New senior appointments at Maputo Port

Jorge Ferraz has been
appointed CEO of the
Maputo Port Development
Company (MPDC) with
effect from March 1.
With 30 years’ experience
under his belt, Ferraz has
been associated with the
Maputo Port for the past 10
years as managing director
of MIPS SA – operator of
the Port Maputo container
terminal, whose majority
shareholding is held by the
global operator DP World.
He has served as
chairman on the MPDC
Board for the past two
years, a position that will
be assumed by Ronnie
Holtshausen, currently a
board director of MPDC.
Ricardo Schlechter has
taken over as the new
general manager of MIPS
(Maputo International
Port Services).
Schlechter has worked
with DP World since 2007
as DP World country
manager in Venezuela and
was also involved with
various other DP World
Americas projects. His
experience in the industry
spans 20 years.