Enrico Credendino | |
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Born | 21 January 1963 |
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Rank | Vice Admiral |
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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]