About speakers 2004
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Georgio O ARENA giorgio.arena@fincantieri.it Naval architect and mechanical engineering, he started working 1975 in the Naval Vessel Division of FINCANTIERI - Genoa (Italy) as a technician designer as part of the project team producing frigates and corvettes for Italian and foreign navies. He than became responsible for basic design of the new projects and, after four years, Program Manager of amphibious transport vessels and patrol boats. In 1986 he moved to Trieste becoming Assistant Manager to the Commercial Corporate Director at the head office of the Company. 1990/1993: Director of Auxiliary Vessels Business Unit (Naval Vessel Division, Genoa), he starts the new activity for fast ferries, contracting and building the 60 knots DESTRIERO. 1994/1996: Cargo Business Unit Director (Merchant Shipbuilding Division, Trieste), he developed designs and negotiations, signing 26 new building contracts in 26 months. 1997/2001: Purchasing Director (both Cruise and Merchant Divisions, Trieste) with purchase portfolio of 1,3 billion Euro/year, relating to the activities of six yards, building cruise and ro-pax vessels. From 2002: Commercial Director (Basic Design, Marketing and Selling activity) of Merchant Shipbuilding Division, leader of European ferries market. Klas BROGREN brogren@shippax.se Always loyal to his local football team in Halmstad, Klas is first and foremost dedicated to passenger shipping as a lifelong hobby. Not really understanding the border line of a hobby, it became his profession when, in 1977, his first assignment was for a project work with Tor Line in Gothenburg. It was followed by five years with shipbrokers in Stockholm where he was active in S&P and chartering, specialising in passenger shipping. In 1981, he returned to his hometown to become a partner in Marine Trading which for many years held the management contract for Prince of Fundy Cruises, a cruise ferry service between Maine, USA - Nova Scotia, Canada. As the need of market information expanded, he developed this in his own company Plus 2 Ferryconsultation AB, which later registered ShipPax Information as its marketing name. Coinciding with his 50th birthday next summer, Cruise & Ferry INFO will turn 40, ShipPax GUIDE 30 and ShipPax DESIGNS 25 … so prepare for some open reception! Carl-Otto DAHLBERG carl-otto.dahlberg@stena.com Carl-Otto Dahlberg joined Stena RoRo AB as Managing Director in early 1990. He is in charge of a fleet of RoRo's and RoPaxes trading for 3rd parties as well as managing sale and purchase for sister company Stena Line. He is a graduated Naval Architecht from Chalmers in Gothenburg and has also attended the Stockholm School of Economics. After a few summer spells at sea Carl-Otto started his career with Kockums Shipyard in 1974 and then joined the Kihlberg group, a shipping conglomerate in 1979. After a short time with Brax shipbrokers he was recruited by Stena. During Carl-Otto's time with Stena RoRo AB he has been active in modernising the fleet by ordering 14 RoRo and RoPax newbuildings as well as buying and selling a vast number of 2nd hand vessels maintaining Stena RoRos position as the market leader in these highly specialised segments. Carl-Otto is also a Board member of the Nordic Shipowners Defence Club in Oslo. Håkan ENLUND hakan.enlund@akerfinnyards.com Born in Jakobstad 1956, he is a graduate from the Technical University of Oulu in Mechanical Engineering. His career started 1981 with the performance yacht builder, Baltic Yachts, first as R&D Engineer and later as Sales Manager. Within the Hollming group he was the key person in establishing the new Technology Division, where he took on the management responsibility for the deep-sea submersible research vessels project. Mr Enlund has presented a number of scientific reports and papers in the field of lightweight engineering/construction and its application in shipbuilding. In 1994 he joined the shipyard again, now Finnyards, holding a position as Project Manager for the fast ferry activities and from 1997 as Sales Manager with Aker Finnyards specialised in ferries and naval craft. Magnus EHRENBERG m.ehrenberg@ehrenberg-marketing.com Was born in 1964 in Malmö where he also went to study for a degree in political science. From 1984 till 1987 he was the Mayor of Malmö's press-secretary. Until 1988 Magnus Ehrenberg also served as member of Malmö's town parliament. In 1989 he moved to Germany where he coordinated the PR-activities for the CDU-party in Hamburg. Having always been particularly interested in shipping, Ehrenberg joined the ferry-company EUROWAY in 1990. He worked at the company's German dependancy until 1992. In 1993 he moved into the public relations market and founded his own company EHRENBERG Marketing & Kommunikation, which in 2003 is working for six ferry-companies and two major ports, as well as a number of touristic destinations and other clients. Bill GIBBONS w.gibbons@psa-psara.org Williams Gibbons has been director of the Passenger Shipping Association (PSA) since April 1994. Since that time he has worked to actively promote the UK cruising industry to UK holidaymakers and the travel trade, through the PSA's Passenger Shipping Association Retail Agents scheme (PSARA). The PSA is the trade association for both cruise and ferry companies based in the UK and currently has 38 cruise and 21 ferry members. The PSA is now seen as the main industry voice for commercial matters as well as a source of information and advice for the public. From 1990 to 1994 William was an independent management consultant, working particularly in the ferry industry, whilst also studying for an MBA degree. William previously held the post of general manager of Sealink Isle of Wight ferries, prior to which he was the service manager and then ferry line manager for the Harwich Hook of Holland ferry route. William was previously assistant shipping and port manager for the Port of Harwich and worked on the Channel Island services from Portsmouth. William has two children and lives in London and Dorset. Alfons GUINIER guinier@ecsa.be Up to 31/12/91: Different administrative and commercial positions within the Belgian Shipping Group C.M.B. as a Member of the Direction - Belgian representative in different European and international shipping organisations - Spokesman for the Belgian Shipowners Association in the Belgian Industrial Board (Fédération des Entreprises de Belgique) - Appointed conciliator for Belgium for the U.N. Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences As from 1/1/92: - Secretary General of the European Community Shipowners' Associations - Co-ordinator of Transport/Shipping/Services of the Maritime Industries Forum - Member of the Joint Committee for Maritime Transport Richard NIETO richard.nieto@compass-group.co.uk With over 20 years experience in Marketing, Operations and General Management within the high street retail and catering sectors, he is currently Managing Director of Select Service Partner Airport & Marine Restaurants (UK & Ireland) which is part of Compass Group, the world's largest food service organisation. Operating in excess of over 300 catering and retail outlets within airport terminals, on board ships and within ports passenger and motorist terminals, SSP provides its clients with the opportunity to develop bespoke catering and retail solutions often using national and international brand names to meet their specific customer needs. Richard previously held senior management positions within several UK based high street food retail organisations. Erik ØSTERGAARD erik.ostergaard@scandlines.dk ERIK ØSTERGAARD (45) is Director, Operations at Scandlines AG. Mr. Østergaard is responsible for the operation of Scandlines route network comprising 14 ferry routes in the Baltic Sea carrying in total 24 million passengers, 4 million cars and 1 million cargo units. Furthermore Mr. Østergaard is within the Scandlines Group responsible for HR, purchasing, ship- and port operations. Mr. Østergaard is a trained shippingman and business economist. He has studied international economics and management at Copenhagen Business School, IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland and Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago from where he holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration. Mr. Østergaard has 25 years of experience in business, shipping and ferry operations gained from employment in consultancy, government, shipping and ferry companies. He is chairman of the board of the Danish Car Ferry Owners Association, Scandlines subsidiary Scandlines Sydfynske A/S and member of the board of listed ferry operator Mols-Linien A/S, Scandlines I/S, Svenske Rederiaktiebolaget Öresund, Maritime Development Centre of Europe and Sydfynske Foundation. Furthermore Mr. Østergaard is member of a number of committees in Danish Shipowners Association, Swedish Shipowners Association and ECSA. Alexander PANAGOPULOS app@superfast.com Born and raised in Athens, Greece. Alexander Panagopulos studied Business Administration in California, U.S.A. at the University of Menlo. From an early age Alexander Panagopulos played an active role in passenger shipping. During 1986-1988 he was involved in the design and later the supervision of the construction of the M.S. Crown Odyssey, a 1,200-passenger cruise ship, which was delivered in 1988 to the family-owned Royal Cruise Line. Since 1993, Alexander Panagopulos is the President and Managing Director of Superfast Ferries S.A., worldwide shipmanagers for Attica Enterprises. He is also Vice Chairman of Attica Enterprises S.A. and its subsidiary Strintzis Lines S.A., both of which are listed on the Athens Stock Exchange. In addition to the above, Alexander Panagopulos is also Vice President of Magna Marine Inc., a company that manages a fleet of modern bulk carriers in the Panagopulos Group of Companies. He is Chairman of the High Level Ferry Group of ECSA (European Community Shipowners' Associations) and an active member of the Greek Passenger Ship Owners Union, where he held the position of Secretary General from 1997 to 2003. Alexander Panagopulos is also a Member of the Board of the International Marine Transit Association (IMTA-Interferry) and a Committee Member of the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). He is also a member of the Lloyd's Register Hellenic National Committee, the Greek Entrepreneurs Association, the Yacht Club of Greece, and the Entrepreneurship Association. Mr. Panagopulos is a Member of the Board of the Association of Greek Tourist Enterprises (SETE) as well as the Athens Skal Club. Antti PANKAKOSKI antti.pankakoski@silja.com Was born in 1954 in Sippola and qualified as LLM from the University of Helsinki. Antti Pankakoski started his working career in Finland, as a legal counsel at the Wärtsilä Group in 1979. He was appointed Senior Vice President for Legal Affairs of Wärtsilä Marine Industries Inc. in 1986. From 1989 to 1996 he was Executive Vice President of Kværner Masa-Yards Oy. Then followed many years abroad. Antti Pankakoski was Chairman and CEO of Cunard Line Ltd. in New York 1996-1997. From New York he moved to London where he acted as Vice President of Kværner ASA 1997-1999 and as Head of Shipbuilding Division 1999-2000. During 2000 and 2001 he was Director at Nordea Securities AB in London. Antti Pankakoski moved back to Finland in 2003 when he joined Silja Oy Ab as CEO. Enn PANT enn@hansatee.ee Born 1965, Mr Pant was going through the Tartu University in Estonia before proceding to the Methodist University in Texas, with a Banking Development Programme. He has also been trained at World Bank, Ministry of Finance of Federal Republic of Germany and the IMF. He is a member of the Management Board of Tallink since 1996, and before that he was Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance of Estonia following a career within Union Baltic Bank and Estonian Savings Bank. Kjell ROBDRUP krobdrup@norfolkline.com Kell Robdrup (42) Director of the Norfolkline ferry Division since 01.05.2001 Kell Robdrup grew up in Elsinore Denmark, after finalizing school he joined the Agency of the Danish shipping company The East Asiatic Company in Copenhagen in 1980 as trainee. In 1992 he joined the A.P. Møller group and has over the years held a variety of senior managerial positions within Shipping and road/rail transportation in Sweden, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland and Denmark. Anders RUNDBERG anders.rundberg@carus.fi Anders Rundberg is General Manager of transportation, Anite Travel Systems and Managing Director of Anite Travel Systems Ab Ltd, Anites Finnish subsidiary. Anders joined Anite in 2000 following a 13-year career at Viking Line, a large Baltic cruise ferry operator. During his time at Viking Line, Anders worked as a booking and check-in clerk and managed the helpdesk before becoming responsible for systems development. In 1996, Anders founded his own organisation, Carus Ab, which in 2000 was acquired by Anite and renamed Anite Travel Systems Ab Ltd. Johan SNELLMAN johan.snellman@akerfinnyards.com Born in Helsinki 1954, he is a graduate from the Technical University of Helsinki in Naval Architecture. Mr Snellman started his shipbuilding career as Project Engineer at Rauma-Repola shipyard in Rauma in1981. During 1988-91 he worked as head of the yard´s R&D department to take up position as Sales Manager in the new Finnyards company, founded as a merger between the shipyards of Hollming Oy and Rauma-Repola. He still holds that position with a few spells as Project Manager for newbuilding projects, among them the ULYSSES delivered 2001 to Irish Ferries. Ray STEWART r.stewart@dsl.pipex.com With 30 years of senior management experience in shipbuilding, shipowning/management, shipbroking and ship-financing working for companies in England, Denmark, Ireland, USA, Scotland and Italy, Ray Stewart established an independent consultancy - Stewart Consult Associates - in 2003. In the six years prior to this he handled over Euros 2 billion of shipbuilding orders as Newbuilding Director of leading London broker Seascope Shipping plc and as Commercial Director at Fincantieri in Trieste, where during his period the company attained world leadership in ferries with a 20% market share. Stewart Consult Associates provides a wide range of services to its marine business clients including strategic planning, business development, market analysis and marketing support. Ray Stewart is an MBA and lives in Portsmouth, England. When not consulting he dabbles in property renovation and golf. Bo-Lennart THORBJÖRNSSON consulting@shippax.se After gaining a Bachelor of Commerce at Lund University in 1972, he was appointed to Marketing Management Assistant with Lion Ferry AB, Sweden. Three years later, he was promoted to Marketing Manager which included management of the Varberg-Grenå (Denmark) route. In 1978, he became International Passenger Manager with overall sales and marketing responsibility for all Lion Ferry's routes. In 1981, he moved to DFDS Helsingborg as Line Manager. After two years, he became Managing Director of DFDS in Hamburg, Germany, where his contribution to management changes and restructuring led to the company becoming profitable again. Continuing with DFDS, but this time being based in Copenhagen, in 1984, he became Group Director and head of all DFDS Seaways' passenger routes. In the year 2000, he was appointed CEO and Managing Director for DFDS Seaways and Director of DFDS Group Executive Board, again based in Copenhagen. After seventeen years working away from his family Monday-Friday, he decided to leave DFDS and instead work as a Management Consultant based in Halmstad, using his many years of international experience. Jon VOETMANN jon@mijoheto.com At an age of 33, Jon has worked up an experience with various advertising agencies in Copenhagen since 1994, latest at Lowe where he was the Interactive Director. In October 2000, he founded Mijoheto, an internet agency in Copenhagen with the aim to challenge the full digital potential in making business. He is the Strategic Director of the company. The main competence of Mijoheto include strategy, creative concepts, design and system development. Jon graduated in 1996 with a Diploma in Business Administration (Marketing Management). Tel +46 35 218370 Fax +46 35 130129 E-mail: conference@shippax.se |
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