China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), a Shanghai-listed tanker and bulker arm of China Merchants Group, has appointed president Xie Chunlin as its new chairman.

According to exchange filings, Xie was appointed during a board meeting on Wednesday after Su Xingang resigned as chairman.

Xie will continue to serve as president on an interim basis before the board elects someone to replace him, one of the filings said.