Mr. Raffaele Zagari was born in 1969. In his career, he has developed approximately 25 years experience in the shipping business.
Since 2010, as CEO of Augustea Group Mr Zagari engineered and implemented the expansion and consolidation of the dry bulk business that has led to the incorporation of Augustea Atlantica, and its subsidiaries in Argentina, Singapore, London and Malta. He has actively promoted the incorporation of CBC, AOM, ABML and ABY, the joint ventures in which Augustea is a shareholder. He has funded the towage company Augustea Grancolombia in the Santa Marta area in Colombia and he has, over the years, worked closely with Drummond Coal and Glencore on their logistical/maritime needs for their local coal loading operations, which have a combined 60 million tons yearly throughput.
During this time he supervised in excess of 50 sale and purchase projects (both new building and second hand), and more than a dozen long-term ship leases primarily with the support of Japanese conglomerate Mitsui & Co. Since 1997, he has been actively leading the Chartering Department of Augustea Dry Bulk Division, and directing the other business of the Augustea Group.
In 2017, Raffaele was appointed Chairman of Augustea Group Holding SpA, in addition to his role as the Group’s CEO. He is also appointed as non-executive director in Steamship Mutual, one of the largest P&I marine insurance, where he also chairs the Underwriting and Reinsurance Committee.
Mr Zagari holds a Diploma in Commercial Operation of Shipping at Guldhall University London.