Navios Maritime Holdings has appointed Jeremy Bryan as chief operating officer.
Bryan joins the New York-listed shipping group from Cargill International, where he worked since 1992 serving in various positions during his tenure there, most recently as global head of dry bulk trading.
He previously led the panamax and handymax trading departments at the subsidiary of US agricultural giant Cargill.
At Navios, he will formally work for Navios Maritime's Navios Corp entity. He will start on 1 February.
Bryan has served as a lieutenant in the Dutch military and has a bachelor of business administration from the Nijenrode Business University.
Navios Maritime chief executive Angeliki Frangou welcomed Bryan to Navios.
"Jeremy is a trusted leader whose unique background adds significant expertise and a wealth of knowledge to our commercial operations," she said.
"Mr Bryan will add to Navios’ capabilities and its network of global relationships."
