Henning Nordgulen takes the reins on Monday from theoutgoing Rene who is moving to Norwegian industrial group Karsten Moholt aftersix years at the company.
The 48-year-old has spent the past seven years at Norwegian creditorSparebanken Vest where he was a director of the corporate division and a memberof the corporate management team.
Nordgulen comes with plenty of shipping experience having previouslybeen a finance manager in Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Shipping Company.