Container Owners Association's Board of Directors have elected Uffe Ernst-Frederiksen, Head of Cargo Management, AP Moller-Maersk, to the position of COA Chairman, effective January 1, 2020.
He takes over from Brian Darnowski, Senior Vice-President – Operations, Triton International Ltd, who has completed his 3-year term of office.
The COA Board has also elected Paul Johnescu, Vice-President, Facilities & Equipment Engineering, Matson Navigation Company, as the Organisation’s Vice-Chairman. Uffe Ernst-Frederiksen was previously Vice-Chairman and has been a Board Member of the COA since 2014, while Paul Johnescu joined the Board in 2016.