Who is who

PATRIK BENRICK

Port of Gothenburg’s Head of Strategic Development & Innovation

Benrick, holding a degree in industrial economics from the Chalmers University of Technology, had been employed by the Swedish Transport Administration for the past seven years. Earlier, he worked for WSP Sweden as Cargo Transport & Logistics Analyst. Benrick’s main task in his new role will be launching & running strategic initiatives.

BRIAN BITSCH

APM Terminals Nordics’ CCO

Bitsch, a.o. a graduate of Copenhagen Business School in business administration – finance and investments, has moved within APM Terminals from Denmark, where he served as Senior Director, to Sweden being now responsible for developing & managing the Nordic markets for the company’s sea container terminals in Aarhus, Gothenburg, and Kalundborg. Earlier, he worked for Maersk in various positions and across multiple geographies, including as MD of Maersk Bulgaria.

LUIS DE CARVALHO

Copenhagen Malmö Port’s Commercial Cruise Director

De Carvalho’s career in the cruise, tourism and travel industry spans over 35 years, during which he successfully managed port and destination development globally. He started in the cruise sector in 1986 with Premier Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, later spending 12 years with Crystal Cruises. For the last decade, de Carvalho managed Bermello Ajamil & Partners’ Europe division.

ZENO D’AGOSTINO

ESPO’s Chairman

The President of the Italian Port Network Authority of the Eastern Adriatic Sea has been chosen to chair the European Sea Ports Organisation, where he was Deputy President from November 2018. Holding several degrees from the University of Padua (in political science and economics), D’Agostino has worked in the port industry for many years, a.o., as the Port of Naples’ Secretary-General, the Port of Trieste’s Commissioner, and the Italian Port Association’s President.

TANJA DREILICH

HHLA’s CFO

Dreilich will join HHLA’s Executive Board on 1/01/23 to assume responsibility for the Finance and Real Estate divisions from 1/02/23. She comes directly from ZF Friedrichshafen, a provider of mobility technology. Dreilich studied economics and graduated with a degree in business administration from the J. W. Goethe University in Frankfurt. She also holds an Executive MBA from the WHU Business School in Vallendar and the Kellogg Business School in Chicago.

HUMPHREY LAU

DESMI’s CEO

After more than 26 years as the company’s CEO, Henrik Sørensen handed over the leadership baton to Humphrey Lau, a seasoned professional with global experience. He worked for 16 years with Novo Nordisk (including establishing the company in China from the ground up in 1994) and Novozymes (responsible for the biofuel development in 2005), and 14 years with Grundfos, where he most recently held the position of Group SVP, Global Industry Business.

MARTIN LEOPOLD

InstaFreight’s CFO

Holding a degree in mathematics from the University of Münster, Leopold takes on the newly created position with the German logtech scale-up. He has gained substantial experience in logistics during his career – especially in finance, sales, and IT. From 2014 to 2017, Leopold was Chief Financial Officer at Deutsche Post DHL Group, followed by work as Chief Sales Officer at the logistics powerhouse in Bonn. Earlier, he had worked for 16 years as a Principal at CTcon.

TOMAS SJÖDAHL

Cargo Director, Eckerö Line

Sjödahl has 25 years of experience in international logistics, having worked as, among others, CEO at Oy Victor Ek Ab and their Board Member. He started his career with DFDS in Turku in 1998 and also worked for Karjaan KTK (as Managing Director) and Ikiterassi (COO). Sjödahl also offers logistics consulting through Oy Netpac Ab. Eckerö Line’s former Cargo Director, Markku Onniselkä, retired on 30/11/22 but will continue as Senior Advisor until 28/02/23.