Former SA Maersk Line MD moves to China

David Williams, who has been MD of Maersk Line in Southern Africa for a number of years, has been appointed to Shanghai as the Maersk Line East China MD. As we reported on Tuesday, he was replaced from October 8 by Jonathan Horn, who has been with the AP Moller-Maersk group for eight years - as Safmarine Durban branch manager, cluster HR manager, and regional executive, and has just held the position of Southern Africa Cluster Top (equivalent to MD) for Safmarine in Cape Town. He previously worked in mining, the oil industry and consultancy professional services, including a position in Singapore.