Stefano Penco

Stefano Penco was a graduate Naval Architect and Marine Engineer from the University of Genoa. He began his marine career in the Italian shipbuilding industry before joining ABS in 1987, spending six years as Manager of Engineering in Genoa. From 1998 to 2001 he was part of an ABS LNG Focus Group, including time abroad on LNG newbuilding projects in South Korea.

In 2002 he took over responsibility for ABS operations in Italy as Country Manager, and in October 2009 he was promoted to Regional Vice President, Southern Europe, based in Genoa, with administrative responsibility for ABS activities across Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, Israel, Switzerland, Monaco, Gibraltar, Turkey, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco.

He has spoken at five Mare Forum events between 2013 and 2014, moderating the 5th Mare Forum Istanbul and appearing as a panellist at the 1st Mare Forum Monaco Yacht Summit and the 4th Mare Forum Istanbul and 9th and 10th Mare Forum Italy.