Posted on March 7, 2016
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Bram Gräber (50) as group director Maritime Services for its Offshore Energy division. Mr. Gräber will be responsible for the maritime services activities including heavy marine transport and subsea services within Boskalis.
Mr. Gräber has a long history within KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and brings with him a wealth of experience in the field of logistics and cargo. In his last role as EVP Air France KLM, Cargo and Transavia, he was commercially responsible for the airline’s global cargo business with a focus on restructuring and repositioning given turbulent market dynamics, as well the strategic development of low cost airline Transavia.
Peter Berdowski, CEO Boskalis: “We are very excited that Bram has taken on this position. I believe his extensive and successful track record in managing cargo in a capital intensive industry with turbulent market dynamics will benefit our maritime services. I wish him success in heading up this growing part of the group.”
As per 1 June 2016, Mr. Gräber will succeed Mr. Frank Verhoeven who will be retiring from the company.
Mr. Gräber holds a Master degree in medical sciences and a Master degree in business administration from RSM Erasmus University Rotterdam
This news release can also be found on our website www.boskalis.com.