Marsa-based company Salvo Grima Group announced that Steven Gouder and Joséf Fenech have acquired new roles within the group.

Steven Gouder has been appointed General Manager – Group Projects, whilst Josef Fenech has been promoted to General Manager – Vladex B.V. In said capacity, Mr Fenech will be heading Salvo Grima Group’s wholesale subsidiary, based in The Netherlands.

Steven Gouder (left) and Joséf Fenech (right) / Salvo Grima Group

The company congratulated them on their appointments.

Founded in 1860, Salvo Grima Group’s operations nowadays touch upon eight different countries in Europe and Africa. The group operates in the industries of ship supply, luxury yacht supply, wholesale and distribution, and travel retail.

Before his latest appointment, Mr Gouder served as General Manager at Vladex B.V. – a Netherlands-based wholesaler acquired by the Salvo Grima Group in 2015. The company was launched in 2001, originally supplying just two major clients: United Nations Missions and Military Bases.

Since then, Vladex B.V. has stretched its horizons and entered the ship supply and wholesale industries with its vast array of food and non-food products.

Mr Gouder joined said company as a Senior Manager in March 2019. He held this role for a year before being promoted to General Manager. Before that, he served as General Manager at Rimus Trading and BDI Group Ltd, Director at Hudson Holdings Ltd, and Algeria Country Manager at Time International Ltd.

Josef Fenech was Deputy General Manager; he was jointly sharing the GM responsibility with Steven Gouder. Josef is now the sole GM. Amend accordingly.

Prior to his latest appointment Mr Fenech had been heading Vladex B.V. as General Manager for around four years – a position now held by Mr Gouder.

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