The board of directors at ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. has appointed Xavier Destriau as the company’s new CFO, effective June 15, 2018.

According to ZIM, Destriau will replace Yohai Benita, acting CFO, who has completed his position at ZIM.

Destriau most recently spent two years as strategic advisor to the founder and interim CFO of LTF Partners, an advisory firm with special expertise in emerging and frontier markets. Prior to LTF Partners, he served as financial planning and analysis manager for Europe at Honeywell Inc.

Destriau has also worked at CMA CGM for 10 years and served as vice president and head of group financing from 2014 to 2016.

“I would like to take this opportunity to express my deep appreciation to Yohai Benita,” said Eli Glickman, CEO of ZIM. “Through recent challenging business periods, Yohai contributed to the company’s stability and played a crucial role in the financial restructuring. I would like to thank Yohai for his dedication over the years and wish him good luck in his future endeavours. I welcome Xavier to ZIM and wish him success in this challenging position.”

ZIM appoints new CFO