It does not have an ounce of focus but can take it at will

It does not have an ounce of focus but can take it at will. Christian Garin, yesterday elected fifty-three years President of owners of France, blends easily among the residents of the Monceau Park, on the outskirts of which the professional organisation has its headquarters, that in the middle of the onlookers of the Canebière and the old Port. Marseillais in the soul, that was for eight years the owner and CEO of the OM shipowner Fouquet Sacop recently bought by the Belgian stevedore Sea Invest to be merged with the Bordeaux Pétromarine in a new set, called "Sea Tankers" had the honour to chair from 2004 to 2008 to the fortunes of one of the main institutions of the city: its Port autonomous (WFP).

"Marseille doodle."

No need to push it much so that it aligns figures and sings in his own words, his "Marseille Doodle": 3rd oil port in the world, 2nd passenger port in Europe, 10,000 hectares of platform to Fos, 1,500 direct jobs (40,000 with induced jobs), 8 of the business tax of Marseille...

The orders of magnitude necessarily a little exhilarating, especially when it has as he often dragged boy on the side of the dry docks at a time when the port, free access, was the framework for many Marseillais Sunday walks. So far, four years at the head of the company a little spéciale special were not a sinecure, even if Christian Garin was not the Manager (three Directors General are succeeded under his chairmanship). Social, recurring conflicts to WFP, have on two occasions at least paid column during the period. The first time in 2005, when the strikers of the SNCM employees decided to block the port. The second, end of 2007, when the oil terminals were paralysed following what newspapers called "the case of GDF". Direct, or even a little dry, Christian Garin has each time, light head to trade unionists. Even remind them that the officers of the Port were employees of private law and not of perennial officials.

Descendant of the owners of the cruise package, company founded by its hows Nicolas package and resold to the shippers meeting, and passed through the hands of the Jesuits in the lycée of Provence to his right and Sciences po in Aix, man has always been looking offshore to along his professional life. After a first experience in the trading of agricultural products, it becomes marine broker then maritime banker at Indosuez, where he will participate in the development of the Act of July 1996 on the number. Banker-Board of CMA in its acquisition of CGM, he then, NAT, 1998 the Board of Directors of the new set.

The previous year, Christian Garin had stopped its activity from banker to mount its own affairs. Redemption at the bottom of the cycle, for a minimum investment of a small Nantes shipowner, gas Atlantic, had been only a first step before the resumption of Fouquet Sacop in 1998. When he resells it, in 2006, the oil shipowner specializing in the transportation of refined products has double-hulls, three years on average aged fifteen and all flying French flag. Vice President and second shareholder of Sea Tankers, Christian Garin, he now beats Belgian flag. But his heart remained in Marseille.