‘Product knowledge is what counts …’

Born: Italy. First job: Manifest clerk, MSC Geneva. Freight industry start: I was married to Captain Salvatore Sarno. Industry challenges: To prove that strong leadership can be exercised with product knowledge and good manners rather than physical strength. Influential person in shaping your career: My husband, Captain Salvatore Sarno, MSC SA CEO. Best personal/professional achievement: Appointment as president of the “Societa Dante Alighieri” and receiving a knighthood known as “Cavaliere dell’ordine della solidarieta Italiana” in recognition of the work I have carried out for the Italian communities. Professional: Appointment as director of MSC Depots and MSC Travel with a staff complement of 600 nationally. Recipe for success: Hard work and complete dedication. Business icon: L Gianluigi Aponte, MSC president. Meaningful quote: Behind every successful man there is always a woman!