Damco Appoints European CEO

Damco has appointed Flemming Frost as CEO for Europe. His major task will be to grow Damco’s market presence.

Flemming Frost has from January 1st 2012 assumed the role as CEO for Damco’s activities in Europe, replacing Kim Hedegaard Sorensen.

“Damco has a strong team in Europe and an exciting portfolio of customers, which will enable further growth, both in mature and developing markets”, says Flemming and adds, “The current economic climate puts a lot of pressure on customers supply chain and transportation related costs and I believe Damco is well positioned to help reduce these costs.”

Flemming Frost has been with the AP Moller-Maersk Group for 27 years, and comes from a position in Damco North Asia overseeing the branch operations in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. He has held different positions in North Asia over the past seven years. Before that he was globally responsible for the ocean, air and VAS products, domiciled in Copenhagen. He has a total of 12 years experience within the industry.

He will be part of the Damco global leadership team and report to Rolf Habben-Jansen, CEO Damco. He will be working from the Damco European regional head office in Rotterdam.