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KPI Bridge Oil Appoints New Trader
Global bunker broker and trader KPI Bridge Oil said in an emailed press release Thursday it has appointed Mr. Mauro Agostini as Bunker Broker and Trader in its Miami office.
With a degree in Economics and fluent in Italian, Spanish, and English, Agostini has been working in the bunker industry since 2006, having held the position of Senior Trader at Peninsula Petroleum from August 2006 to May 2012, according to his profile on social networking site LinkedIn.
The London headquartered firm said he has worked intensively with Italian and Spanish ship owners and supply focus in the Spanish and Mediterranean ports.
"It is an important part of KPI Bridge Oil's overall strategy to expand our teams in Miami and in our other offices in the Americas and I am extremely pleased that Mauro Agostini has now joined the Miami office. I have absolutely no doubt that he will be a great asset both to the Miami office and to the KPI Bridge Oil group as a whole," commented Jesper Rasmussen, Commercial Director, KPI Bridge Oil North America.
According to his corporate profile, Agostini is also Manager Yacht Fuel Services, with the firm saying he has in depth knowledge of the yacht market globally.