Svitzer adds two new hires to its executive leadership team

Svitzer has named María Fernanda Souto as its new chief commercial officer

Global towage operator Svitzer has named María Fernanda Souto as its new chief commercial officer (CCO) and Anne Daugaard its new chief people officer, Both will be based at the company’s Copenhagen headquarters

Souto joins Svitzer after recently serving as vice president of the electric heating business unit at Danfoss. She has more than 20 years of senior strategy and transformation experience in the energy, maritime, aerospace, and digital industries.

Daugaard, who joined Svitzer in March, previously served as global head of people & organization at multinational engineering consultancy COWI. There she led large-scale organisational transformation initiatives delivering strong business impact across Scandinavia, the UK, India and North America.

Svitzer CEO, Kasper Friis Nilaus, welcomed the new hires and said they would strengthen Svitzer’s executive leadership team in driving the company’s customer-focused growth agenda at an exciting time for the company.

“I’m pleased to have two executives of Maria and Anne’s caliber joining the Svitzer team as we progress our strategic ambitions and further grow Svitzer,” said Svitzer CEO, Kasper Friis Nilaus. “Their skills and experience are highly complementary and will help us further leverage the deep expertise, innovation and experience of our colleagues and leading asset base to the benefit of our customers, operations and stakeholders worldwide,”

“I am very excited to be joining Svitzer, a company with a distinguished history and a leading position in the maritime industry,” said Souto. “I am inspired by Svitzer’s commitment and passion for customers, people and performance, and look forward to working alongside such a talented team to help shape the future of towage and maritime services.”