Changes in the Executive Board resulting from departure of Michael Behrendt and Ulrich Kranich / Anthony J. Firmin to become new Executive Board member

Rolf Habben Jansen, who has been a member of the Hapag-Lloyd AG's Executive Board since 1 April, has assumed the position of CEO effective 1 July. He succeeds Michael Behrendt, who left the Hapag-Lloyd AG's Executive Board as scheduled on 30 June, as did COO Ulrich Kranich. The new COO is Anthony J. Firmin who joined the Executive Board today after 19 years at the company. Peter Ganz continues as CFO, a position he has held since April 2009.