Maersk has appointed Thomas Theeuwes as its new Managing Director for India, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka, effective January 1, 2026.
Theeuwes brings nearly two decades of global expertise to the role, most recently serving as Managing Director of the West Africa Area since 2024. Since joining Maersk in Belgium in 2007, he has held senior commercial and leadership positions across Europe, China, and Africa, consistently driving operational excellence and customer-centric growth.
Theeuwes has played an invaluable role as Managing Director in the West Africa Area, building a strong area leadership team with a clear sense of purpose and an extended team that has consistently delivered strong business results. Under his leadership, the team has served Maersk's customers with the right products and aligned their growth with West Africa's economic development.
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Christopher Cook, currently Managing Director of Maersk's India, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka Area, will take over as the new Managing Director of UK & Ireland Area with the start of the new year.
The British national joined Maersk as a trainee in 2002 and has worked over the last two decades across Africa, Europe, Middle East and India with both Damco and Maersk. Christopher Cook has spent the last 7 years in the IMEA region, initially as Managing Director in the UAE Area, successfully leading the integration and transformation of the business there. Most recently, he served as Managing Director for IBS Area where he has operationalised the long-term strategy for the Area, deepened the operational execution capability and lifted the profitability with successful growth across the portfolio.
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