BW has appointed Mr Jakob Bergholdt as Group CFO, the company said in its press release.
Mr Bergholdt has spent over 16 years in Asia, and has held key finance positions in well-respected shipping conglomerates. Mr Bergholdt holds a Bachelor’s degree from Copenhagen Business School, a diploma-degree (HD-R) in Finance and Accounting from Copenhagen Business School, and an MBA (Hons) from University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Mr Bergholdt will assume his role on 2 January 2017.
About BW Group
BW Group is a leading global maritime group involved in oil and gas transportation, floating gas infrastructure, environmental technologies and deepwater production. Through its predecessor companies, Bergesen and World-Wide Shipping, BW has been delivering energy and other vital commodities for more than 80 years. BW's fleet of over 160 vessels includes crude oil supertankers, refined oil tankers, LNG and LPG carriers, floating storage and regasification (FSRU) units, chemical tankers, bulk carriers and floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units.