Piccirillo, 43, entered MSC Cruises in 2004 and has been the Head of Financial Planning and Controlling at the cruise line for the past five years.
“I am especially pleased to welcome Alfonso to the company’s senior management team. He is an example of how a young professional with values that are aligned with those of our company and the necessary dedication at MSC Cruises can aspire to a long and successful career all the way to the top. And in this, Alfonso’s trajectory to his new role as CFO was exemplary," commented Pierfrancesco Vago, MSC Cruises’ executive chairman.
Mr. Piccirillo successfully led financial planning and monitoring, including management reporting and review, financial planning procedures, funding of ships and facilities, strategic investment analysis and valuation, during his time at MSC Cruises.
Piccirillo graduated from the University of Naples in Business Economics and holds a Master's Degree in Accounting and Control Management from SDA Bocconi in Milan. He recently completed the IMD Business School's Executive MBA program in Lausanne, Switzerland and graduated with honors.
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