Containerships CEO Kari-Pekka Laaksonen resigns

Finnish shortsea carrier Containerships has announced that chief executive Kari-Pekka Laaksonen (pictured above) has resigned.

In a statement to the Helsinki Stock Exchange the carrier said its board of directors was set to meet tomorrow to discuss a successor – new owner CMA CGM has proposed one of its own.

“CMA CGM Group will propose to the board of directors to appoint Claude Lebel, current chief executive of MacAndrews, the parent company of Containerships, as the new chief executive of Containerships,” said ...