About

Ernesto Montagne joined the multinational container terminal operating company APM Terminals in February 2016 and has since introduced fundamental changes in the way customer legal claims are handled by the company. Under Montagne’s leadership the company shifted its focus from a “litigating” approach to improving its operations and relationships with clients, resulting in a reduction of legal customer claims by 44% from 2016 to 2017 and a substantial reduction on the amounts claimed. Additionally, Montagne made a meaningful contribution to APM Terminals Callao reaching an amicable solution with the Peruvian government in an ICSID arbitration related to the completion of the first phase of a $460m port modernisation investment in Peru. In his previous role at Nextel Telcomunicações based out of São Paulo in Brazil, Montagne impressed with his negotiations and closure of national roaming services and network leasing agreements with a major operator of mobile services in Brazil that allowed Nextel to achieve national coverage for its high speed mobile voice and data service. During his tenure at the company (1998-2015), Montagne was also part of the team that allowed Nextel to enter as a competitor in the Peruvian telecommunications market, despite facing legal disputes.