Lauritzen Bulkers president draws on Asian virtues
Lauritzen Bulkers president Peter Borup has spent most of his career in Asia. In fact, he wound up in shipping by accident, but the profession, where brutal honesty and relations are crucial aspects, has taken hold of him.
BY KATRINE GRØNVALD RAUN
He knew that the ringing phone would not lead to any concrete business. When the Koreans called him it was primarily to practice their English. This went on for around a year and a half, when Peter Borup was stationed in South Korea as a broker for A.P. Moeller-Maersk back in 1993.
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