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INTERVIEW | KOMMER DAMEN
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KOMMER DAMEN ON SUSTAINABILITY,
DIGITALISATION AND PASSING THE TORCH
WAY
TO THE NEXT GENERATION
OF
LIFE
THIS YEAR, DAMEN SHIPYARDS GROUP CHAIRMAN KOMMER DAMEN TURNED 75. HE HAS
SPENT HIS WHOLE LIFE IN THE SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY, GROWING UP ON THE FAMILY
SHIPYARD BEFORE TAKING OVER THE BUSINESS HIMSELF. DURING A SUCCESS-FILLED
CAREER HE HAS INTRODUCED THE RENOWNED STANDARDISED SHIPBUILDING PHILOSOPHY
AND OVERSEEN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DAMEN SHIPYARDS GROUP INTO AN
INTERNATIONAL SHIPBUILDING, REPAIR AND SERVICES NETWORK EMPLOYING OVER 12,000
PEOPLE. FOR DAMEN #7 HE TALKS ABOUT THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF DAMEN.
