West Africa Container Terminal, Onne, Rivers State, has appointed Mr Jeethu Jose as managing director.
Announcing this in a statement on Wednesday, the terminal operator said that Jose would be taking over from Mr Syed Zafar.
Until his new appointment, Jose was the deputy managing director of WACT, Onne.
Owned by APMT Terminals, WACT, which started commercial operation in 2006, was the first greenfield container terminal in Nigeria to be built under a Public-Private Partnership model.
The terminal is located within the Oil and Gas Free Zone in Onne Port, Rivers State.
The terminal said that Jose in his new role would be responsible for continuing the expansion and transformation of the global terminal operator’s strategic gateway terminal in the East.
It added that he would report to Frederik Klinke, the Chief Executive Officer of APM Terminals Nigeria, and would work closely with the senior leadership team in Nigeria, the regional team and the global APM Terminals team in The Hague.
In his response, the new WACT MD said, “I am happy to continue my journey in Nigeria to contribute to the realisation of the country’s economic aspiration. Nigeria, which is the largest economy and most populous country in Africa, remains one of the most important markets in the region.
“I look forward to working with relevant stakeholders towards the successful implementation of our strategic priorities in WACT. I also look forward to expanding the frontiers of service delivery to our numerous customers especially in Eastern Nigeria,” he said.
The terminal stated that Jose joined Maersk Group in 2016 and during this tenure had spent time in different roles leading different transformations and teams across geographies.
