Who is who

ARUNA HUSSAIN

Managing Director of Sealand Europe & Med

The European and Mediterranean division of Maersk’s feeder & short sea arm has a new lead. Starting in 2000, Hussain worked for Maersk in liner and trade roles in Pakistan and the UK, then left for Australia in 2010, working for a few years as Supply Chain and Operations Director for Australia at Wayfair, and rejoined Maersk in 2016, first as Damco’s Country Head and then as Chief Operations Officer for the Middle East. Up till now, Hussain was Area Managing Director for Maersk in Pakistan.

MARKO RAHIKAINEN

One Sea’s Ecosystem Lead

Captain Rahikainen brings a wealth of maritime experience, particularly in safety, security, and facilitation. Recently, he was employed by the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency, where, among others, he represented the country at the EU Committee of Safe Seas. He was also involved in introducing the maritime autonomous surface ships topic at the IMO. Earlier, Rahikainen worked for the Finnish Maritime Administration as Maritime Inspector.

SØREN POULSGAARD JENSEN

Advisory Board Member of EHRENBERG SØRENSEN Kommunikation

Søren Poulsgaard Jensen worked, first as CFO and then CEO, for the Danish-Germany ferry line Scandlines for 11 years, having joined the company in 2010. Previously, he had held various executive positions with A.P. Møller-Mærsk. Jensen will support the international communication agency with his experience in strategy, business development, and operational performance. He is a graduate of the Copenhagen Business School and the London Business School.

NICOLAS ALBRECHT

CEO, CargoBeamer

Albrecht had joined CargoBeamer’s Executive Board in January 2020 as Chief Business Development Officer and was recently chosen by the Supervisory Board as the company’s CEO. The chief responsibility of Albrecht in his new post will be to scale CargoBeamer’s proprietary technology for automated transhipment of semi-trailers onto trains Europe-wide. To that end, Albrecht will lead the development of the company’s terminals (30) and network (50+ services) over the coming ten years.

JENS MATHIASEN

Partner at HFW

The global, shipping sector-focused law firm has opened its Danish office and hired Jens Mathiasen to run the new bureau. Mathiasen previously led the shipping, offshore, and transportation practice at the Danish law firm Gorrissen Federspiel. He is the former Managing Director of the Shipowners’ Council of Copenhagen. Mathiasen also writes and lectures on maritime law, including more than ten years as Head of Maritime Law at Maersk’s graduate training programme MISE.

ALEXANDER ADAMOU

Chief Scientist, VesselsValue

With a first-class degree in Mathematics from Cambridge University and a PhD in Applied Mathematics from Imperial College London, Dr Adamou will oversee the scientific research of the online valuation and data provider. Dr Adamou already worked with VesselsValue – back in 2010 when he led the development of the company’s first asset valuation model. He also supported the company as a Quantitative Consultant in 2012-2022.

MARKUS HIRVONEN

Stargate Rail’s COO

The subsidiary of the Estonian Stargate Hydrogen has hired Markus Hirvonen, PhD in Machine Automation from LUT University, to oversee the implementation of solutions for retrofitting freight locomotives with zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell powertrains. Hirvonen was earlier with Sandvik Mining and Construction as Research and Development Manager for electric and hybrid vehicles. He has also worked on the electrification and digitalisation of mobile machines (at, among others, Rolls-Royce, Valmet Automotive, and Patria).

PAUL SELLS

Global Head of Digital Solutions, ABS

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has appointed Paul Sells, holder of several patents, who joins the Houston-based class from Mira Labs, Inc., where he was Vice-President of Customer Experience. Sells graduated from the University of Tennessee with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and is a Master of Business Administration from the College of William and Mary. Paul has also served in the U.S. Navy as Lead Petty Officer.