Roman Fürtig Represents the Port of Hamburg in Eastern Germany

At the turn of the year, Roman Fürtig has taken over the management of the HHM representation for Eastern Germany of the Port of Hamburg. The trained historian and political scientist takes over the role from Stefan Kunze, who will retire at the end of April.

(Hamburg/Berlin) Roman Fürtig, a native of Mecklenburg, will oversee the market environment of Eastern Germany from Berlin. He is the point of contact for members and companies in this region. Additionally, Fürtig has the opportunity in Berlin to comprehensively inform representatives of federal politics about the Port of Hamburg. “We look forward to working with Roman Fürtig and are confident that his expertise and commitment will make a valuable contribution to promoting the Port of Hamburg in the Eastern Germany region. Antje Göhler will continue to support him from our office in Dresden,” emphasizes Axel Mattern, Board Member of Hafen Hamburg Marketing.

Previously Worked in the Bundestag

In the past 20 years, the 49-year-old Fürtig has worked as a scientific advisor and as the office manager for Hamburg representatives in the German Bundestag. Here, he dealt with the Port of Hamburg and its hinterland traffic for many years. He also contributed to the overall concept of the Elbe. As the voluntary chairman of the association “Die Pfeffersäcke,” which includes Hamburgers working in Berlin, he has another close connection to the Hanseatic city.

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