Supply chain operations
10 Maersk sales leaders
These ten Maersk sales leaders include Maersk's chief commercial officer, the chief commercial officer of Maersk Line, Limited, sales vice presidents, regional heads of sales and area sales directors. A reader can learn how Maersk organizes selling by region, segment and industry vertical and how it pitches integrated logistics to shippers.
Professionals to explore
01—10Adam Farmer
LinkedInExperience: Head of Sales - North East Asia President & Representative Director of Korea · A.P. Moller - Maersk
Head of Sales - North East Asia President & Representative Director of Korea at A.P. Moller - Maersk since August 2021, guiding a team of 100 plus sales professionals according to the profile. Adam Farmer was Senior Director - Commercial Asia Pacific at Neovia Logistics (2019–2021).
David Newton
LinkedInExperience: Chief Commercial Officer - Americas · A.P. Moller - Maersk
Head of Integrated Sales at A.P. Moller - Maersk since January 2025, and former Chief Commercial Officer - Americas at Maersk (2016–2018). David Newton also held Maersk roles as Vice President - Retail & Lifestyle Vertical Head (2019–2024) and Vice President - Northeast and Canada Area (2014–2016).
Grant Daly
LinkedInExperience: VP Cold Chain and Refrigerated Sales North America · A.P. Moller - Maersk
VP Cold Chain and Refrigerated Sales North America at A.P. Moller - Maersk since December 2021, and Vice President Corporate Sales at Maersk from 2019 to 2022. Grant Daly was Senior Director Corporate Sales at Maersk USA Agency inc (2015–2018) and CEO of Safmarine (2012–2015).
Igor Sapina
LinkedInExperience: Director, Head of Sales, Nordics · A.P. Moller - Maersk
Director, Head of Sales, Nordics at A.P. Moller - Maersk since May 2026, a director-level sales role. Igor Sapina was also Director - Head of Ocean Contract Management, North Europe Continent (2025–2026) and Director - Head of Ocean Contract Management, Nordics (2023–2025) at Maersk.
John Andrew Carmichael
LinkedInExperience: Director, Central America, Andina, and Caribbean Area Head of Sales · A.P. Moller - Maersk
Director, Central America, Andina, and Caribbean Area Head of Sales at A.P. Moller - Maersk since September 2023. The profile describes John Andrew Carmichael as a regional business executive focused on multi-country growth, transformation and business performance in supply chain, logistics and transportation.
Karsten Kildahl
LinkedInExperience: EVP, CCO · A.P. Moller - Maersk
EVP, CCO at A.P. Moller - Maersk since January 2023. At Maersk Karsten Kildahl was also Regional Managing Director, SVP (2019–2023), Regional Manager, SVP, Europe Region (2017–2018), Regional Manager, VP, North Europe Region (2012–2017) and Vice President, Sales (2008–2012).
Mohammed Hamdan
LinkedInExperience: Area Sales Director (UAE, Oman and Qatar) · A.P. Moller - Maersk
Area Sales Director (UAE, Oman and Qatar) at A.P. Moller - Maersk since April 2021. At Maersk Mohammed Hamdan was also Area Sales Director (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq and Yemen) (2019–2021) and Head of Sales (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain & Yemen) (2014–2019).
Rajiv Singh
LinkedInExperience: Area Sales Director , India , Bangladesh & Sri Lanka · A.P. Moller - Maersk
Area Sales Director, India, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka at A.P. Moller - Maersk since January 2025, with the profile describing leadership of a team of over 167. Rajiv Singh was Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at cargo-partner (2022–2024) and Managing Director Sales, Asia at FedEx Trade Networks (2012–2019).
Stig Kirkegaard
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Head of Sales - North Europe · A.P. Moller - Maersk
Senior Director, Head of Sales - North Europe at A.P. Moller - Maersk since July 2024, responsible for commercial activities in North Europe with growth and retention as key measures. Stig Kirkegaard was also Head of Sales - Nordic (2023–2024) and Country Manager - Denmark (2019–2023) at Maersk.
Torben Svenningsen
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Chief Commercial Officer · Maersk Line, Limited
Vice President - Chief Commercial Officer at Maersk Line, Limited since September 2017, and former Senior Director - U.S. Government Sales at Maersk Line, Limited (2009–2017). Torben Svenningsen was also Director - Middle East Indian Subcontinent Route at A.P. Moller - Maersk (2004–2009).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person to your region and cargo type, since Maersk runs sales by geography and by segments such as cold chain and U.S. government business. Weigh how long each person has held the current role, since several of these titles began in the last few years.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does Maersk structure contract negotiations with large shippers, and which terms move most in a typical deal?
- 02How do Maersk's regional sales teams work with integrated logistics and vertical teams on a single customer?
- 03What changes when a shipper moves from buying ocean freight alone to buying integrated logistics from Maersk?
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