Mark Frese to become new CFO of Hapag-Lloyd
During its meeting, Hapag-Lloyd’s supervisory board appointed Mark Frese to the executive board, effective 25 November. On 1 March 2020, he will become the new CFO, replacing Nicolás Burr. Mark Frese was most recently employed as CFO of Ceconomy, the former Metro. Before that, he held various management positions at Metro and Kaufhof Holding.
“When Mark Frese joins us, we will be gaining a very accomplished and highly skilled expert with extensive experience and knowledge of the financial sector. The supervisory board is convinced that, in its new composition, the executive board will remain excellently positioned to lead Hapag-Lloyd to continued future success,” said Michael Behrendt, chairman of the supervisory board of Hapag-Lloyd.
Nicolás Burr will be leaving the company on 29 February 2020 to pursue new projects in Chile. He began working as CFO for Hapag-Lloyd in March 2015. (mw)