Global Ports, founded in 2004, operates cruise ports in Venice, Barcelona and Singapore, among others, serving cruise liners, ferries, yachts and super-yachts. Global Ports operates in 14 locations across eight countries after a rapid expansion in recent years and plans to expand still further in the Mediterranean, Caribbean and Asia. Ahead of its float on the London Stock Exchange, Lord Mandelson, the former Labour business secretary and European trade commissioner, has been appointed as a non-executive director. Emre Sayin, chief executive of Global Ports, said that the peer brought “extensive international business experience and a really good network and experience in dealing with international governments”. Lord Mandelson, who is also a senior adviser to Lazard, was understood to have been recommended to the…

Source: The Times April 19, 2017 23:02 UTC