Maximilian Rothkopf to be new chief operating officer at Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd has announced that Maximilian Rothkopf (pictured above) is to be its new chief operating officer.

The 38-year-old will take up the role on 1 July, replacing company veteran Anthony Firmin, who at 65 is set to retire on 30 June.

Dr Rothkopf has been a partner at consultant McKinsey & Company since 2014, a member of its global travel, transport and logistics leadership team, after joining the firm in 2005.

As an executive board member at Hapag-Lloyd, he will assume responsibility for ...