Leadership

Formed as an officer in the Carabinieri and doctor in Political Sciences, Franco 35 years’ experience with ES-KO started in the Middle East with camp support services. Then Namibia, in 1988, to mobilize the first peacekeeping support project with UNTAG. From 1992 to 2000, mainly in former Yugoslavia to support the UN and NATO missions. In 2010, with Roger, he led the acquisition of EFS and from there the organization and growth of the group, to include several successful acquisitions. He is Group President since 2020.

With a background in international business management, Beatrice contributes to ES‑KO Group’s ongoing development, which include recent expansions in Africa. She is involved in both day-to-day operations as well as strategic planning, bringing a collaborative mindset and a steady commitment to transparency, teamwork, and long-term goals.

Roger is an experienced international executive and leader who joined ES-KO and the logistics sector in 2007. Roger led the acquisition of EFS Ebrex in 2010 and successfully implemented the company’s restructuring and growth strategies, becoming its CEO in 2014. In 2019 he led the acquisition of BlackBull, helped nurse it through Covid and sits on the Board guiding its current growth strategies. Since 2020, he has also been the CEO of ES-KO and holds several board/director positions in ES-KO Group companies. He led the acquisition of Navitrans into the Group and in 2024 ES-KO acquired IFS. Roger and was appointed to the Board of ES-KO Group Limited as Managing Director in 2023

As Chief Financial Officer of the ES-KO Group, Angelo is responsible for overseeing financing activities, M&A financing, business planning and forecasting, financial reporting, taxation, auditing and process improvement. He has more than 20 years of experience in working with large multinationals and SMEs.

Thanks to his strong field experience mainly in Africa, Alain started his career in a large logistics company and then successfully created his own company more than 20 years ago. He then took over Navitrans in 2016, which he has completely revitalized through the development of its services and the creation of winning strategic synergies. Navitrans manages the vessel “M/V Laetitia V”, which serves the African coast and bears the name of his daughter. Navitrans joined the ES-KO Group in 2021.

Thanks to his successful experience in the military and naval sectors, as well as his solid knowledge of husbandry, bunkering and security services, he founded Black Bull in 2009, which has become a key player in port agency services in Spain and around the world. He graduated from the Universidad Pablo de Olavide in Spain and from the Universidad de Amsterdam in the Netherlands and is fluent in 3 languages. The companies of the Black Bull Group joined the ES-KO Group in 2019.

Entrepreneur in the business services sector as co-owner of various companies operating in the fields of technical consultancy in the marine damage sector, quality control and petrochemical sampling, Andrea has extensive expertise in business strategy and management. Italian, bilingual in Spanish, English and French. Multi-talented and highly experienced in management and business strategies, Andrea is the STCR and Risk MC General Manager and has joined the ES-KO Group in 2021.