Monday 22 December, 2008

Mr. Rizwan Soomar joins Maersk Line

: Maersk has announced that Mr. Rizwan Soomar has taken over as Managing Director - India & Sri Lanka for Maersk Line; the container shipping arm of the Denmark based A P Moller-Maersk Group.

Rizwan takes over from Hans-Ole Madsen, who after his six year long stint as Managing Director, Maersk India and also as Regional Top for South Asia, has taken up a senior position at APM Terminals (also a A P Moller-Maersk Group Company) as Head of Business Development for Africa, Middle East and the Indian subcontinent.

Rizwan joined the group in 1995 as a management trainee and has since held various senior positions in India and possesses international experience as well. He was the Senior General Manager, North West India before he moved on to Egypt in May 2007. Prior to taking over the present responsibility Rizwan was the Managing Director of Maersk Line Egypt.

On assuming the leadership of the largest container shipping company in India, Rizwan said “I am happy to be back in India where I started my career with Maersk about 13 years back. I am looking forward to take on this new and challenging role. With the effects of the global economic slowdown beginning to show in India, the road ahead is going to be testing and will not only throw a lot of challenges but also many opportunities. I am confident that with the help of our strong setup and skilled resources we will surely sail through these difficult times and in fact emerge stronger.”

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