DFDS A/S appointed Mathieu Girardin has been appointed Head of Ferry Division, EVP, and member of the Executive Management Team (EMT) succeeding Peder Gellert Pedersen who retires on 1 August 2022 He will join DFDS in October 2022. Mathieu Girardin, a French national born in 1982, is currently Senior Vice President at CMA CGM, one of the world's large shipping and logistics companies, for Short Sea Lines Europe and Containerships. He has held senior management positions at CMA CGM since 2013, including both operational and corporate responsibilities.

Mathieu Girardin graduated from ESCP Europe (Master's in Management) in 2005 and from INSEAD (Executive MBA) in 2018.