Maersk Line has hired Stephen Schueler as its Chief
Commercial Officer, effective May 27. Schueler, a 46-year-old American, comes
to Maersk from Microsoft Corp., where he was the head of global retail sales
and marketing.
He takes over for former Maersk Line CCO Lucas Vos, who submitted
his resignation in February after seven years with the company. Vos’ last day
was May 1.
Schueler had only been with Microsoft since August 2012, but
prior to that, he spent more than 20 years with Procter & Gamble, where he utilized
his sales and management skills in a variety of roles across Europe, South
America and Asia before becoming the company’s head of global retail sales.
“Stephen has developed and led the global sales operations
of two of the world’s largest and most prestigious companies with great
results. We are focused on improving the way we sell our services to customers
in order to reach volume and profit targets and Stephen brings valuable insight
that we hope to leverage,” Maersk Line CEO Søren Skou said. “Combined with
extensive international sales experience, he is exactly what we are looking for
to further strengthen the Maersk Line sales force.”
With Maersk Line, Stephen will be responsible for over 9,000
Maersk Line employees in 125 countries, which includes the global country organizations
and all global sales, customer service and communication related tasks.
He’s also expected to focus on sales efficiency, value
selling and customer needs, according to Maersk.
