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 Beniamino Maltese has been promoted to the 
			  position of Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of 
			  Costa Crociere (Costa Cruises). In his role, reporting directly to Michael Thamm, 
			  CEO of Costa Crociere, Maltese coordinates and manages – together 
			  with his 120-people staff – activities related to accounting, 
			  treasury, control, taxation and legal matters for the Costa and 
			  Iberocruceros Group. In his thirty-plus year career in Costa, 
			  Beniamino Maltese has contributed to its development, assisting in 
			  the transition, first from a family business to a company listed 
			  on the stock exchange and then as a major international group. He has played a significant part in the 
			  substantial growth that the group has recorded in the last 10 
			  years, with a six fold increase in sales and total passengers. Beniamino Maltese, who is Genoese, is an 
			  Economics graduate, chartered accountant and auditor. He joined 
			  Costa Crociere in 1981, was appointed Financial Director in 1992 
			  and Vice President & Chief Financial Officer in 2004. Since 2008 
			  he has also been Chief Financial Officer of Iberocruceros, the 
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