Ste­na Line’s CEO Nic­las Mår­ten­sson appoin­ted to lead the Sup­p­ly Chain & Trans­port Indus­try Com­mu­ni­ty at the World Eco­no­mic Forum

The World Eco­no­mic Forum (WEF) is an inter­na­tio­nal orga­ni­sa­ti­on that brings tog­e­ther lea­ders from busi­ness, govern­ment, civil socie­ty, and aca­de­mia to shape glo­bal, regio­nal and indus­try agen­das. At this year’s annu­al mee­ting in Davos, it was announ­ced that Nic­las Mår­ten­sson will take on the role of Gover­nor Chair of one of the forum’s 22 indus­try com­mu­ni­ties: the Sup­p­ly Chain & Trans­port Indus­try. Over the next two years as Gover­nor Chair, Nic­las Mårtensson’s respon­si­bi­li­ty will be to pro­vi­de lea­der­ship for the com­mu­ni­ty, help defi­ne the indus­try agen­da, and iden­ti­fy whe­re coll­ec­ti­ve action may con­tri­bu­te to posi­ti­ve indus­try and glo­bal sys­te­mic outcomes.

“This is a fan­ta­stic oppor­tu­ni­ty to shape the agen­da that will enable the tran­si­ti­on to fossil-free, inclu­si­ve, and safe move­ment of goods. The World Eco­no­mic Forum brings tog­e­ther such a vast diver­si­ty of poli­ti­cal lea­ders and influ­en­ti­al peo­p­le from busi­ness and the civil socie­ty who are all enga­ged in col­la­bo­ra­ting to crea­te actu­al chan­ge for a bet­ter world”, Nic­las Mår­ten­sson says.

WEF is most famous for the annu­al mee­ting in Davos, but the indus­try com­mu­ni­ties work tog­e­ther throug­hout the year, pro­po­sing, endor­sing, and pro­vi­ding stra­te­gic input to prio­ri­ties for the indus­try they repre­sent. A signi­fi­cant role for Nic­las Mår­ten­sson will be to influence the poli­ci­es and regu­la­ti­ons around exis­ting oppor­tu­ni­ties, with the goal of faci­li­ta­ting a fossil-free sup­p­ly chain and trans­port industry.

“While the world curr­ent­ly sets high goals for sus­taina­bi­li­ty, the neces­sa­ry infra­struc­tu­re to achie­ve the­se goals often falls short, for exam­p­le when it comes to elec­tri­fi­ca­ti­on. In my role as Gover­nor Chair, I have a respon­si­bi­li­ty to make my voice heard and influence the poli­ci­es that are cru­cial for our industry’s ine­vi­ta­ble trans­for­ma­ti­on”, sta­tes Nic­las Mårtensson.

Nic­las Mår­ten­sson takes over from the Group CEO at freight trans­port com­pa­ny PSA Inter­na­tio­nal, Tan Chong Meng, who has held the role for the past two years.