From boats to offices by way of boatyards, these are the people whose work allow Navigazione Laghi’s services to run optimally
It’s much more than just a job. Those who work every day to ensure Navigazione Laghi’s services work so well are frequently inspired by a great love of what they do, either from childhood or more recently. These are people whose work is a mission for them and who do everything they can to make the service as efficient and people-centred as possible.
Melissa de Magistris
Lake of Garda
Start of employment: 2007
Complex contracts and tenders and investment planning team
‘I work as part of a complex contract and tender and investment planning team, so I play a part in everything this involves, especially getting tenders ready and managing them together with the contracts related to them. It’s a job which requires professionalism and relevant training but also flexibility, team work skills and a certain dynamism, and we also have to keep up-to-date on the relevant laws. I knew it was the job for me right away, on the basis of my training. I graduated in law from Naples’s Federico II University and trained as a lawyer at the Naples law courts and that’s where my interest in public contract law began.
I wanted to specialise in this field and when this opportunity presented itself I grabbed it right away.’
Chiara Bianchi
Lake of Como
Start of employment: 2021
Ticket office staff member
‘I’ve been working at Navigazione Laghi since November 2021. I was born and grew up in Varenna (the boat stop I work at now) but had to move out of the region for five years. When I felt the need to come back I got this job. It came at exactly the right moment and, luckily, just two months later there was a competitive exam for a permanent transport operator. Ours is an office on the lake. There’s nothing more wonderful than the peace in the morning and the colours at sunset.’
Fabio Tibiletti
Lake of Garda
Start of employment: 1990
Ship’s captain
‘My Navigazione Laghi story began in 1990 as a mooring assistant in Maderno, a job I did until February 1992 when I was hired as a deck hand.
In 1994 I passed the in-house exams and became ship’s captain and I’ve been captaining boats since 2000 now, making me Lake Garda’s longest serving. I found teaching what I learnt very satisfying, because there’s always something new to learn on this job.’
Sergio Bugin
Lake Maggiore
Start of employment: 2019
Machinist mechanic
‘As a child I used to listen to the stories of my granddad who worked at Navigazione Laghi and travelled around the lake for thirty years. So when I finished school I tried applying for a job but wasn’t successful. I tried other jobs but nothing I really enjoyed. A few years later they finally called me up. I’ve been at Navigazione Laghi for six years now. It’s a dynamic firm which has given me the chance to do a range of jobs. I’m currently a boatyard machinist.’
