Viking expands in Brazil
Mette Line Pedersen, Viking’s new sales director in Brazil
Viking Life-Saving Equipment has announced its expansion in Brazil. The existing Brazilian office and service station in Rio has been joined by a new branch in São Paulo’s Santos seaport from 1 August 2011.
Located close to the harbour, and covering some 900m2, the new location currently offers liferaft servicing, and plans to introduce servicing for lifeboats, suits, lifejackets and marine fire service soon. The Santos branch will be led by local industry veteran Cristiano Borba.
Alongside this development, the company has announced the appointment of Mette Line Pedersen as its new sales director in Brazil.
Viking vice president Hans-Henrik Madsen welcomes the addition of Pedersen and the new branch, which he sees as further strengthening the company’s commitment to customer service. “We put a lot of effort into understanding our customers’ core business so we can figure out what they need and where we need to be to help them. The new branch is a perfect complement to our existing business offerings, strengthening Viking’s positioning as the safety experts. And it expands our dedicated global network of safety solutions, furthering our overriding objective of saving and protecting human lives all over the world.”
Viking says it plans to expand further in Brazil, which it sees as an important and fast-growing market fuelled by the country’s increasing role in the offshore industry and global newbuilding market.
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