Maersk Line Gets New Head in China
By Aiswarya Lakshmi
Friday, May 22, 2015
Maersk Line on May 21 announced that Mike Fang become the company's new chief of east - and central China. He joins with effect from 1 July 2015.
Fang has been head of Maersk Line North China since 2012. He replaces David Williams, who will become the new CEO of Safmarine.
IHS Maritime 360 quoted Tim Smith, CEO of Maersk Line North Asia as saying that Mike had been appointed head of the organization in eastern and central China. Tim said that Mike with his expertise in local market and extensive experience would provide great value to the organization in eastern and central China.
Fang started in Maersk Line as a sales representative in 1994. In the last 21 years, he has been head of the department and Shenzhen sales manager for eastern China in Maersk Line.
Meanwhile, David Williams is moving to Copenhagen to become global CEO of Safmarine.
Born in 1968, Fang graduated from Hua Zhong University of Science and Technology with a Master’s degree in System Engineering in 1992 and earned an Executive MBA from the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in 2004.