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Peder Winther joined Wrist Group on October 1st as CEO for the Ship Supply business and will become part of the Global Management Team and the Executive Management together with Group CEO, Jens Holger Nielsen and Group CFO, Anders Skipper.

Peder Winther will take daily responsibility for the Ship Supply regions, Global Sales and Marketing, Global Procurement, and Process Excellence. The strengthening of the ship supply business is part of Wrist’s strategic initiatives for future growth.

4-year strategy plan

We have a unique market position, and as a Group, we have through a lot of hard work by the organisation been doing well the past few years despite COVID-19’s grip."

"Now, we want to take the next steps and prepare Wrist Group for the future and the delivery of an aggressive 4-year strategy plan that calls for doubling turnover and tripling EBITA by the end of 2026 through organic growth and M&A,” says Jens Holger Nielsen, Group CEO.

Peder Winther

There is enormous potential in the Ship Supply business through further increased scope and scale"

Time has come to take the Ship Supply business on its next journey, and we have in Peder Winther found the right person to help us do exactly this,” continues Jens Holger Nielsen. 

Peder comes from a distinguished career in shipping and logistics, most recently as CEO of CEVA Logistics Europe. “There is an enormous potential in the Ship Supply business through further increased scope and scale leveraging our customer approach and global service further."

Performance and service

"A lot of work has been going into this through dedicated Customer, Process, and Operational Excellence initiatives, and now we want to take this performance and service to our customers to the next level,” says Jens Holger Nielsen.

Peder is a considerable and respected capacity in shipping and logistics, and I believe, with this addition, we are very strongly positioned as a global team and business for the future,” adds Jens Holger Nielsen.

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