MSC CRUISES APPOINTS ALFONSO PICCIRILLO AS CFO
MSC Cruises USA | Thu Jan 21 00:00:00 CET 2021
Geneva, Switzerland (January 21, 2021) — MSC Cruises announced the appointment of Alfonso Piccirillo as its Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.
Mr Piccirillo, 43, joined MSC Cruises in 2004 and has for the past five years been the cruise line’s Head of Financial Planning and Controlling. Previous roles at the company include Business Analyst and Group Controller.
During his time at MSC Cruises, Mr. Piccirillo has successfully led financial planning and controlling, including management of reporting and analysis, financial planning processes, ship and infrastructure financing, strategic investment analysis and valuation.
Pierfrancesco Vago, MSC Cruises’ executive chairman, commented: “I am especially pleased to welcome Alfonso to the company’s senior management team. He is an example of how a young professional with values that are aligned with those of our company and the necessary dedication at MSC Cruises can aspire to a long and successful career all the way to the top. And in this, Alfonso’s trajectory to his new role as CFO was exemplary.”
Prior to joining MSC Cruises, Alfonso Piccirillo was Assistant Controller at FCA (Fiat Auto Ireland) in Dublin, Ireland and Site Controller at ST Microelectronics in Milan, Italy.
Mr. Piccirillo is a graduate in Business Economics from the University of Naples and has a master’s degree in Management Accounting and Control from SDA Bocconi in Milan. He recently completed an Executive MBA program from IMD Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland and graduated with honors.
Mr. Vago concluded: “Today I also want to thank for his contribution and dedication Jean-Philippe Neau, who held the CFO role for the past three years supporting and leading a phase of significant growth for the business that saw MSC Cruises become the world’s third largest cruise brand. Jean-Philippe remains within the “family,” as he joins our holding company MSC Group to focus on project finance work.”
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About MSC Cruises
MSC Cruises is the brand leader in Europe, South America, the Gulf region and Southern Africa with more market share in addition to deployed capacity than any other player. It is also the fastest growing global cruise brand with a strong presence also in the Caribbean, North America and the Far East markets.
Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, MSC Cruises is part of MSC Group, the privately held Swiss-based leading shipping and logistics conglomerate with over 300 years of maritime heritage. MSC Cruises — the contemporary brand — has a modern fleet of 17 vessels combined with a sizeable future global investment portfolio of new vessels. The fleet is projected to grow to 23 cruise ships by 2025 with options for six vessel orders in place through 2030.
MSC Cruises offers its guests an enriching, immersive and safe cruise experience inspired by the Company’s European heritage, where they can enjoy international dining, world-class entertainment, award-winning family programs and the very latest user-friendly technology on board. To learn more about MSC Cruises’ itineraries and experience on board its ships please see here.
The Company’s number one priority has always been the health and safety of its guests and crew, as well as the communities at the destinations its ships serve. In August 2020, MSC Cruises implemented a new comprehensive and robust health and safety protocol to become the first major line to return to sea. To learn more about MSC Cruises’ health & safety protocol please see here.
MSC Cruises has long been committed to environmental stewardship with a long-term goal to achieve zero emissions for its operations. The Company is also a significant investor in next-generation environmental marine technologies, with the objective to support their accelerated development and availability industry-wide. To learn more about the Company’s environmental commitment please see here.
Finally, to learn more about the MSC Foundation, MSC Group’s own vehicle to lead, focus and advance its conservation, humanitarian and cultural commitments please see here.
Mr Piccirillo, 43, joined MSC Cruises in 2004 and has for the past five years been the cruise line’s Head of Financial Planning and Controlling. Previous roles at the company include Business Analyst and Group Controller.
During his time at MSC Cruises, Mr. Piccirillo has successfully led financial planning and controlling, including management of reporting and analysis, financial planning processes, ship and infrastructure financing, strategic investment analysis and valuation.
Pierfrancesco Vago, MSC Cruises’ executive chairman, commented: “I am especially pleased to welcome Alfonso to the company’s senior management team. He is an example of how a young professional with values that are aligned with those of our company and the necessary dedication at MSC Cruises can aspire to a long and successful career all the way to the top. And in this, Alfonso’s trajectory to his new role as CFO was exemplary.”
Prior to joining MSC Cruises, Alfonso Piccirillo was Assistant Controller at FCA (Fiat Auto Ireland) in Dublin, Ireland and Site Controller at ST Microelectronics in Milan, Italy.
Mr. Piccirillo is a graduate in Business Economics from the University of Naples and has a master’s degree in Management Accounting and Control from SDA Bocconi in Milan. He recently completed an Executive MBA program from IMD Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland and graduated with honors.
Mr. Vago concluded: “Today I also want to thank for his contribution and dedication Jean-Philippe Neau, who held the CFO role for the past three years supporting and leading a phase of significant growth for the business that saw MSC Cruises become the world’s third largest cruise brand. Jean-Philippe remains within the “family,” as he joins our holding company MSC Group to focus on project finance work.”
ENDS
About MSC Cruises
MSC Cruises is the brand leader in Europe, South America, the Gulf region and Southern Africa with more market share in addition to deployed capacity than any other player. It is also the fastest growing global cruise brand with a strong presence also in the Caribbean, North America and the Far East markets.
Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, MSC Cruises is part of MSC Group, the privately held Swiss-based leading shipping and logistics conglomerate with over 300 years of maritime heritage. MSC Cruises — the contemporary brand — has a modern fleet of 17 vessels combined with a sizeable future global investment portfolio of new vessels. The fleet is projected to grow to 23 cruise ships by 2025 with options for six vessel orders in place through 2030.
MSC Cruises offers its guests an enriching, immersive and safe cruise experience inspired by the Company’s European heritage, where they can enjoy international dining, world-class entertainment, award-winning family programs and the very latest user-friendly technology on board. To learn more about MSC Cruises’ itineraries and experience on board its ships please see here.
The Company’s number one priority has always been the health and safety of its guests and crew, as well as the communities at the destinations its ships serve. In August 2020, MSC Cruises implemented a new comprehensive and robust health and safety protocol to become the first major line to return to sea. To learn more about MSC Cruises’ health & safety protocol please see here.
MSC Cruises has long been committed to environmental stewardship with a long-term goal to achieve zero emissions for its operations. The Company is also a significant investor in next-generation environmental marine technologies, with the objective to support their accelerated development and availability industry-wide. To learn more about the Company’s environmental commitment please see here.
Finally, to learn more about the MSC Foundation, MSC Group’s own vehicle to lead, focus and advance its conservation, humanitarian and cultural commitments please see here.
