Friday, February 15, 2013

Maersk Line CCO Stepping Down


After only a year in the position, Maersk Line Chief Commercial Officer Lucas Vos is stepping down and leaving the company.

Vos will leave his position as head of the commercial part the business and member of the Liner Management Board on May 1, 2013.

Vos was named Maersk Line’s CCO in January 2012 after spending the previous four years as the company’s Chief Process Officer. He was an area manager for the company’s France, Iberia and Maghreb offices from 2006-2008. He joined the company following its takeover of P&O Nedlloyd.

“Lucas Vos has been part of the top management team in Maersk Line for the past five years. He has been an integral part of turning the company around,” Maersk Line CEO Søren Skou said in a prepared statement. “I would like to take the opportunity to thank Lucas for his efforts and the good collaboration. We are sad to see him go and wish him best of luck.”

According to Maersk, Vos is taking take some time off to consider his next step. A decision on a successor to his post has not yet been made.