Santa Fe A/S : Relocation names Kobus Fourie as Managing Director for Australia

INVESTOR NEWS Santa Fe Relocation names Kobus Fourie as Managing Director for Santa Fe Australia

Santa Fe Relocation, a global leader in mobility and relocation services, announces the appointment of Kobus Fourie as Managing Director for Santa Fe Australia.

"Fourie is a key hire for Santa Fe, with exactly the right background and experience to drive the needed agenda for Santa Fe Australia," said Martin Thaysen, Group CEO for the Santa Fe Group. "With accomplishments in transformational leadership, he is seasoned in achieving top line growth, strengthening of customer service and quality, as well as improvements of financial business performance."

Prior to joining Santa Fe Relocation, having lived and worked in South Africa, Ghana and most recently in Indonesia, Fourie brings solid leadership from the Travel, Security and Logistics industries. Fourie has successfully led businesses in Africa, Middle East and Asia, and holds Masters Degrees in 'Business Leadership' and 'Strategic Supply Change Management'. Fourie's career has allowed him to gain significant and broad experiences, and recognises the importance of teamwork, company values and culture.

Mr Fourie added: "I admire the passion of the Santa Fe people with their intense focus on the customer experience, and I look forward to being part of delivering the 2020 Strategy with the Australian team. I feel privileged to have been accepted by Santa Fe Relocation and to be part of its ongoing success."

Santa Fe Australia contributed EUR 57.7m to group revenue in 2016 and have over the past two years gone through a restructuring and transformation of the operation. The company is now entering the next stage of the strategy with a focus on customer experience, growth and employee engagement.

Fourie will be based in our Australia head office located in Melbourne, and will report directly to Patrick White, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa CEO.

For additional information, please contact:

Martin Thaysen, Group CEO, [phone]

Christian Moller Laursen, Group CFO, [phone]

About Santa Fe Relocation

Santa Fe Relocation is a global mobility company specialising in managing and delivering high- quality relocation services worldwide. Our core competence is relocation services that support corporations and their employees relocate and settle in a new country, assisting them with visas, immigration, home and school, language and cultural training, managing property rentals, delivering domestic and international moving of household goods. We provide these services to a consistent high standard, locally and globally through our own offices across 47 countries and six continents. Santa Fe Relocation is wholly owned by the Santa Fe Group, which is listed on NASDAQ in Copenhagen, Denmark. For more information, visit us at www.santaferelo.com

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