Hapag-Lloyd announced the hiring of Jesper Praestensgaard as its new chief commercial officer on Tuesday.
The German liner company’s supervisory board also appointed Praestensgaard, 46, to its executive board as of Jan. 1, when he takes over as CCO.
Praestensgaard will be responsible for Hapag-Lloyd’s marketing and sales. He has more than 20 years of experience in liner shipping. He worked in various senior positions for Maersk Line, most recently as Singapore-based chief executive of the Asia-Pacific region with responsibility for all liner shipping activities in Southeast Asia as well as Australia and New Zealand.
“Jesper Praestensgaard’s appointment as CCO represents a systematic continuation of our strategy of constantly boosting our activities in the Marketing/Sales field so as to be invariably able to offer our customers optimal service in a rapidly changing market,” said Michael Behrendt, chairman of the executive board of Hapag-Lloyd.
Along with chairman and CEO Michael Behrendt, the other members of the executive board are Ulrich Kranich, chief operation officer, and CFO Peter Ganz.
The German liner company’s supervisory board also appointed Praestensgaard, 46, to its executive board as of Jan. 1, when he takes over as CCO.
Praestensgaard will be responsible for Hapag-Lloyd’s marketing and sales. He has more than 20 years of experience in liner shipping. He worked in various senior positions for Maersk Line, most recently as Singapore-based chief executive of the Asia-Pacific region with responsibility for all liner shipping activities in Southeast Asia as well as Australia and New Zealand.
“Jesper Praestensgaard’s appointment as CCO represents a systematic continuation of our strategy of constantly boosting our activities in the Marketing/Sales field so as to be invariably able to offer our customers optimal service in a rapidly changing market,” said Michael Behrendt, chairman of the executive board of Hapag-Lloyd.
Along with chairman and CEO Michael Behrendt, the other members of the executive board are Ulrich Kranich, chief operation officer, and CFO Peter Ganz.