Turku also has the benefit of fresh energy in the corner office as Tim Meyer stepped in as the CEO of Meyer Turku shipyard in summer 2020 . Being a family-owned company , the Meyers see the value in rotating duties from time to time ; Jan Meyer , who led the shipyard for six years , is now the Managing Director of Meyer Werft , Germany . Tim Meyer was previously the managing director of Meyer Werft so the brothers are , in essence , changing jobs .
Last summer , the family patriarch Bernard Meyer commented that it ’ s always been the plan to rotate the leadership at some suitable time in the future . According to Bernard Meyer , the handling of corona crisis will require and lead to major changes on all yards ; and as these changes and new structures are implemented , it was now “ good timing ” to carry out a family internal leadership switch between Jan and Tim .
Additional goal of the switch was to ensure continuous improvement by changing perspectives and defining the future structure of the Meyer production network .
POWER OF THREE
Returning to Germany , Jan Meyer noted that the three yards in Papenburg , Turku and Warnemünde are already working closely together – the yards are constantly learning from each other and the company is seeing the benefits of this cooperation . The exchange of people between the locations is essential and “ a success factor for the future ,” added Jan Meyer .
The new “ number one guy ” at the Turku shipyard , Tim Meyer , has expressed eagerness to work even more closely together with the shipbuilders and partners in Turku . In his mind , also , it is vital to encourage an exchange between the yards on all levels .
As Tim Meyer started his job , Meyer Turku succeeded in concluding a key agreement with its customers to stretch the fixed order book to reach 2026 . According to the shipyard , this marks an important step to stabilize the entire Finnish cruise ship
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