P&O Maritime Logistics chief executive Rene Kofod-Olsen has quit less than a year into the job.

The experienced Danish executive had been CEO of Topaz Energy and Marine since 2012. He took on the top job at P&O Maritime when DP World bought Topaz for nearly $1.1bn last July.

P&O Maritime has appointed Martin Helweg as its new CEO.

For the past three years, he has been responsible for P&O Maritime Logistics’ global operations.