: Paolo Rocca remains Chairman, keeping board leadership in place
- Operational experience: Podskubka served as COO since 2023 overseeing sales, supply chain and production
Negative
- Leadership change creates potential near-term execution and strategic transition uncertainty
Details
News Market Reaction – TS
On May 7, the first trading day after this news, TS closed 5.56% below the previous close.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus for the May 7 session.
Key Figures
- Public company since
- 2002
- Tenaris public listing reference in leadership announcement
- Leadership period
- 25 years
- Period over which Paolo Rocca led company growth
- COO since
- 2023
- Gabriel Podskubka tenure as Chief Operating Officer
- Joined Tenaris
- 1995
- Year Gabriel Podskubka joined the company
Historical Context
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Called annual and extraordinary shareholder meetings with materials made available to investors.
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Filed 2025 Annual Report and Form 20-F, providing full-year financial reporting.
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Disclosed a securities transaction by a person discharging managerial responsibilities.
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Terminated second tranche of USD 600m buyback after repurchasing 29.3m shares.
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Reported strong 4Q25 results, robust free cash flow and announced a $0.89 dividend.
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LUXEMBOURG, May 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tenaris S.A. (NYSE and Mexico: TS and EXM Italy: TEN) (“Tenaris”) announced today that its Board of Directors appointed Gabriel Podskubka as Chief Executive Officer. Paolo Rocca will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board.
The members of the Board would like to express their profound gratitude to Paolo Rocca for his outstanding leadership in building Tenaris into the clear global leader that it is today, and is pleased that Paolo will continue to serve as Chairman. Since even before Tenaris became a public company in 2002, Paolo has shown a remarkable vision in creating a unified company providing critical and uniquely differentiated products and services to customers in the energy industry. He has been the architect of the continuous growth of the company over the past 25 years, during which he has reinforced the solid industrial values which are the foundation of its success.
The appointment of Gabriel Podskubka reflects the culmination of a long-term leadership planning process, and the Board joins Paolo in wishing every success for Gabriel in his new role.
Mr. Podskubka has served as Tenaris’s Chief Operating Officer since 2023, coordinating sales and marketing, supply chain and production operations, and product and service development. He joined Tenaris in Argentina in 1995 and has held leadership positions across marketing, commercial and industrial functions, including heading Tenaris’s Eastern European operations in 2009 and serving as president of its Eastern Hemisphere operations from 2013 to 2023.
Tenaris is a leading global supplier of steel tubes and related services for the world’s energy industry and certain other industrial applications.
Giovanni Sardagna
Tenaris
1-888-300-5432
www.tenaris.com
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