Cecilia Eckelmann Battistello

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Cecilia Eckelmann Battistello

Cecilia Eckelmann-Battistello (born April 13, 1950, Vicenza) is an Italian entrepreneur and business executive, president of Contship Italia.

Career[]

She started her career in the shipping industry in Switzerland as a commercial representative for Contship Containerlines.[1] In 1988 she was appointed managing director of the company and in 1989 she became the first woman to chair the Uk India Pakistan Bangladesh Shipping Conference.[2] In 1993 she assumed the role of vice-president and in 1996 she was elected chairman and CEO.[3] In 1998, after the sale of Contship Containerlines to CP Ships she resigned as Board Chairman and became President of Contship Italia.[4] From 2005 to 2010 she has been President of FERPORT (Federation of European Private Port Operators).[5]

In February 2020 her autobiography "Il sogno di Cecilia - Una Nave Rosa Attraverso l’Oceano" was published. The book was written by the director and television writer Aldo Innocenti as co-author and published by Mondadori.[6]

Awards and honors[]

In 1992 the Times dedicated an article to her for introducing a series of containerships whose hulls and superstructure were painted pink.[7][8]

In 2014 she won the Bellisario prize in the category “Entrepreneurship”.[9]

In 2015 London Containerization International assigned her the Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her career in the global shipping industry.[10][11]

In 2016 she was featured in Lloyd's List's Top 100 Most Influential People in Shipping.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "Eurokai Group Management Board". Eurokai.
  2. ^ "I primati di Cecilia la signora dello shipping". Repubblica.it. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Marketscreener.com".
  4. ^ ""The Lady", l'italiana regina dei container". il Giornale.it.
  5. ^ "Battistello a tempo di record". ship2shore.it.
  6. ^ "Cecilia Eckelmann Battistello presents her book "Il sogno di Cecilia - Una Nave Rosa Attraverso l'Oceano"". contshipitalia.com.
  7. ^ "The Times, London". 25 November 1992.
  8. ^ "Battistello: "Ho voluto una nave rosa, è stata un'idea folle ma riuscita"". LaStampa.it.
  9. ^ "26a edizione: Donne ad Alta Quota". fondazionebellisario.org.
  10. ^ "Cecilia Eckelmann-Battistello presented with CI's Lifetime Achievement Award". Lloyd's List.
  11. ^ "Cecilia Battistello wins Life Time Achievement Award". Contshipitalia.com.
  12. ^ "The most influential people in the shipping industry - one Hundred" (PDF). Lloyd's List, One Hundred - Edition Seven.
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