APM Terminals has implemented a new organisational structure that will see the creation of three macro regions in line with its geographical footprint and future growth aspirations.
The move, according to a statement from the company, “aims to accelerate customer-centricity and decision-making and improve agility”.
It is also intended to facilitate operational synergies and opportunities between terminals and Maersk Ocean.
Each regional managing director – representing Africa and Europe, the Americas, and Asia and Middle East – will report directly to the CEO. “This streamlined and simplified management structure will enable better proximity to the markets, and further drive operational excellence and automation with a more focused COO function,” says APM Terminals CEO Keith Svendsen.
The regional managing directors are Igor van den Essen, Africa & Europe, Jon Goldner, Asia & Middle East, and Leo Huisman, Americas.
“As we dive deeper into our strategy execution this year, we are introducing changes that help us keep up with market developments and customers’ expectations,” says Svendsen.
In line with APM’s revised decarbonisation ambitions, the decarbonisation office becomes part of the COO function, with the head of decarbonisation for APM Terminals reporting directly to the new COO.
“This places the decarbonisation agenda at the heart of operations. In January 2022, APM Terminals committed to bringing forward by a decade its net-zero greenhouse gas emission target to 2040 and to a 70% reduction in absolute (total) emissions as an interim milestone for the period 2020-2030.”
