Underscoring its focus on growth in Africa, Maersk Line has appointed senior vice president Lars Reno Jakobsen to the newly created position of promoter and coordinator of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group’s business expansion on the continent, with particular focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. Jakobsen will take up the position from March 1. He is currently heading up the Network and Product division in Maersk Line. He joined the Group as a trainee in Maersk Drilling in 1977. Since 1998 he has been involved in Africa-related trade, and was based in Cape Town from 2002-2009. In his new role he will once again be based in Cape Town.