Shipping line Safmarine has announced the appointment of Eric Herman as its new chief commercial officer (CCO), a role in which he will lead the group's sales, key accounts, commercial planning, customer services and PR/communication teams.
Mr Herman, who will be based at Safmarine's head office in Antwerp, Belgium, joins the group from petrochemical company SABIC in the Middle East, where his most recent role was as business unit director (polypropylene).
Prior to this, he worked for GE Plastics in the Netherlands, working in a number of senior sales, marketing and customer service roles.
'We are delighted to welcome Eric on board,' said Safmarine CEO Thomas Dyrbye. 'His extensive commercial experience outside the liner shipping industry will give us new insight and an extra cutting edge in propelling our commercial focus forward ahead of our closest competitors.'
