Leonardo Mirone was born in Catania, Italy, in 1970. He received the Ph.D. degree in Chemistry in 1998.

In 1998, he joined Barilla as Scientist within R&D as expert of Raw Materials and as expert of chemical contamination along the supply chains. In 1999 became Buyer of Raw Materials, from 1999 to 2019 he has covered many roles within the Raw Materials Purchasing Department and now is Purchasing Director with global responsibility for all the Packaging and Promotional Materials. 



He also member of the Sustainability Steering Committee of Barilla, member of the Scientific Committee of the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition Foundation (BCFN).