<p>Press Release 22.11.2011</p><p>For immediate publication Page 1 of 2</p><p>The Team Player</p><p>Contargo Sales Director Europe celebrates 25 years in service</p><p>Zwijndrecht, November 22, 2011: On 1 November George Karras (52), Con- targo’s Sales Director for Europe, celebrated 25 years in service with the con- tainer logistics specialists. Karras began his career as an ‘Internal Sales and Operations Manager’ in the Rotterdam office of Combined Container Service, CCS, a predecessor of Contargo. He had qualified at the M.E.A.O. (Middelbaar Economisch Administratief Onderwijs), an academy of business and adminis- tration, and had already gained six years of professional experience in the lo- gistics sector when he joined CCS. A talented team player, Karras was given personnel responsibilities right from the start, and in 1990 he was put in charge of the Rotterdam office. Karras’ real passion was for sales: thus in 1994 he was appointed Sales Manager for Benelux. In 2002 Karras came to the European Sales Department of the container logistics enterprise as a Sales Manager, becoming its head in 2005. Today he is also responsible for the Ja- panese market.</p><p>Karras’ tasks are many and varied, calling for a flair for networking, interrela- tions and contacts with customers – and especially with those who may be- come customers in future. Karras maintains contacts with important authorit- ies and represents his enterprise on various committees. He is the source of many ideas and impulses for the further development of sales and logistic processes at Contargo. “I love the versatility of my job. I love working with people - including my own team, of course, and decision-makers outside our firm. In day-to-day business there are always new problems to be dealt with, you have to use your ingenuity,” the football enthusiast declares. </p><p>At Contargo Karras appreciates “the firm’s serious yet liberal approach, the flat organisation, in which creativity and commitment are appreciated, the re- spect accorded to colleagues on all levels, and the team spirit”.</p><p>Contact for the Press: ViATiCO Agentur für Technik und Marketing Dipl. Ing. Joachim Tatje Bismarckstr. 17 76646 Bruchsal Phone: +49 7251 98199 0 Fax: +49 7251 98199 19 [email protected] Press Release 22.11.2011</p><p>For immediate publication Page 2 of 2</p><p>Once a week Karras can be seen in action chasing the leather with the ‘Old Boys’ team of Real Parbo Rotterdam. In a more passive capacity he supports Sparta Rotterdam and Panathinaikos Athens. His second hobby – collecting and listening to jazz records – will be taking a back seat for the time being, as the Karras family will be welcoming their third child in January 2012.</p><p>Fig. 1: George Karras (52), is Sales Director Europe for the container logistics enterprise Contargo. (© Contargo)</p><p>Fig. 2: George Karras as a member of the ‘Real Parbo Zaal’ football team in 1979. (© George Karras)</p><p>Contact partner at Contargo: Heinrich Kerstgens, Contargo GmbH & Co. KG, Shellstr. 5, 67065 Ludwigshafen, Tel.: +49 621 59007 184, [email protected]</p><p>Contact for the Press: ViATiCO Agentur für Technik und Marketing Dipl. Ing. Joachim Tatje Bismarckstr. 17 76646 Bruchsal Phone: +49 7251 98199 0 Fax: +49 7251 98199 19 [email protected]</p>