Hapag-Lloyd Names Rothkopf COO
Hapag-Lloyd has announced that Maximilian Rothkopf is to be its new chief operating officer (COO). He will take over as new COO of Hapag-Lloyd when Anthony J. Firmin retires in late June.Maximilian Rothkopf, who holds a master's degree as well as a doctorate in business administration, has been a Partner since 2014 at McKinsey & Company, where he has been a member of the global Travel, Transport and Logistics (TTL) leadership team. He started his career in 2005 at the management consulting firm, where he has particularly provided advice to larger liner shipping companies, airlines and
Hapag-Lloyd Names Haeser Next CCO
Internet AG. Prior to that, he held various management positions at Sixt AG, Telefonica O2 and VIAG Interkom. Haeser will take up his new position in Hamburg on October 1, 2015. As a result, Hapag-Lloyd’s executive board will have four members: Rolf Habben Jansen, chief executive officer; Anthony J. Firmin, chief operating officer; Nicolás Burr, chief financial officer; and Thorsten Haeser, chief commercial officer
Habben Jansen Takes over as Hapag-Lloyd CEO
Hapag-Lloyd announced changes in its Executive Board resulting from departure of Michael Behrendt and Ulrich Kranich; Anthony J. Firmin to become new Executive Board member Rolf Habben Jansen, who has been a member of the Hapag-Lloyd AG's Executive Board since April 1, has assumed the position of CEO effective July 1. He succeeds Michael Behrendt, who left the Hapag-Lloyd AG's Executive Board as scheduled on June 30, as did COO Ulrich Kranich. The new COO is Anthony J. Firmin who joined the Executive Board today after 19 years at the company. Peter Ganz continues as CFO, a position he has held
