Thomas Weigend has appointed as the new Managing Director of Meyer Werft to succeed Lambert Kruse, who will step down due to health reasons, the company said in a statement.

At present, Weigend is responsible for the sales and development activities (Sales & Design) of shipyards in Papenburg, Rostock and Turku as a member of the management board. He joined the company in 1999.

In the future, Kruse will develop the activities of the affiliated enterprises of the Meyer Werft group