Fetten Named CEO at MV WEFTEN
Maritime industry veteran Peter Fetten will take over as President & CEO of German shipbuilder MV WERFTEN as of May 1, 2018. Jarmo Laakso will remain as Managing Director and step into the position of COO to focus on cruise shipbuilding.Fetten was previously the Senior Vice President of Corporate Ship Refits at Carnival Corporation & PLC for the past nine years. He was also Vice President Newbuilding and Fleet Design of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. for eight years and held several executive positions during his 16 years at Blohm+Voss Shipyard. Fetten is also a past member of the board of
MV WERFTEN Takes On 90 New Trainees
and Commerce as “TOP training companies” for the high quality of their training, the most recent of these having been received in the spring of 2017. “In the competition for the best skilled staff, training carried out within your own company plays a key role,” said Jarmo Laakso, CEO of MV WERFTEN. “This is why we attach great importance to having a forward-looking and diverse apprenticeship programme and make long term plans with our trainees.” The career prospects for these future skilled workers are very good – the shipbuilding group has
MV WERFTEN Promotes Luukkonen
Janne Luukkonen has taken over the position of Director of Project Management at MV WERFTEN as of August 1, 2017. He is a member of the senior management, responsible for all shipbuilding projects, and reports to CEO Jarmo Laakso. Luukkonen was previously a member of the Meyer Werft management team in Turku, Finland. Now as director, he is responsible for the project management of MV WERFTEN’s newbuilding program. “Tomorrow we will deliver the first vessel under the flag of MV WERFTEN: Crystal Bach, the world’s most luxurious river ship. Crystal Mahler is to follow
