– FINLAND, Helsinki – the Board of Directors of Finnlines Plc has accepted Mr Uwe Bakosch’s request to leave his function as the CEO and President of Finnlines Plc, Helsinki. The Board of Directors respectfully accepts his request as of today and thanks Mr Uwe Bakosch for his valuable contributions during his 4 1/2 years in the CEO and President function.
The Board of Directors has appointed Mr Emanuele Grimaldi as the new CEO and President of Finnlines Plc. The Board of Directors has elected Mr Jon-Aksel Torgersen as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors as Mr Grimaldi has step down as the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
At the same time the Board of Directors appreciates and supports Mr Bakosch’s wish to entirely concentrate on heading Finnlines Deutschland Gmbh as of November 5, 2013.
About Finnlines
Finnlines is one of the biggest shipping operators of ro-ro and passenger services in Northern Europe.
The Company is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd and is a part of the Italian Grimaldi Group, one of the world’s largest operators of the Motorways of the Sea in Europe for both passengers and freight. This affiliation enables Finnlines to offer liner services to and from any destination in the Mediterrannean, West Africa as well as the Atlantic Coast of both North and South America.
The Company’s sea transports are concentrated in the Baltic and the North Sea. In addition to cargo, the Company transports passengers on board of 13 ro-pax vessels between six countries and eleven ports.
The Company has subsidiaries or sales offices in Germany, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Luxembourg and Poland and a representative office in Russia.
In addition to sea transportation, the Company provides port services in Finland in Helsinki, Turku and Kotka, which are the most important seaports in Finland.
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