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Roland Kirch leaves Hapag-Lloyd

Roland Kirch leaves Hapag-Lloyd

   Hapag-Lloyd said Roland Kirch, a member of its executive board left the company at his own request on June 30.

   'Roland Kirch contributed to making Hapag-Lloyd a future-oriented company. The supervisory board thanks him for his successful work. We regret Mr. Kirch's decision,' said Michael Frenzel, supervisory board chairman.

   Kirch, 38, joined Hapag-Lloyd in 2004 and held a variety of positions. In April 2009 he was appointed to the executive board of Hapag-Lloyd AG heading the area “development and markets.” This covers the department's corporate and strategic development, information technology, global business support as well as documentation centers. He was also responsible for human resources.