Leif Kristian Weum has been appointed to the position of Managing Director of the Kongsberg Maritime Sales and Service office in Athens, Greece. Kongsberg Maritime Hellas SA is a key Sales & Customer Support office established to serve the significant number of Greek shipping companies, located in the Athens area.
Having served on the Kongsberg Maritime Hellas SA Board of Directors since the office was opened in 2011 and in various customer support and sales management roles within Kongsberg for almost two decades, Leif Kristian Weum is well positioned to take the helm from Managing Director, Terje Dyhre, who remains in Kongsberg Maritime. In addition to managing Kongsberg Maritime Hellas SA, Leif Kristian Weum will manage the sales activities in the East Mediterranean and UAE/Middle East, in close collaboration with Kongsberg Maritime Sales in Norway and in Greece.
With a large number of ferry operators and merchant vessel owners, Greece is key market for Kongsberg Maritime. Kongsberg Maritime Hellas SA services the local area and southern Europe. Its 16 staff provide effective support for hundreds of vessels using Kongsberg Maritime products including Navigation & Automation solutions, Tank Gauging Systems, Custody Transfer Systems for gas carriers, Vessel Performance Systems, Fleet Performance Systems and DP technology.