Unifeeder, the largest Pan-European feeder and shortsea operator, announced the appointment of Nils Smedegaard Andersen, former Group CEO of the Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S, as new Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Nils Smedegaard Andersen succeeds former Hapag-Lloyd CCO Jesper Præstensgaard, who instead takes up the position as Deputy Chairman.
Nils Smedegaard Andersen today works as a professional board member and strategic adviser to e.g. Nordic Capital Funds. He currently serves as Non-Executive Director at BP plc, Non-Executive Director at Unilever, as well as Chairman of the Board of international retail group, Dansk Supermarked A/S. The position at Unifeeder is his first directorship within the logistics & shipping industry after he left A.P. Moller – Maersk.
Commenting on his new position, Nils Smedegaard Andersen says: “Unifeeder has significantly expanded its network and service offering in recent years and I look forward to working with management to further strengthening Unifeeder’s market position by building closer customer relationships and developing the service offering, while considering entering into new markets, possibly through M&A.”
Under its present ownership, led by leading private equity investor, Nordic Capital, Unifeeder has since 2013 grown to spann 96 ports in Northern and Western Europe, the Mediterranean (incl. North Africa and the Middle East) as well as the Black Sea.