Emanuele Grimaldi

Emanuele Grimaldi was President & Managing Director of Grimaldi Euromed SpA and Managing Director of Grimaldi Group SpA, the family shipping company he joined after graduating in Economics and Commerce from the University of Naples, summa cum laude. He was also President and CEO of Finnlines Plc, President of Minoan Lines and Malta Motorways of the Sea, and a board member of ACL and Grimaldi Deepsea SpA.

He was Immediate Past Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping, having previously served as Past President of Confitarma, Vice President of MISC, and board member and past president of ECSA; he also sits on the boards of Interferry Inc. and RINA SpA. He was awarded Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland in 2018.

He spoke at eight Mare Forum events between 2002 and 2017, giving the keynote twice and chairing twice at Mare Forum Italy.