Glenn Hards joins Gruppo Investimenti Portuali

Genoa - The Shareholders of Gruppo Investimenti Portuali (GIP) appointed the British manager Glenn Hards as a non-Executive Director on the Board. Before his retirement in March, Mr. Hards held key positions at the container line Hapag-Lloyd between 2006 to 2018, such as Head of its Region South Europe; and then, based at its Hamburg HQ as Senior MD Central Operations. During this period he also served as a member of the line’s Executive Committee. Previously Mr. Hards had been Executive VP Operations & Ship Networks at the Canadian company CP Ships, which in 2000 acquired Italia di Navigazione from the D’Amico Group. Following the acquisition of CP Ships by Hapag-Lloyd in 2006, Glenn Hards became Head of the South Europe Region, which at that time employed over 300 staff in Genoa alone. He was subsequently appointed to a senior position in Hamburg in 2009. GIP’s CEO Giulio Schenone, commented that Glenn Hards joining the company’s management is a reason for particular satisfaction: “I’ve known Glenn for many years and I’ve always admired his managerial skills and his human talents. His competences will certainly be significant for our terminals, both for the consolidation and development of Genoa’s SECH and for our projects concerning Livorno’s TDT” Upon joining the GIP Board Glenn Hards said “ I am delighted to join the GIP Board as a non-Executive Director and look forward to working with an outstanding team of professionals in developing its business for the future”.