Emmanuel Delran

Emmanuel Delran has acquired extensive experience in the maritime sector, currently holding the position of Vice President of Group Operations since January 2022. For more than a decade, he served as a Ship Captain with CMA-CGM, demonstrating his expertise in navigation and maritime operations management, from 2011 to January 2022. Previously, he held the position of Second Captain at CMA-CGM from 2007 to 2011, where he continued to develop his leadership and crew management skills. Between 2003 and 2007, he was responsible for the Antilles-Guyana operations for the CMA-CGM Group, during which time he had to develop his vision and expertise in Terminal Operations related to maritime lines. In 2001, he was appointed Head of the Fort de France Operations Center as TCAG, where he demonstrated his ability to manage high-level operational responsibilities.

He began his career as a versatile Officer with CMA-CGM in 2000, thereby gaining valuable hands-on experience. He served in the military in Corsica as an officer from 1999 to 2000, where he assisted the armed forces in traffic regulation for the French government.

He joined CMA CGM in 1995 as a trainee Officer and has never left the group. In 2021, he was honored by the President of the Republic with the prestigious appointment to the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honor, thus recognizing his exceptional contribution and remarkable dedication. As a permanent guest of the Naval Academy, his incredible journey is a living inspiration, reminding everyone that faith in one’s dreams and unwavering ambition can transform a farmer’s grandson, born in the Jura, into a prominent figure in the maritime world. His story is living proof that dreams, when pursued with determination, can lead to remarkable journeys.