By Obiabin Onukwugha
The West Africa Container Terminal (WACT), Onne, Rivers State, has appointed Mr. Jeethu Jose as the new Managing Director. Until his new appointment, Jose was the Deputy Managing Director of West Africa Container Terminal (WACT), Onne.
Jose takes over from Mr. Syed Naved Zafar, who vacated the role of Managing Director on February 7 to take up the position of Director, Investment, Africa & Europe, supporting the APM Terminals’ growth ambitions in the area.
In his new role, Jose will be responsible for continuing the expansion and transformation of the global terminal operator’s strategic gateway terminal in Eastern Nigeria.
He is to report to Frederik Klinke, the CEO of APM Terminals Nigeria and will work closely with the senior leadership team in Nigeria, the regional team and the global APM Terminals team in The Hague.
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It was gathered that Jose joined Maersk Group in 2016 and has spent time in different roles leading different transformations and teams across geographies, starting with being a part of driving the transformation journey for our APM Terminals Apapa and then moving to WACT in 2022.
As a Deputy Managing Director in WACT and Head of Country Projects, Jose was heading the USD115 million Onne Terminal Upgrade Project (OTUP), and also supported the acceleration of the group’s ambition of being the most value creating terminal company for all stakeholders.
“I am happy to continue my journey in Nigeria to contribute to the realisation of the country’s economic aspiration. Nigeria, which is the largest economy and most populous country in Africa, remains one of the most important markets in the region.
“I look forward to working with relevant stakeholders towards the successful implementation of our strategic priorities in WACT. I also look forward to expanding the frontiers of service delivery to our numerous customers especially in Eastern Nigeria,” the new WACT Managing Director said.
West Africa Container Terminal (WACT), which started commercial operation in 2006, is the first greenfield container terminal in Nigeria to be built under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.
The terminal is located within the Oil and Gas Free Zone in Onne Port, Rivers State. Over the years, it has grown to become the most efficient gateway to markets outside the Lagos area.
