The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Martin Azzopardi as Chief Operating Officer of Hili Company.

Besides active participation in various areas of the Group’s portfolio, Martin’s extensive experience in the port industry goes back 30 years.  He began as a trainee, going on to serve as Operations Manager of the multi-million TEU Malta Freeport for 7 years, attaining a high level of expertise in port operations and being instrumental in driving large throughput and productivity increases at the facility.

In 2006 Martin brought this 18-year experience to Hili Company’s Venice subsidiary, TIV, initially as the terminal’s Financial Controller and, later as Terminal Manager, running the day-to-day company operations. In 2014, Martin was appointed Operations Director responsible for overseeing all the group’s port operations.

As Chief Operating Officer he is responsible for the execution of strategy and overseeing the operations of the group.