C.F. Sharp Group

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C.F. Sharp Group is a maritime services company based in the Philippines, providing ship agency, shipbroking, and marine consultancy services.

The C.F. SHARP GROUP was established in 1937 when Mr. Antonio V. Rocha, President of Manila Shipping Inc., General Agent in the Philippines for States Steamship Corporation and Mr. Chester F. Sharp, Owners Representative of States Steamship, decided to venture out on their own in the shipping industry. After a secret meeting in Tokyo, Japan with Mr. Masao Doi, President of Daido Lines, which later on became Japan Lines, the company was formed on November 23, 1937 and immediately began doing business as the newly appointed general agent of Daido lines in the Philippines. The company initially concentrated on booking sugar export cargoes for its principal’s vessels and thus the famous and well-known cable address " SUGARCRAFT " was registered. The outbreak of World War II in 1941 brought to a standstill all the shipping activities of the company in the Far East. Only the San Francisco office remained open. In 1945, after the end of the war, the company immediately resumed the operations of its Manila office and opened its branch offices in Japan under a special permit issued by the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces Japan, Gen. Douglas MacArthur. This was followed shortly by the opening of additional branch offices in Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong. In the 1960’s, Don Antonio V. Rocha bought out the interests of Mr. Chester F. Sharp and the company became a 100 % Filipino owned corporation. A decade later Don Antonio retired and turned over the day to day management of the group to his sons. Today, the C.F. SHARP GROUP has expanded from its original business of Liner and Husbanding Agencies, to being a leader in the fields of Crewing, Travel, Freight Forwarding, Brokerage, Air Cargo, Airline GSA, Land-based Recruiting and Training. Mr. Antonio L. Rocha is the Chairman Emeritus, Ambassador Juan Jose Rocha is the Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Mr. Arturo V. Rocha is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the C.F. SHARP GROUP. Capt. Hans J. Rosenfeldt, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of C.F. Sharp Crew Management, Inc., and Sharp-ISS Port Agencies, Inc. CFSCMI is one of the largest and most reputable manning agencies in the Philippines. Sharp-ISS is an alliance between the C.F. SHARP GROUP and Inchcape Shipping Services and is also one of the largest husbanding agencies in the country. Capt. Rosenfeldt is also the Managing Director of the groups Singapore offices: C.F. Sharp Shipping Agencies Pte. Ltd., Sharp Travel Service Pte. Ltd., Commercial Freight and Storage Pte. Ltd. Mr. Uwe Hesse, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of C.F. Sharp Shipping Agencies, Inc. and Commercial Freight Services, Inc., heads the operations of these two companies which are the groups’ arm in Liner Shipping, Freight Forwarding, Brokerage and Air Cargo. Mr. Raul V. Austria, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of C.F. Sharp Holdings, Inc. is in charge of the groups holding company that also provides infrastructure support to all the other companies belonging to the group. Ms. Olga B. Oronce, Vice President and Treasurer of C.F. Sharp Holdings, Inc. is in charge of the treasury management and finances of all the companies within the C.F. SHARP GROUP. Mr. Harry D. Inoferio, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Rocha Y Cia, Inc., manages the groups Airline GSA business. Rocha y Cia. Inc. is the General Sales Agent in the Philippines for Delta Air Lines, Air Mauritius, and Lauda Air. Mr. Jon B. Rocha, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Sharp Travel Service (Philippines), Inc., manages the group's travel business and is assisted by Mr. Bert De La Rama, Vice President sales and Marketing. Sharp Travel is the oldest and largest Travel Agencies in the Philippines and specializes in the handling of Corporate, Seafarer travels and Inbound Tours. Ms. Evelyn M. Victoria, Managing Director of Sharp-Karilagan Training Academy, Inc., manages the groups’ in-house training center. SKTA specializes in the training of quality seafarers for the Hotel and Catering Depts. on board Passenger and Cruise vessels. Ms. Christie H. Corpuz, President of International Quality Manpower Services, Inc., oversees the management of IQMAN, which caters to the land-based manpower requirements of foreign companies that are in need of skilled and highly qualified contract workers for their projects. Mr. Roger J. Storey, Marketing Director of the C. F. SHARP GROUP, is in-charge of the group’s international marketing operations. He is head quartered at the offices of the C. F. Sharp Shipping Group in the United Kingdom.

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