The port marketing company "Seaports of Niedersachsen GmbH", which has been in existence since 2004, is a successful
successful partnership between the private port industry in Lower Saxony and the Lower Saxony
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour, Transport and Digitalization. André Heim took over the management of Seaports of Niedersachsen GmbH with effect from June 1, 2020. "I am looking forward to the new professional challenge and the trust of the Supervisory Board. Together with the Seaports team, I would like to work intensively for the interests of our nine seaports in Lower Saxony. One new focus will be the digital development of the Seaports of Niedersachsen umbrella brand for the global marketing of the seaports," said Heim.

Supervisory Board Chairman Karsten Dirks emphasizes: "We are delighted to have found a marketing expert with international experience in André Heim, who is very familiar with the processes and has built up a broad network within the port industry and politics during his previous time at Seaports". The 41-year-old business graduate was born in Oldenburg and has been responsible for marketing and communications since November 2013. He worked closely with the management from the outset and played a key role in shaping the marketing of the seaports of Lower Saxony. Before joining Seaports, André Heim worked as Marketing Manager at JadeWeserPort Realisierungsgesellschaft in Wilhelmshaven for almost 5 years.
The previous Managing Director of Seaports of Niedersachsen GmbH, Timo Schön, left the company at his own request on
left the company at his own request on May 31, 2020 and will devote himself to a new professional
new professional challenge within the industry.

In addition to André Heim, Felix Jahn will continue to take care of the networking of the
marketing company, in particular between the Chamber of Industry and Commerce and political bodies.
and political bodies. Jahn is the full-time Managing Director of Transport at the Oldenburg Chamber of Industry and Commerce.
Oldenburg.