Senior Appointments at NOL
Orient Lines Limited (NOL) announced two senior management appointments. Cedric Foo, currently NOL Group Deputy President, will assume the additional responsibilities of President Asia/Middle East for NOL Group.Foo rejoined NOL in May 2005 to head corporate planning, having previously served in the Company from 1985 to 2000, most latterly as Executive Vice President of Corporate Finance. He was Senior Vice President at Singapore Airlines from 2000 to 2002 and has been a Member of Singapore's Parliament since 2001. Mr Foo was Singapore's Minister of State in both the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of National Development from 2002 to 2005. Brian Lutt has been appointed President APL Logistics.
Since 2004, Lutt has been President Asia/Middle East for NOL Group with responsibility for both liner shipping and logistics activities across the region. He has more than 20 years' experience within NOL's APL business unit. In previous roles he was President Greater China, where he led the strategic development of both APL and APL Logistics in China, and Senior Vice President responsible for the Asia-Europe trade.