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Sushil Sriram

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Chief Executive Officer at ESL
📍 Singapore

Sushil Sriram is the CEO of Emirates Shipping Line, focused on building an agile and entrepreneurial shipping company. His career includes 18 years at A. P. Moller - Maersk, where he led major transformations, including the launch of the digital platform Maersk Spot. He is a Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP).

Colleagues describe him as a warm, caring, and supportive leader who inspires his team to achieve their full potential. He has a keen interest in innovative and sustainable solutions to modern challenges, such as the Tiny House movement for addressing housing and environmental issues.

He grew Maersks Intra-Asia business fourfold while maintaining strong profitability early in his career.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Singapore
Personality Overview

How Sushil shows up

Hard To Convince
Upfront
ROI Conscious

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They respond well to confident salespeople.

Priorities

Topics Sushil cares about

Digital Transformation
Led the introduction of Maersk Spot, a fully digital product that transformed short-term booking, and continues to focus on driving innovation and digitization at ESL.
Responsible Growth
As CEO, his stated focus is to grow Emirates Shipping Line responsibly, balancing profitability with a human-centric approach to customer service and team building.
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Career

Work history

3-2026
Chief Executive Officer
ESL
1-2024 - 3-2026
Chief Trade Officer
ESL
3-2023 - 11-2023
Senior Director, Global Head of Maersk Spot
A.P. Moller - Maersk
10-2020 - 5-2023
Senior Director, Regional Ocean (Europe)
A.P. Moller - Maersk
1-2019 - 10-2020
Senior Director, Pricing and Revenue Management (Europe)
A.P. Moller - Maersk
In the press

Media appearances

Emirates Shipping Line Appoints Sushil Sriram as Chief Executive Officer - ESL. Featured in Emirates Shipping Line (official website)
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Leadership Team - ESL | Emirates Shipping Line. Featured in Emirates Shipping Line – Company website
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Education
3-2021 - 8-2021
Education details unavailable
IMD
5-2016 - 5-2016
Education details unavailable
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Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

d

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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