Board of Directors appoints Thomas Doepel as the new President and CEO
Finnlines Plc, Press release, Helsinki, 19 December 2024
Finnlines’ Board of Directors appoints Thomas Doepel as the new President and CEO from 1 March 2025, when Finnlines’ President and CEO Tom Pippingsköld retires
Tom Pippingsköld has today informed to Finnlines Plc’s Board of Directors that he will retire and it has been agreed that he will continue in his position as the President and CEO until 28 February 2025.
Finnlines Plc’s Board of Directors has in today’s meeting appointed Vice President and Deputy CEO, COO Thomas Doepel as the new President and CEO of Finnlines Plc from 1 March 2025.
Tom Pippingsköld and Thomas Doepel have been members of Finnlines’ Executive Committee since 2013.
“Finnlines Board of Directors would like to thank Tom Pippingsköld for his dedication, prudent management and good performance within Finnlines since 2013, when he joined the Company. The Board of Directors warmly welcomes Thomas Doepel to take up the position as the new President and CEO on 1 March 2025. Mr Doepel has held important management positions at Finnlines since 2010 when he joined the Company,” stated the Chairman of the Board, Mr Emanuele Grimaldi.
Board of Directors
Finnlines Plc
For further information, please contact
Tom Pippingsköld, President and CEO, Finnlines Plc
[email protected], +358 40 519 5041
Thomas Doepel, Vice President and Deputy CEO, COO, Finnlines Plc
[email protected], +358 50 565 4273
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Finnlines is a leading shipping operator of freight and passenger services in the Baltic Sea, the North Sea and the Bay of Biscay. The company is a part of the Grimaldi Group, one of the world’s largest operators of ro-ro vessels and the largest operator of the Motorways of the Sea in Europe for both passengers and freight. This affiliation enables Finnlines to offer liner services to and from any destination in the Mediterranean, West Africa, North and South America as well as Asia and Australia.