The Board of Directors of Arctic Umiaq Line A/S has appointed Jens-Jakob Sandgreen as CEO of Arctic Umiaq Line A/S from September 15, 2022.
Arctic Umiaq Line’s current CEO Aviâja Lyberth Lennert has chosen to focus her efforts on intensifying Royal Arctic Line’s sustainability and communication work. At the same time, Arctic Umiaq Line is facing a renewal project, which will also benefit from having a full-time CEO again.
“We thank Aviâja for her contribution to Arctic Umiaq Line’s continued success over the past 5 years. It is thanks to Aviâja that interest in Arctic Umiaq Line has grown in the communities where the company operates. Arctic Umiaq Line is an important link between population groups, also in sports and cultural contexts, as seen for example with Sarfaq City Run. The company is healthy and has a strong foundation for further development,” says Chairman of the Board Verner Hammeken and continues:
“Jens-Jakob Sandgreen brings with him a wealth of experience in problem solving and new development, and with a strong view of the customer journey and thus possesses the skills that we on the board believe are needed to bring Arctic Umiaq Line into a world with 3 new airports and a much stronger tourism potential. Furthermore, Jens-Jakob Sandgreen has an international outlook in which the Greenlandic point of view can also be expressed”.
Jens-Jacob Sandgreen says: “After a decade as an international entrepreneur and consultant to businesses from Qaanaaq to Nanortalik, it is with a keen eye on the future of content that I board Arctic Umiaq Line. Tourism and travel patterns are changing, and I look forward to exploring with the Arctic Umiaq Line team how we can create compelling global products with visionary entrepreneurs along the coast and design renewed travel experiences and opportunities for Greenland.”
Arctic Umiaq Line A/S sails the west coast of Greenland with the vessel Sarfaq Ittuk to 10 to 11 destinations between Ilulissat and Qaqortoq. The company is thus part of the backbone of passenger transportation in western Greenland. The company is a 100% owned subsidiary of Royal Arctic Line A/S.
