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Maersk Container Industry appoints new CEO

Sean S. Fitzgerald has been appointed as Maersk Container Industry's (MCI) new chief executive officer to lead the A.P. Moller - Maersk's Transport & Logistics division in its development of refrigerated and dry containers effective 1 January 2018.

As CEO of Maersk Container Industry, Fitzgerald will assume overall responsibility for the strategic direction and the entire operations of the company including its more than 5,000 employees in three container manufacturing plants in Chile and China and its R&D centre in Denmark.

Maersk Container Industry appoints new CEO

Since 2014, Fitzgerald has acted as president at Joy Global China, part of the Japanese manufacturing company Komatsu Mining Corp, successfully leading a footprint of eight plants in China. Prior to this, he was Regional Vice President of Joy Mining Machinery, responsible for 13 plants in the Americas.

He has also held executive positions over the course of almost 10 years at General Electric.

Says Soren Toft, chairman of the Maersk Container Industry Advisory Board: “We are very pleased to welcome him to lead Maersk Container Industry in its next level of development.

“Sean’s proven track record driving production intensive businesses to profitability and market leadership makes him the ideal leader to spearhead Maersk Container Industry towards further market expansion, technology development and efficient operations.”

“I look forward to leveraging my experience in heavy equipment manufacturing to build on the company’s strong position in the market," says Fitzgerald.

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