Tidligere DFDS-chef ny CEO i Fjord Line

Det kriseramte norske færgerederi henter den tidligere DFDS-direktør Brian Thorsted Hansen ind som ny koncernchef. Som andre færgerederier er Fjord Line hårdt plaget af pandemien, der har kostet hundredevis af ansatte deres job - incl. topchefen.

Foto: Fjord Line..

Brian Thorsted Hansen forlod DFDS i sommer efter 14 år i det danske rederi, hvor han senest var leder af passagerdivisionen. Nu skal han forsøge at rette op på økonomien i det norske rederi, hvor han tiltræder 18. januar.

“Vi er meget glade for, at Brian har takket ja til jobbet. Han har lang erfaring fra branchen - både fra drift og ledelse. Fjord Line var godt positioneret før coronakrisen, og vi har stor tillid til, at Brian vil sikre, at selskabet kommer stærkt ud af krisen og fortsætter den positive udvikling,” siger bestyrelsesformand Peter Frølich i en kommentar til udnævnelsen.

Thorsted Hansen afløser Arne Roland, der har fungeret som midlertidig topchef i rederiet siden oktober, hvor den adm. direktør siden 2015, Rickard Ternblom, blev fyret. Det skete samtidig med afskedigelsen af 140 medarbejdere i rederiet, der siden august har afskediget omkring 300 medarbejdere på grund af de rejserestriktioner, der har ført til tomme skibe og aflyste afgange mellem de nordiske lande.

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