The change is taking place following the decision of the outgoing President Mrs Carla Salvadό to leave her office at Port of Barcelona authority, which was the MedCruise port that Salvadό represented at the Board of the Association.
Mr. Kristijan Pavic has been named today as the new President of MedCruise, the association representing cruise ports in the Med and its adjoining seas.
The change is taking place following the decision of the outgoing President Mrs Carla Salvadό to leave her office at Port of Barcelona authority, which was the MedCruise port that Salvadό represented at the Board of the Association.
Carla Salvadό will from today be professionally associated with another MedCruise member and thus continue to advance cruise activities under a new role. The Port of Barcelona will retain a post at the MedCruise Board of Directors, represented by another person that the port will appoint over the next days.
Since 2014, Kristijan Pavic was serving as Senior Vice-President of the Association, representing the port of Dubrovnik.
Following his nomination Kristijan Pavic said: “All ports in the Med and me personally are committed to continue the excellent MedCruise work of the recent past, aiming to advance the scopes of the Association. MedCruise is celebrating 20 years of serving the needs of the ports and the cruise industry in the region, with a membership that spans in 20 countries. I am honoured to assume the Presidency of this vibrant association, dedicated to work in order to achieve a sustainable and responsible growth of cruise activities in the Med and its adjoining seas. I would like to express my gratitude to Carla Salvadό for the leadership and her excellent work throughout her Presidency, and I look forward to work with a devoted family of more than 100 cruise ports and 35 associates in order to continue the same successful and beneficial for all strategy”.
Mr. Kristijan Pavic is the Deputy General Manager of Dubrovnik Port Authority. Since 2014 he has been Senior Vice-President of MedCruise His professional development has so far brought him the variety of experience within the cruise industry. Having graduated the maritime science on Split University, he was working as cruise company employee onboard ship. In 2006 he became the General Manager of Dubrovnik County Port Authority, and since 2012 he has been performing the duty of Dubrovnik Port Authority General Manager.
He has been professionally active in cruise destination management, the enhancement of the cooperation between ports and cities, as well as the development of partner relations between cruise market participants, especially within the Adriatic Region.
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