Lars Christiansen appointed Hapag-Lloyd's new MD in Asia

Lars Christiansen (pictured above) is Hapag-Lloyd’s new senior managing director of the Asia region, following last month’s promotion of Joachim Schlotfeldt to chief personnel and global procurement officer.

Mr Christiansen had a 20-year career with Maersk, holding various management positions in Denmark, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, before joining UASC in 2006 where he eventually became chief trade officer in 2012.

Last year he joined Hapag-Lloyd as head of the Middle East region, and today Dheeraj Bhatia (pictured below) was named as ...