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february 14, 2017

Palumbo Group appoints Francesco Carbone as new General Manager of the Yachting division

Palumbo Group – along with the CEO Giuseppe Palumbo – are happy to announce the appointment of #francescocarbone as new General Manager of the Yachting Division.

 

Francesco Carbone joins Palumbo from Admiral-Tecnomar, where he had a long and successful career as Sales Director and President of the American branch over the past eight years, contributing to the rapid growth of the company .

 

Prior to that, he served for over eight years as Head of the Strategic Business Unit at Natuzzi Group - the world’s largest upholstery manufacturer listed on Wall Street.

 

He holds a degree in law and a master in business administration.

 

“Francesco knows the yachting industry from the bottom up. His professionalism, knowledge and experience over the international markets will be crucial to bring our #yacht brands to the next aimed level. The recent acquisition of lSA YACHTS confirms our long term strategies” - stated Giuseppe Palumbo about Carbone’s new role.

 

Francesco Carbone commented his new challenge: “I am excited about the opportunity to lead ISA Yachts and Columbus Yachts toward the next step of Palumbo’s strategic development.

With 50 years of shipbuilding heritage, a very strong family approach and the financial stability – I see #palumbogroup as a perfect player able to achieve important goals in the actual phase of the yachting business”.

 

 

ABOUT PALUMBO GROUP

Palumbo started in the 1967 as a fairly small carpentry and metalwork yard to support the local ship repair industry. Currently the company is a group with two major divisions (commercial shipyard and yachting) and six different sites. Palumbo today represents a major maritime maintenance and refitting center with an ever expanding network within the Mediterranean.

Palumbo is an international group with a strong family approach. Celebrating half a century of history with equally significant accomplishments, it has grown to become a major player in the shipping industry and is building up its growth and reputation in the luxury #yacht world for both new build and refit-repair.

The new build division which has been operating under Columbus Yachts since year 2008 recently welcomed ISA Yachts, one of the most celebrated international brands in the #superyacht industry, as part of the group.