THE HEAD of operations for Maersk Oceania, Fleur Walsh, has been appointed as a director of Shipping Australia.
Ms Walsh has worked in various senior roles across the manufacturing, utilities and transportation sectors and is a passionate advocate for the shipping and logistics industries.
At Maersk she is responsible for leading the operational function across the ocean, landside, and air freight portfolios in Australia and New Zealand.
Previously Ms Walsh worked at A.P. Moller-Maersk, joining in February 2023.
She began her logistics journey as an ocean trade specialist for ANL in Melbourne, later fulfilling roles including account manager, logistics manager and procurement manager, for shipping, logistics and manufacturing companies in Australia and Singapore.
She was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer – DP World Logistics in March 2021 and was responsible for the operations and profitability of a new business division focused on logistics services and consultancy.
Ms Walsh holds a Master’s Degree in Supply Chain Management from Melbourne Business School and a Bachelor of International Business and Marketing from Victoria University.
She said she was looking forward to working with Shipping Australia which enables active involvement in the important task of advocacy for all members.
“I look forward to making a positive contribution to our ever-changing industry, which is so vital to the well-being of our nation. I’m also looking forward to ongoing discussion with regulators and government to ensure that our industry continues to thrive and improve its competitiveness at home and overseas,” Ms Walsh said.
“I'm also very interested in supporting the next generation of students and early career employees into our industry and community and in seeing what we can do better to engage and retain diverse talent across all facets of the shipping, logistics and supply chain sectors.”