Cecilia Eckelmann Battistello

Cecilia Eckelmann Battistello (13 April 1950 – 6 March 2024) was an Italian-born British businesswoman who was president and managing director of the Contship Italia Group.

In 1988, she was appointed managing director of the company and in 1989 she became the first woman to chair the UK India Pakistan Bangladesh Shipping Conference.

[4] In February 2020 her autobiography "Il sogno di Cecilia - Una Nave Rosa Attraverso l’Oceano" was published.

The book was written by the director and television writer Aldo Innocenti as co-author and published by Mondadori.

[8] In 2015, London Containerisation International assigned her the Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her career in the global shipping industry.