INTTRA names president, EMEA

INTTRA, a Parsippany-based ocean shipping electronic marketplace, announced Thursday that it has appointed Philly Teixeira to the newly-created position of president, Europe, Middle East and Africa.Teixeira, based in Copenhagen, will be responsible for INTTRA’s EMEA financial, commercial and operational goals. She will also be responsible for the company’s overall growth strategy.

Prior to INTTRA, she was vice president key clients management at Maersk. Before that, she was vice president of global accounts, marketing and e-business at CMA CGM. She also held leadership roles at FedEx and began her career in logistics at DHL Global Forwarding.

“We are very pleased to welcome Philly to the company,” INTTRA CEO John Fay said in a prepared statement. “Her deep knowledge of shipping, logistics and the EMEA region, combined with her extensive network of relationships across all segments of the industry, have earned her an exceptional reputation. Philly’s proven strengths in sales, management, strategy and execution will make her an effective leader of our EMEA team and a catalyst for optimizing the way INTTRA serves customers.”