Antonio Dominguez appointed as regional head for Maersk in Latin America and Caribbean

A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has appointed Antonio Dominguez as the new regional head of Maersk for Latin America and the Caribbean. Dominguez will oversee leading the next stage of Maersk’s transformation as a logistics integrator in the region.

“Antonio Dominguez has a long history at Maersk, and I am confident that he will help drive the continuous development of our solutions and services in Latin America in order strengthen our partnership with our customers and advance our transformation journey,“ said Karsten Kildahl, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer – Maersk.

Dominguez is Panamanian and is the first Latin American to hold the position. He has more than 28 years of experience in the maritime and logistics industry, in positions throughout North America, Asia, Europe, and more extensively, in Latin America and the Caribbean. Prior to his appointment, he led the team for the Central America, Andean, and Caribbean area. He has held the position of managing director for the East Coast of South America area from 2016 to 2019 based in Brazil and managing director for the Caribbean and Andean area from 2020 to 2022 based in Panama.

“I am very honoured to take on this role. Latin America is a land of opportunity and since we began our transformation to a logistics integrator, Maersk has seen significant growth in the region. We have great ambition in our goal to work more closely with our customers to understand and listen to their priorities and to be able to offer them agile and higher value-added solutions,” said Dominguez, Maersk President for Latin America, and the Caribbean.

Dominguez holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Economics from the University of Kansas as a Fulbright scholar. He also holds a master’s degree in Business Administration with a focus on marketing from the Latin American University of Science and Technology (ULACIT) in Panama. In addition, he has completed executive courses in logistics and leadership from Harvard Business School and the International Institute for Management Development (Lausanne, Switzerland).

Dominguez will be based in Panama at Maersk’s Latin American regional headquarters.

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