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Dalgaard ... new group CEO, Gulftainer

Gulftainer appoints new group CEO

UAE, February 29, 2016

UAE-based Gulftainer, a leading terminal operating and logistics company, has appointed Flemming Dalgaard as the new chief executive officer of the group.

Former CEO Peter Richards will now serve on Gulftainer’s executive board and lead the expansion of the company’s footprint in the US as CEO of Gulftainer USA, said a statement from the company.

Richards has implemented the company’s diversification strategy, and helped to shape the once small port operator into the international integrated logistics provider it is today. He also played an instrumental role in expanding the company’s global footprint further into the Middle East, Europe, Asia and North and South America, it added.

Dalgaard joined Gulftainer in August 2015 to manage its international operations. In his new role as CEO of the group, he is mandated to oversee the strategic growth of the company, which currently operates and manages ports and logistics businesses in the UAE and internationally across Iraq, Brazil, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and the USA.

With over 30 years in the international maritime industry, he also served as senior vice president for group strategy at DP World and CEO for DP World Europe and Russia region. In a previous role, he was also the managing director at Maersk Line in the UK.

Badr Jafar, chairman of Gulftainer’s executive board, and CEO of Crescent Enterprises, said: “In his 30-year career with the company, Richards has spearheaded efforts to ensure the company’s transition from a home-grown UAE company into an international player in the global port operations business.”

“The board has great confidence in his abilities to further accelerate our growth within the US market, and we wish him many more productive years with the Gulftainer family,” he said.

Richards said: “Given his experience in the industry and his previous position as Gulftainer’s CEO for international operations, Dalgaard brings a wealth of industry experience to his new role as CEO of the group.”

“As we continue to expand worldwide, his global industry knowledge and strong customer relationships will prove invaluable in consolidating this growth,” he added. – TradeArabia News Service




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