John Pittalis

Head of Marketing & Communications AAL Shipping (AAL) 

John Pittalis is Head of Marketing & Communications at AAL Shipping (AAL), a role he has held since joining the company in 2014. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. 

John also serves as Head of Marketing & Communications for Schoeller Holdings, an international group with ownership interests across the maritime, aviation, hospitality, and digital development sectors, of which AAL is a proud member. 

Prior to joining AAL, John ran a strategic marketing agency, providing consultancy services to clients in ship management, financial services, and fast-moving consumer goods. He began his career at Shandwick in London, delivering press office and crisis communications consultancy to clients including a major UK ferry operator and a South of England port operator. 

His published thesis on Recession Marketing led to guest lecturer invitations for both graduate and postgraduate university students in the UK and overseas.