Venturoni served as
Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy from 1992 to 1993 and from 1 January 1994 until 15 February 1999 served as Chief of the Italian Defence General Staff. He was appointed Chairman of the NATO Military Committee on 6 May 1999 and retired in 2002. Venturoni died on 2 November 2025, at the age of 91. ==References==