APM Terminals has appointed Henrik L. Pedersen as chief executive officer for the Asia-Pacific Region based in Shanghai, China.
Pedersen joined the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group in 1998, where he held various positions within Maersk Line, before working in DAMCO, the group’s logistics arm. In 2001, he became chief financial officer of DAMCO Greater China Area based in Shanghai, and subsequently took up the position as head of Warehousing, Distribution and New Investment Projects, also for DAMCO Greater China Area.
In 2008, Pedersen he was made vice president of business development Latin America, where he oversaw investment projects in Callao, Peru; Santos, Brazil; Moin, Costa Rica; and Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico.