Global shipping, logistics & marine services provider GAC Group appoints Bengt Ekstrand as its new Group President. Ekstrand is currently Group Vice President of GAC’s Asia-Pacific region and was previously the head of the Middle East region. "Bengt brings substantial experience in GAC’s core businesses plus an intimate understanding of GAC’s values to the position of Group President," says GAC’s Group Executive Chairman, Björn Engblom. Engblom paid tribute to Capt. Säfverström for his successful management of the GAC Group’s worldwide expansion.