Jan Skovgaard is new chief operating officer at Ligentia

Ligentia Group hopes to bolster its Asian business with the appointment of Jan Skovgaard as its chief operating officer. Based in Hong Kong, Mr Skovgaard will also join the board.

Mr Skovgaard joins from Rohlig, where he has worked since 2001, most recently as CEO Asia Pacific, and formerly managing director.

Nick Jones, Ligentia Group CEO said: “Jan is a great fit for the Ligentia vision, one which sees us increasing our use of automated technologies to reach our global customers better and deliver the highest levels of service in the sector. Jan’s in-depth knowledge of the Asia region will also help us accelerate our growth in one of the most rapidly changing markets that we operate in.”