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Maja Nyvold

Critic · DISC type C
Vice President, Head of Group Marketing & Passenger at DFDS
📍 Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Maja is the Vice President and Head of Group Marketing & Passenger at DFDS, driving commercial growth and transformation. Her previous roles at Maersk involved managing a P&L of over $10 billion and leading digital product development, including sustainable logistics solutions. She holds an MSc from Copenhagen Business School.

Outside of her demanding professional life, Maja values balancing work with family, mentioning a recent family vacation. She appears energized by international travel, enjoying visits with her teams in locations like Spain and Morocco and finding the experience special.

She co-developed Maersks ECO Delivery product, which helped customers save over 683, 000 tonnes of greenhouse gases in a single year.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Vice President, Head of Group Marketing & Passenger
Job Level
Senior
Location
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
Personality Overview

How Maja shows up

ROI Driven
Objective Thinker
Precise

They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others. It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms. They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions.

Priorities

Topics Maja cares about

Sustainable Logistics
Her team at Maersk developed the ECO Delivery Ocean product, which uses green fuels to decarbonize shipping for major global brands.
Digital Transformation
Previously led teams developing B2B integration via EDI/API and pioneering the use of electronic Bills of Lading to digitize cross-border trade.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
Vice President, Head of Group Marketing & Passenger
DFDS
1-2025 - 8-2025
Vice President, Head of Passenger Sales and Marketing
DFDS
3-2023 - 1-2025
Senior Director, Head of Product Portfolio - Value Added Services and Surcharges
A.P. Moller - Maersk
11-2020 - 3-2023
Director, Head of API and EDI Product and Platform
A.P. Moller - Maersk
1-2019 - 11-2020
Director, Global Head of FMCG Sales Vertical
A.P. Moller - Maersk
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Media appearances

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Education
2009 - 2012
MSc
Copenhagen Business School
2011 - 2011
Summer School
Harvard University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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