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Ship management company V.Group has announced the appointment of Bjoern Sprotte as chief executive officer, Ship Management.<\/p>\n
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Based in Hamburg and reporting directly to V.Group CEO Ren\u00e9 Kofod-Olsen, Sprotte replaces Franck Kayser, who has requested to refocus his overall responsibilities and will be assuming leadership of the Group\u2019s activities in Denmark.<\/p>\n
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Sprotte joins V.Group from OSM Maritime Group, where he spent four years in a number of senior roles, including chief operating officer, president and, most recently, chief executive officer.<\/p>\n
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His career started at Rickmers Group, where he rose from nautical officer to CEO of maritime services over a period of 15 years, from which he moved to the position of vice president at Carnival Group, where he was responsible for the development and delivery of ship management strategy.<\/p>\n
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Kofod-Olsen said, \u201c[Sprotte] has an extensive depth and breadth of experience in the maritime industry and possesses the commercial, technical and operational skills and knowledge to deliver sustainable benefits to our customers.<\/p>\n
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\u201c[Kayser] will assume the role of managing director, Denmark and will focus his energy on strategic growth opportunities in this important market, with a view to growing both our ship management and broader service offerings.<\/p>\n
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