ROME, April 9 (Reuters) – Italy ‌proposed to ‌appoint Lorenzo Mariani ​as the new chief executive of defence ‌group ⁠Leonardo, replacing Roberto Cingolani, ⁠the Treasury said in ​a ​statement ​on Thursday, ‌confirming an earlier Reuters report.

Rome also proposed reappointing Claudio Descalzi ‌and ​Flavio ​Cattaneo ​at the ‌helm of energy ​groups ​Eni and Enel, respectively.

(Reporting ​by ‌Giuseppe Fonte, ​editing by Gavin ​Jones)