Lloyd’s Register (LR) recently appointed Michele Landro as Vice President, Head of Passenger Ships Segment.
He is leading the cruise segment at a global level, supporting its long-term sustainable growth and providing strategic direction while nurturing key client relationships and industry networks, LR said.
Landro (pictured), who has a technical background including a master’s degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the University of Genoa, has 15 years’ experience in the maritime sector.
Based out of Miami, he joined LR following various roles with ABB in Italy, UK, Germany and US. Most recently, he served as Global Account Manager for ABB USA and Head of the Global Key Account Team for Carnival Corp, responsible for steering the sales and strategic initiatives of the company across the Carnival brands.
LR claimed it has the most cruise vessels worldwide (over 130, with a further 30 plus on order) in class and Landro is helping to support the sector’s key players with their sustainability ambitions, which are closely monitored by their customers.
“Few industries in the world pay as much attention to sustainability as the cruise sector, whose operations face much scrutiny from public opinion and the media, and many of the leading cruise companies are determined to deliver on de-carbonisation ambitions,” Landro said.
“Organisations like ours are increasingly being asked to provide trusted advice to shipowners on a wide range of key topics, such as R&D on new technologies that address the energy transition and digital transformation,” he added.
Landro will also focus on ferries and ro-ro ships, which are enjoying increasingly rapid growth in regions, such as North America, the Mediterranean and North Europe.
He reports to Joe Borg, LR’s London-based Maritime Strategy Director and works closely with stakeholders across the organisation to deliver operational efficiencies for LR clients, while supporting them through a safe and sustainable maritime energy transition.
