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Former Hapag-Lloyd CFO takes over MPC Capital’s shipping activities

Peter Ganz has joined the top management team of the Hamburg asset and investment manager MPC Capital. The 48-year old will be in charge of the company’s shipping activities. Until last year Ganz served as CFO of Hapag-Lloyd for six years.

“Peter Ganz possesses an exceptional knowledge of the shipping segment and especially of the capital market; we want to make the most of that expertise for our shipping activities,” commented Ulf Hollaender, CEO of MPC Capital. “The current situation on the shipping markets and its implications for shipping companies and financiers will create interesting investment opportunities in the next few years.”

Sam Chambers

Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world’s oldest newspaper, Lloyd’s List. In 2005 he pursued a freelance career and wrote for a variety of titles including taking on the role of Asia Editor at Seatrade magazine and China correspondent for Supply Chain Asia. His work has also appeared in The Economist, The New York Times, The Sunday Times and The International Herald Tribune.
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