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“And we have a very good relationship between the cousins<br />
as well, which is very important. We talk a lot and this is really<br />
the strength of the company. The fact that as a family we are very<br />
close adds value.”<br />
“We have a very good<br />
relationship between the cousins<br />
as well, which is very important.<br />
We talk a lot and this is really the<br />
strength of the company. the<br />
fact that as a family we are very<br />
close adds value”<br />
Of the nine cousins, a handful work within the family<br />
company. This includes Guido’s younger brother Eugenio, 26,<br />
who started with the company around the beginning of the year<br />
and is working closely with him in the commercial department.<br />
There is also another Guido in the family business, the<br />
son of Gianluca, who is working within the commercial<br />
36 next generation 2012<br />
Guido Grimaldi:<br />
has found satisfaction<br />
in shipping<br />
department of the deepsea business, which is headquartered<br />
in London.<br />
Another cousin Mario also works for the company, taking<br />
care of the crew and also customer satisfaction onboard<br />
vessels, having joined around 2007.<br />
But Guido stresses that none of the third generation has<br />
been pushed into the business and refers as an example to<br />
Mario’s sister who is a teacher. “It is very important she is<br />
doing something she likes. If we want to work in the company<br />
we have to do very well,” he says.<br />
Guido now spends a lot of his <strong>time</strong> in Spain, split between<br />
Barcelona, Valencia and Madrid where the company has<br />
offices generating cargo. As commercial manager, he<br />
estimates he takes around 300-350 flights a year. He will be<br />
spending more <strong>time</strong> in Barcelona now that the group has won<br />
a concession to build a new terminal in the Spanish port, of<br />
which he will be a member of the board.<br />
First established in 1947, the Grimaldi Group has grown<br />
to encompass shipping, terminal and logistics operations<br />
with offices in 25 countries, and has a fleet of around 100<br />
vessels spread across many quality brands such as Atlantic<br />
Container Lines, Malta Motorways of the Sea, Minoan Lines<br />
and Finnlines.
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