Global Ports announces appointment of Chief Operating Officer
Global Ports Investments PLC today announces that Anders Kjeldsen has been appointed as Chief Operational Officer of Global Ports as of 1st July 20131, said in the company's press release.
Anders Kjeldsen has strong terminal and port operations experience having built a track record in the industry across various roles over the last 22 years. These positions covered operational management, general management and board memberships in different business units within the APM Terminals global portfolio. His global experience will contribute to cementing Global Ports’ leading position in the rapidly growing Russian container market and further boost the Group’s positioning as the partner of choice for leading container shipping companies seeking to do business in Russia.
Biography
Anders Kjeldsen, born in Denmark 1969, headed APM Terminals in the Western Mediterranean (covering terminals in Spain and Morocco with a total capacity of 5M TEU and with opportunities for further growth) from February 2012 to June 2013. An industry veteran, he joined the A.P. Moller-Maersk group in 1991. Prior to his role of managing the Western Mediterranean region he was Managing Director of APM Terminals Algeciras, a 3.6M TEU container terminal in Southern Spain. He has throughout his career worked in Denmark, Germany, Netherlands and Spain.
Global Ports Investments PLC is the leading operator of container terminals in the Russian market.
Global Ports' terminals are located in the Baltic and Far East Basins, key regions for foreign trade cargo flows. Global Ports operates three container terminals in Russia (Petrolesport and Moby Dik in St. Petersburg, Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company in the Vostochny Port) and two container terminals in Finland (Multi-Link Terminals Helsinki and Multi-Link Terminals Kotka). Global Ports group also includes Yanino Logistics Park located in the vicinity of St. Petersburg and a major oil product terminal, Vopak E.O.S., in Estonia.
Global Ports' consolidated revenue for 2012 was USD 501.8 million. Adjusted EBITDA for 2012 was USD 288 million. The Group's Russian Ports segment handled a total container throughput of approximately 1,450 thousand TEUs in 2012 (excluding Yanino).
Global Ports major shareholders are Transportation Investments Holding Limited (operating under the brand name of N-Trans), one of the largest private transportation and infrastructure groups in Russia (37.5%), and APM Terminals B.V., whose core expertise is the design, construction, management and operation of ports, terminals and inland services with a global terminal network of 62 operating port facilities and 160 Inland Services operations, giving APM Terminals a global presence in 68 countries (37.5%). The remaining 25% of Global Ports shares are in public hands and held in the form of global depositary receipts listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE ticker: GLPR).