New Managing Director for Kongsberg Maritime Hellas
Leif Kristian Weum (left) and Terje Dyhre (right).Leif Kristian Weum has been appointed to the position of managing director of the Kongsberg Maritime sales and service office in Athens, Greece.
He has served on the Kongsberg Maritime Hellas board of directors since the office was opened in 2011 and in various customer support and sales management roles within Kongsberg for almost two decades. Leif Kristian Weum is taking the role from managing director, Terje Dyhre, who remains in Kongsberg Maritime.
In addition to managing Kongsberg Maritime Hellas, Leif Kristian Weum will manage the sales activities in the East Mediterranean and UAE/Middle East, in close collaboration with Kongsberg Maritime Sales in Norway and in Greece.
“I look forward to taking on this exciting new challenge. I believe that customer support and sales are closely connected, so managing a support office while continuing with sales activities makes perfect sense. Greece is the world’s largest ship owning nation and our largest single client base, but I still believe there is still growth potential in this market,” said Weum.
“We have a strong local team in place to ensure we meet the expectations of our customers in Greece. Local know-how is absolutely essential for delivering high quality, efficient sales and support activities to customers in the region and for vessels visiting Athens, Piraeus or other ports in Southern Europe and the Middle East,” Weum added.
