Ardmore Shipping Corporation Announces Director Changes
September 27, 2018 at 01:31 pm
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Ardmore Shipping Corporation announced the appointment of Ms. Helen Tveitan de Jong and Mr. Mats Berglund to the company's Board of Directors, replacing current Directors Messrs. Albert Enste and Robert McIlwraith, who will be retiring from the Board. Helen Tveitan de Jong is Chairman and CEO of Carisbrooke Shipping Holdings Ltd. Previously, Ms. Tveitan de Jong held a variety of senior ship finance roles, including as a founding partner at shipping finance advisory firm THG Capital from 2001 to 2007, and has held several positions as interim Finance Director for shipping companies, most notably in the dry bulk sector, from 2003 to 2017. Mats Berglund is the CEO and a Director of Pacific Basin. Mr. Berglund has more than 30 years of shipping experience in Europe, the USA and Asia, including as CFO and COO of marine fuel trader Chemoil Energy and Head of Crude Transportation for Overseas Shipholding Group. Previously, he served in a variety of leadership roles across the Stena group of companies, culminating as President of Stena Rederi, Stena's parent company for all shipping activities. He is an Executive Committee Member of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association and serves on the North of England P&I Club Members Board.
Ardmore Shipping Corporation is engaged in the ownership and operation of product and chemical tankers in worldwide trade. The Company operates through one segment, which is transportation of refined petroleum products and chemicals. The Company provides seaborne transportation of petroleum products and chemicals worldwide to oil majors, national oil companies, oil and chemical traders, and chemical companies, with its fleet of mid-size product and chemical tankers. It provides shipping services to customers through voyage charters, time charters, and commercial pools. It has the global network to support its seafarers and deliver shipping services to its customers. Its vessels include Ardmore Seafarer, Ardmore Exporter, Ardmore Explorer, Ardmore Enterprise, Ardmore Engineer, Ardmore Endurance, Ardmore Endeavour, Ardmore Encounter, Ardmore Seahawk, Ardmore Seavanguard, Ardmore Seavantage, Ardmore Seaventure, Ardmore Chippewa, and Ardmore Seavaliant, among others.