CFRI Appoints Senior Technical Manager for Maersk to Board
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Dec 10, 2010 09:05AM
Over 25 years in the Shipping Container Business
CFRI Appoints Senior Technical Manager for Maersk to Board
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Toronto, Ont. - December 10, 2010 Conforce International, Inc. ("Conforce" or "Company") (OTCBB: CFRI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Pieter Jacob Eekel to the Board of Directors. Mr. Eekel has over 40 years experience in the shipping container industry and most recently held the position of Senior Technical Manager for Maersk Line, the largest shipping line in the world.
Mr. Eekel, who holds a Masters Degree in Nautical Engineering, began his distinguished career in 1969 as a sea-going engineer with the Dutch shipping line Maatschappij Nederland, which in 1970 became Nedlloyd Lines and ultimately P&O Nedlloyd in 1997. He was then promoted to Technical Manager where he was responsible for the strategic procurement of new build standard and reefer containers for an alliance of international shipping lines. In 2006, following the purchase of P&O Nedlloyd by the Danish shipping conglomerate Maersk Line, he was promoted to Senior Technical Manager responsible for all container equipment and new builds worldwide. While with Maersk, his responsibilities included the preparation and analysis of container production facilities, implementation of new build container specifications, structuring investment proposals in connection with new build opportunities, and research and procurement of all new container technologies, materials and equipment.
Regarding his appointment to the Conforce Board of Directors, Mr. Eekel commented that, "when I was first introduced to Conforce in 2006, I was researching container light-weighting and environmental technologies. EKO-FLOR provided an opportunity to achieve these two critical and complex objectives. As a director of Conforce, I plan on supporting the Company's strategic objective of standardizing the container industry with EKO-FLOR".
Conforce Chairman and CEO Marino Kulas added that, "Pieter is very well known and highly regarded throughout the industry by both the container manufacturers and the shipping lines. His vast technical expertise has made him the preeminent authority in all aspects of container new builds. To have him serve on the Conforce Board is truly an honor and a privilege. Pieter's addition to Conforce will undoubtedly accelerate our strategic vision pertaining to the establishment of EKO-FLOR production capacity in China".
The Company expects to announce additional Board appointments in the coming months.