Svitzer Americas picks Christian Burgauer
Effective 1 July 2022, Christian Burgauer will take over as new managing director for Svitzer Argentina, replacing long-time managing director Kees van den Borne, who has decided to pursue new opportunities outside of Argentina. Burgauer has been CFO of Svitzer Argentina since 2017.
As of 1 April 2022, Eduardo Chiazzaro will join the company as new CFO – he is currently head of finance at APM Terminals in Argentina.
Svitzer has been operating in Argentina since 2016, where it services its customers with eight vessels in four ports – Buenos Aires, Bahia Blanca, Rosario and Necochea. In the Americas region, Svitzer employs 835 people and operates 80 vessels, delivering marine services to global and regional customers in twelve countries. (cj)