Hamburg-based Hapag-Lloyd will expand its Executive Board to five members when Dheeraj Bhatia joins the company on January 1, 2024, as a member of the Executive Board and CEO of Hapag-Lloyd’s new terminal company, Hapag-Lloyd Terminal Holding, based in Rotterdam.

According to a press release, Dheeraj Bhatia comes from a position as Head of Middle East in Dubai, a position he has held since 2018. In parallel, he has been a member of Hapag-Lloyd’s Executive Committee.

He originally joined Hapag-Lloyd in 2014 as Head of the company’s business in India.

”Thanks to his international experience, the Supervisory Board is absolutely convinced that the development, expansion and integration of our terminal portfolio will be in the best hands,” says Michael Behrendt, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, on the appointment of Dheeraj Bhatia.

In addition to the new Terminal Director, Hapag-Lloyd’s Executive Board as of January 1 will consist of CEO Rolf Habben Jansen, IT Director Donya-Florence Amer, CFO Mark Frese and COO Maximilian Rothkopf.