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Safmarine appoints new CEO
Safmarine has announced the appointment of Grant Daly as its new CEO, effective 1 February 2012. South African-born Daly, currently Safmarine's head of MPV (Multi-Purpose Vessel) unit, replaces Tomas Dyrbye, who has been the company's CEO for the past two and a half years.
Daly joined Safmarine 17 years ago after graduating from the University of Stellenbosch with a Bachelor of Economics degree.
The appointment of a new Safmarine CEO follows the announcement in October 2011 of the Maersk Liner Business' intention to integrate the corporate and regional management activities of Safmarine into those of the Maersk Line, whilst retaining and growing a separate Safmarine brand and operating model. Safmarine will continue to have its own independent pricing, capacity, sales and customer services structure, supported by more than 1,400 Safmariners located in 130 countries around the world.
As new CEO, Daly will be based at the new Safmarine headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark where he will report to Hanne B. Sørensen, Maersk Line's chief commercial officer.
Daly says: "For close on two decades I have been fortunate to enjoy a varied, exciting and immensely fulfilling career with Safmarine and it's an honour to take the helm as chief custodian of the Safmarine brand. My immediate priority is to establish the Safmarine Centre team in Copenhagen and to ensure we provide Safmariners in the countries with the support they need to deliver on our Safmarine promise to customers."
