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The company also recently promoted Henriette Hallberg Thygesen—who previously ran Maersk’s salvage company, Svitzer—to the role of CEO of towage and manufacturing.—Costas Paris, WSJ, 12 Feb. 2020
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, from Middle English towen "to pull, tug, tow entry 1" + Anglo-French -age-age
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