Greencarrier Freight Services has appointed Mikael Forsberg as its first head of global sales, also promoting Jarmo Halonen to the role of Group Director Road Freight.
Forsberg, who takes the title of Chief Commercial Officer, will be responsible for the execution and development of the global sales strategy and has been tasked with achieving some ambitious growth targets. He was formerly Nordic Chief Commercial Officer for Damco and has a strong track record and extensive experience in working internationally.
Halonen, the new Group Director Road Freight, has an extensive knowledge of the European road freight market over the past two decades. He joined Greencarrier three years ago as Managing Director of Freight Services in Finland. “We have a very ambitious plan to become a serious road freight operator in Europe over the next three years,” Halonen said.
Greencarrier Freight Services, one of the Nordic region’s largest privately owned companies specializing in global transport solutions, has been growing steadily over the last few years and is now employs 800 people operating in 14 countries.
CEO Peter Nevhagen said, “We have a very strong presence in Scandinavia, the Baltics and, increasingly, in Eastern Europe. Our strategy is to accelerate this growth, particularly, by targeting road freight in Western Europe and extending our global services further.”
Greencarrier already offers a wide range of sea and air freight services, with a particular expertise in Central Asia and China, and Forsberg will be leading the team to expand the company’s presence in other regions.
The management team will be further expanded before the end of the year as Greencarrier is also in the process of recruiting a new manager in China.