Maersk announces management changes in Damco
Klaus Rud Sejling, current Head of East West Trades in Maersk Line, has been appointed CEO of Damco with effect from 1 October. Current Damco CEO, Hanne B. Sørensen, has decided to leave the Maersk Group, the company said in its press release.
Klaus Rud Sejling joined the Group in 1997 and has worked in various roles in Maersk Tankers and Maersk Line before joining Maersk Logistics as Branch Manager and later as CCO for Greater China. Most recently, he has been Head of Group Strategy; and COO and CCO of Maersk Tankers, before re-joining Maersk Line as Head of East West Trades in 2014.
Klaus Rud Sejling’s replacement as Head of East West Trades in Maersk Line will be announced at a later stage.
Hanne B. Sørensen, current CEO of Damco, has decided to leave the Maersk Group as of 14 October 2016.
Hanne B. Sørensen took over as CEO of Damco in January 2014 coming from a position as CEO for Maersk Tankers from 2012 to 2014.
Hanne B. Sørensen started her career at Maersk in 1994 when she joined as an economist. Between 1997 and 2002, she held various CFO positions for Maersk Line in India, Italy and Singapore. From 2002 to 2006 she was Global Programme Director for the implementation of the SAP-based financial system in Maersk Line. In 2006, Hanne Sørensen was promoted to Group Vice President and Maersk Line Area Manager for the Eastern Mediterranean region with base in Genoa. She became Chief Commercial Officer for Maersk Line in 2008.
