The English coal merchant, shipping expert and politician Samuel Plimsoll was often referred to as “the sailor’s friend”. He made an effort for better social conditions and for more safety aboard ships. Ship owners at the time consistently overloaded their old vessels and sent them to sea, well insured but manned with poor sailors, recruited from the pubs. If the vessel reached her port of destination, the owner cashed more freight then he should. If the vessel went down due to her unseaworthy and overloaded condition, it was well ensured and the owner cashed anyhow. Who cared about a few poor sailors?

Well, Samuel Plimsoll did! In 1873 he published Our Seamen, a book that used shocking case studies and government statistics to demonstrate that overloading and unseaworthiness were primary causes of England’s shipwrecks. It forced Parliament in 1875 to pass the Unseaworthy Ships Bill containing a mandatory load line painted on the ship’s side indicating the maximum safe loading depth.

By the 1930s most nations had adopted it. The “Plimsoll mark” became a household word in the maritime industry and a symbol for security, reliability, stability and social advancement.

The appointment of a key executive for your company is an important decision; a profound investment and a choice with major implications for your company regarding results, continuity, growth, social atmosphere and many other aspects. So, will you approach an old friend for your search, turn to the “old boys network” or ...?

Executive search has grown into a real profession and contains much more than the supply of one or two profi les. Outsourcing of your search & selection to a professional search company will cost you money in the short run; an investment however that pays off in the speed and scope of the search, in the quality of the applicants and as such in the result of your company.

Plimsoll is specialised in executive search for the maritime and logistics industry; in the Benelux, in China and -in conjunction with our international partners- in other areas of the world. Thanks to our specialisation and professional

approach, we are not only able to detect suitable candidates but also to separate the wheat from the chaff. Our team comprises several disciplines; both maritime and logistics sector specialists as well as behavioural scientists. All consultants attend professional trainings to maintain and update their skills, both in the industry and in executive search.

In the end it is the result that counts! However, results in executive search are not easily measured. Of course “supply” of suitable candidates within the agreed time span means result, but more important is how the newly appointed executive will function within your organisation. Our entire procedure is aimed at setting the risk of an unsuccessful appointment to a minimum.

We consider your assignment important and to fulfi l a serious job we need both your and our commitment. We therefore accept exclusive and retained assignments only.

Executive search

Samuel Plimsoll (1824 - 1898)

Plimsoll (Asia) Holding Ltd1388 Sh n Xi North Road

Shanghai, P.R. China 200060Tel + 86 21 61498286

Fax + 86 21 61498001

Plimsoll Management Consultancy bvKarel Doormanweg 7B

3115 JD Rotterdam (Schiedam)The Netherlands

Tel + 31 10 4272640Fax + 31 10 4272630E-mail info@plimsoll.nlWeb www.plimsoll.nl

Partner of Experts for Experts

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The maritime and logistics industry can be characterised as an international community by nature, a people’s business with a highly fl exible, customer-oriented approach. The no-nonsense culture and short decision lines are typical for this 24-7 environment with terminals, ships, aeroplanes, trains and trucks operating 24 hours a day.

Not everybody’s cup of tea and certainly not easy to fathom for generalist consultants.

Plimsoll has a long history as specialised consultants in the maritime and logistics industry, providing expertise knowhow in executive search, interim management and strategy & corporate fi nance.We know the industry thoroughly and - as partner of “Experts for Experts”, Global Logistics Consultants - serve the top of the international maritime and logistics community.

We equally feel at home with the supply chain of production and trading companies, as with the different players in the logistic services; from road haulage and forwarding companies to container line operators, from shipbrokers to value added service providers, from terminal operators to logistic property managers, you name it!

Inspired by our name giver we strive to serve the international maritime and logistics industry with quality, integrity, a pragmatic approach and a lot of energy. Our goal is to provide you with lasting and benefi cial solutions. Our real expertise is “Matching people and business in a Moving world!”

The basis for a successful future! Your decisions for growth, for acquisitions and investments, or for the appointment of a new executive, are consequential to your corporate strategy. If your strategy is incoherent, so will your important decisions be.

As a start-up of any assignment either in executive search, corporate fi nance or interim management, we like to discuss your strategy. Acting as a touchstone for the formulation of your strategy, gaining further insight in your organisation and its philosophy.

And if you have not formulated your corporate objectives and strategy yet, we certainly can help you defi ne it.

• Where is your market heading? • What is your current market position?• What will it be in fi ve years from now? • How do you think to realise your growth? • Autonomously, acquisitions, alliances? • What do you need to reach these goals?• Can you manage the growth? • What problems are to be expected? • And how will you overcome? • Is your organisation ready for it? • Can you call on adequate skills?

Interim managers most often are called in, either in an urgent situation or to prevent one, to assess the situation and act accordingly, fast and adequately. One of the key assets of a good interim manager therefore is his ability to address the quintessence of the situation in no time at all. Besides experience in crisis situations, management skills and personal characteristics, a thorough knowledge of the market is then an important head start.

Hence we do not believe in generalist interim managers, operating in each and every industry. The core of Plimsoll Interim Management consists of an elect group of associated interim managers, who won their spurs in top management assignments in the maritime and logistics industry. We have a range of specialist interim managers at our disposal, each with a proven track record in the industry.

We are independent consultants and intermediaries in merger & acquisition, participation, buy-in and buy-out. We can also support you with your investment proposals, fi nance constructions and contacts with fi nancial partners.

As leading consultants in the maritime and logistics industry and partner in “Experts for Experts” we have a large network at our disposal, both in the maritime and logistics industry and in the world of fi nance.

Our corporate fi nance specialists have been through the mill and with this experience in mergers, acquisitions and fi nance at hand, Plimsoll Corporate Finance is your partner in expansion!

Our fi eld of play Strategy Corporate FinanceInterim management

The maritime and logistics industry can be characterised as an international community by nature, a people’s business with a highly fl exible, customer-oriented approach. The no-nonsense culture and short decision lines are typical for this 24-7 environment with terminals, ships, aeroplanes, trains and trucks operating 24 hours a day.

Not everybody’s cup of tea and certainly not easy to fathom for generalist consultants.

Plimsoll has a long history as specialised consultants in the maritime and logistics industry, providing expertise knowhow in executive search, interim management and strategy & corporate fi nance.We know the industry thoroughly and - as partner of “Experts for Experts”, Global Logistics Consultants - serve the top of the international maritime and logistics community.

We equally feel at home with the supply chain of production and trading companies, as with the different players in the logistic services; from road haulage and forwarding companies to container line operators, from shipbrokers to value added service providers, from terminal operators to logistic property managers, you name it!

Inspired by our name giver we strive to serve the international maritime and logistics industry with quality, integrity, a pragmatic approach and a lot of energy. Our goal is to provide you with lasting and benefi cial solutions. Our real expertise is “Matching people and business in a Moving world!”

The basis for a successful future! Your decisions for growth, for acquisitions and investments, or for the appointment of a new executive, are consequential to your corporate strategy. If your strategy is incoherent, so will your important decisions be.

As a start-up of any assignment either in executive search, corporate fi nance or interim management, we like to discuss your strategy. Acting as a touchstone for the formulation of your strategy, gaining further insight in your organisation and its philosophy.

And if you have not formulated your corporate objectives and strategy yet, we certainly can help you defi ne it.

• Where is your market heading? • What is your current market position?• What will it be in fi ve years from now? • How do you think to realise your growth? • Autonomously, acquisitions, alliances? • What do you need to reach these goals?• Can you manage the growth? • What problems are to be expected? • And how will you overcome? • Is your organisation ready for it? • Can you call on adequate skills?

Interim managers most often are called in, either in an urgent situation or to prevent one, to assess the situation and act accordingly, fast and adequately. One of the key assets of a good interim manager therefore is his ability to address the quintessence of the situation in no time at all. Besides experience in crisis situations, management skills and personal characteristics, a thorough knowledge of the market is then an important head start.

Hence we do not believe in generalist interim managers, operating in each and every industry. The core of Plimsoll Interim Management consists of an elect group of associated interim managers, who won their spurs in top management assignments in the maritime and logistics industry. We have a range of specialist interim managers at our disposal, each with a proven track record in the industry.

We are independent consultants and intermediaries in merger & acquisition, participation, buy-in and buy-out. We can also support you with your investment proposals, fi nance constructions and contacts with fi nancial partners.

As leading consultants in the maritime and logistics industry and partner in “Experts for Experts” we have a large network at our disposal, both in the maritime and logistics industry and in the world of fi nance.

Our corporate fi nance specialists have been through the mill and with this experience in mergers, acquisitions and fi nance at hand, Plimsoll Corporate Finance is your partner in expansion!

Our fi eld of play Strategy Corporate FinanceInterim management

The maritime and logistics industry can be characterised as an international community by nature, a people’s business with a highly fl exible, customer-oriented approach. The no-nonsense culture and short decision lines are typical for this 24-7 environment with terminals, ships, aeroplanes, trains and trucks operating 24 hours a day.

Not everybody’s cup of tea and certainly not easy to fathom for generalist consultants.

Plimsoll has a long history as specialised consultants in the maritime and logistics industry, providing expertise knowhow in executive search, interim management and strategy & corporate fi nance.We know the industry thoroughly and - as partner of “Experts for Experts”, Global Logistics Consultants - serve the top of the international maritime and logistics community.

We equally feel at home with the supply chain of production and trading companies, as with the different players in the logistic services; from road haulage and forwarding companies to container line operators, from shipbrokers to value added service providers, from terminal operators to logistic property managers, you name it!

Inspired by our name giver we strive to serve the international maritime and logistics industry with quality, integrity, a pragmatic approach and a lot of energy. Our goal is to provide you with lasting and benefi cial solutions. Our real expertise is “Matching people and business in a Moving world!”

The basis for a successful future! Your decisions for growth, for acquisitions and investments, or for the appointment of a new executive, are consequential to your corporate strategy. If your strategy is incoherent, so will your important decisions be.

As a start-up of any assignment either in executive search, corporate fi nance or interim management, we like to discuss your strategy. Acting as a touchstone for the formulation of your strategy, gaining further insight in your organisation and its philosophy.

And if you have not formulated your corporate objectives and strategy yet, we certainly can help you defi ne it.

• Where is your market heading? • What is your current market position?• What will it be in fi ve years from now? • How do you think to realise your growth? • Autonomously, acquisitions, alliances? • What do you need to reach these goals?• Can you manage the growth? • What problems are to be expected? • And how will you overcome? • Is your organisation ready for it? • Can you call on adequate skills?

Interim managers most often are called in, either in an urgent situation or to prevent one, to assess the situation and act accordingly, fast and adequately. One of the key assets of a good interim manager therefore is his ability to address the quintessence of the situation in no time at all. Besides experience in crisis situations, management skills and personal characteristics, a thorough knowledge of the market is then an important head start.

Hence we do not believe in generalist interim managers, operating in each and every industry. The core of Plimsoll Interim Management consists of an elect group of associated interim managers, who won their spurs in top management assignments in the maritime and logistics industry. We have a range of specialist interim managers at our disposal, each with a proven track record in the industry.

We are independent consultants and intermediaries in merger & acquisition, participation, buy-in and buy-out. We can also support you with your investment proposals, fi nance constructions and contacts with fi nancial partners.

As leading consultants in the maritime and logistics industry and partner in “Experts for Experts” we have a large network at our disposal, both in the maritime and logistics industry and in the world of fi nance.

Our corporate fi nance specialists have been through the mill and with this experience in mergers, acquisitions and fi nance at hand, Plimsoll Corporate Finance is your partner in expansion!

Our fi eld of play Strategy Corporate FinanceInterim management

The English coal merchant, shipping expert and politician Samuel Plimsoll was often referred to as “the sailor’s friend”. He made an effort for better social conditions and for more safety aboard ships. Ship owners at the time consistently overloaded their old vessels and sent them to sea, well insured but manned with poor sailors, recruited from the pubs. If the vessel reached her port of destination, the owner cashed more freight then he should. If the vessel went down due to her unseaworthy and overloaded condition, it was well ensured and the owner cashed anyhow. Who cared about a few poor sailors?

Well, Samuel Plimsoll did! In 1873 he published Our Seamen, a book that used shocking case studies and government statistics to demonstrate that overloading and unseaworthiness were primary causes of England’s shipwrecks. It forced Parliament in 1875 to pass the Unseaworthy Ships Bill containing a mandatory load line painted on the ship’s side indicating the maximum safe loading depth.

By the 1930s most nations had adopted it. The “Plimsoll mark” became a household word in the maritime industry and a symbol for security, reliability, stability and social advancement.

The appointment of a key executive for your company is an important decision; a profound investment and a choice with major implications for your company regarding results, continuity, growth, social atmosphere and many other aspects. So, will you approach an old friend for your search, turn to the “old boys network” or ...?

Executive search has grown into a real profession and contains much more than the supply of one or two profi les. Outsourcing of your search & selection to a professional search company will cost you money in the short run; an investment however that pays off in the speed and scope of the search, in the quality of the applicants and as such in the result of your company.

Plimsoll is specialised in executive search for the maritime and logistics industry; in the Benelux, in China and -in conjunction with our international partners- in other areas of the world. Thanks to our specialisation and professional

approach, we are not only able to detect suitable candidates but also to separate the wheat from the chaff. Our team comprises several disciplines; both maritime and logistics sector specialists as well as behavioural scientists. All consultants attend professional trainings to maintain and update their skills, both in the industry and in executive search.

In the end it is the result that counts! However, results in executive search are not easily measured. Of course “supply” of suitable candidates within the agreed time span means result, but more important is how the newly appointed executive will function within your organisation. Our entire procedure is aimed at setting the risk of an unsuccessful appointment to a minimum.

We consider your assignment important and to fulfi l a serious job we need both your and our commitment. We therefore accept exclusive and retained assignments only.

Executive search

Samuel Plimsoll (1824 - 1898)

Plimsoll (Asia) Holding Ltd1388 Sh n Xi North Road

Shanghai, P.R. China 200060Tel + 86 21 61498286

Fax + 86 21 61498001

Plimsoll Management Consultancy bvKarel Doormanweg 7B

3115 JD Rotterdam (Schiedam)The Netherlands

Tel + 31 10 4272640Fax + 31 10 4272630E-mail info@plimsoll.nlWeb www.plimsoll.nl

Partner of Experts for Experts

expand

ing

into

china

The English coal merchant, shipping expert and politician Samuel Plimsoll was often referred to as “the sailor’s friend”. He made an effort for better social conditions and for more safety aboard ships. Ship owners at the time consistently overloaded their old vessels and sent them to sea, well insured but manned with poor sailors, recruited from the pubs. If the vessel reached her port of destination, the owner cashed more freight then he should. If the vessel went down due to her unseaworthy and overloaded condition, it was well ensured and the owner cashed anyhow. Who cared about a few poor sailors?

Well, Samuel Plimsoll did! In 1873 he published Our Seamen, a book that used shocking case studies and government statistics to demonstrate that overloading and unseaworthiness were primary causes of England’s shipwrecks. It forced Parliament in 1875 to pass the Unseaworthy Ships Bill containing a mandatory load line painted on the ship’s side indicating the maximum safe loading depth.

By the 1930s most nations had adopted it. The “Plimsoll mark” became a household word in the maritime industry and a symbol for security, reliability, stability and social advancement.

The appointment of a key executive for your company is an important decision; a profound investment and a choice with major implications for your company regarding results, continuity, growth, social atmosphere and many other aspects. So, will you approach an old friend for your search, turn to the “old boys network” or ...?

Executive search has grown into a real profession and contains much more than the supply of one or two profi les. Outsourcing of your search & selection to a professional search company will cost you money in the short run; an investment however that pays off in the speed and scope of the search, in the quality of the applicants and as such in the result of your company.

Plimsoll is specialised in executive search for the maritime and logistics industry; in the Benelux, in China and -in conjunction with our international partners- in other areas of the world. Thanks to our specialisation and professional

approach, we are not only able to detect suitable candidates but also to separate the wheat from the chaff. Our team comprises several disciplines; both maritime and logistics sector specialists as well as behavioural scientists. All consultants attend professional trainings to maintain and update their skills, both in the industry and in executive search.

In the end it is the result that counts! However, results in executive search are not easily measured. Of course “supply” of suitable candidates within the agreed time span means result, but more important is how the newly appointed executive will function within your organisation. Our entire procedure is aimed at setting the risk of an unsuccessful appointment to a minimum.

We consider your assignment important and to fulfi l a serious job we need both your and our commitment. We therefore accept exclusive and retained assignments only.

Executive search

Samuel Plimsoll (1824 - 1898)

Plimsoll (Asia) Holding Ltd1388 Sh n Xi North Road

Shanghai, P.R. China 200060Tel + 86 21 61498286

Fax + 86 21 61498001

Plimsoll Management Consultancy bvKarel Doormanweg 7B

3115 JD Rotterdam (Schiedam)The Netherlands

Tel + 31 10 4272640Fax + 31 10 4272630E-mail info@plimsoll.nlWeb www.plimsoll.nl

Partner of Experts for Experts

expand

ing

into

china