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Maersk taps Charles van der Steene to run IMEA: <\/strong>Global shipping giant Maersk has appointed<\/a> Charles van der Steene (LinkedIn<\/a>) as regional managing director for India, Middle East, and Africa (IMEA) \u2014 effective earlier this month. Since 2011, van der Steene has held multiple leadership roles at Maersk, including CEO of Damco IMEA, head of North America sales and marketing, and North America regional president.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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