CK Americas Information

CK Americas was founded in 2013, following a 24+ year career at the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group. It is based in Panama and brings together people, ideas and assets in shipping, land transport, logistics, port and terminals, offering consultancy and management services. Clients include different shipping and logistics companies, terminal operators, port and other authorities, as well as investors. CK Americas is focused on:Consultancy, specialized in the Logistics Industry, combining up and coming industry trends with the latest technology and process methodology. Representation for different companies, with products ranging from a Fuel Catalyst, to refrigerated container spare parts. Business Start-Ups within the broader Logistics Industry, as an active equity partner.Specialties: Decisive and action-oriented Leadership, Creative Solutions, Business Development and Improvement, Driving Change, Lean, 6-Sigma, Procurement & Negotiation. I have broad experience from different parts of the A. P. Moller - Maersk Group, in Maersk Line, Safmarine, Maersk Logistics (now Damco), APM Terminals and other Container Business activities over the past 24 years in the group, working in 8 different countries (Denmark, USA, Brazil, Singapore, Uruguay, Russia, Japan and Panama). I have deep functional experience, having worked with Business Development, Marketing, Product Management, Terminal Projects and other Infrastructure Investments, Operations, Procurement and Country Management, including Human Resources and Finance and have over the years held Board positions in 12 different group companies. I was in 2008-2012 Head of Operations (aka Senior Director) for Maersk Line for Latin America & Caribbean, with responsibility for all Terminal, Depot and Vessel operations, and Procurement, latter with a US$ 1.2 billion annual expenditure. Maersk Line was making in Latin America about 6,000 port calls and 600 Panama Canal transits every year, with an operation spread over 70 terminals in 25 countries. In 2012-2013, I was Managing Director for APM Terminals Inland Services, Latin America, overseeing 50 logistics facilities and transport assets in 13 countries, involved in Container Depots, Container maintenance, repair and sales, Warehouse and Distribution Centers and Trucking and Rail services.