Jan B Steffens, President & CEO of Rickmers-Linie GmbH & Cie. KG in Hamburg, thanked Nagel for his commitment to the company: "As President & CEO of Rickmers-Linie (America) Inc, Jerry has truly established and developed a powerful organization'in America and has contributed significantly to the image of our company in the United States." Mr Nagel's former position as President & CEO of Rickmers-Linie (America) Inc has been assumed by Sean Carney, effective June 1, 2011. Mr Carney joined the Rickmers-Linie team in Houston'in December 2010 as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Like Mr Nagel, Mr Carney joined Rickmers from a leading shipper, in this case GE Energy, where he had been directing all project logistics and trade service operations for its Power & Water business. Prior roles at GE included working in the project management department in Energy and with financial services at GE Capital.
Sean Carney is a graduate in Business Finance from Utica College of Syracuse University and has also been an officer with the United States Army for'five years, spending significant time in logistics and operational roles.