Arnout Damen
Arnout Damen, earliest kid of Damen Shipyards Group Chairman Kommer Damen, will certainly end up being chief executive officer of the shipbuilding team on January 1, 2020. At the very same time, the team will certainly change to a local framework.
Arnout Damen replaces Ren é Berkvens, that has actually been the chief executive officer of Damen Shipyards Group for greater than thirteen years.
“We are extremely indebted to René for his commitment as our company’s top executive,” statedKommer Damen “Under his leadership, Damen has grown into a globally operating, leading player. We are therefore pleased that he continues to use his knowledge, network and experience for the company in preparation for his accession to the Supervisory Board.”
Arnout Damen was formerly Damen’s Chief Commercial Officer as well as involves the chief executive officer duty with greater than 9 years experience as a participant of the team’s Executive Board, in charge of procedures as well as business events.
AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, his very first top priority will certainly the more application of the local framework.
“Preparations for this have been going on for several months. We will be officially switching from January 1,” he states. “Damen is known as an innovative and dynamic company that works very closely with its clients. We would like to maintain this. With the growth of recent years, the switch to a divisional structure has become logical to remain close to the various markets and to further expand our leading position in the fields of quality, digitalization and sustainability. ”
Arnout Damen will certainly be done well as Chief Commercial Officer on January 1 by Jan-Wim Dekker
