Roger Iliffe has left his position as chief executive at Hansa Heavy Lift and will be replaced by Steve Dawson and Alex Karakassis.

The German heavylift owner, controlled by Oaktree Capital, said Dawson and Karakassis will take over from Iliffe with immediate effect.

Hansa said: “Roger Iliffe has left in order to focus on independently pursuing other opportunities.”

Iliffe was appointed as interim chief executive of the company in 2013 after serving as acting chief executive since Hansa’s inception in 2011.

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