KCC Welcomes New Members to the Board of Directors
Image: KCC Board (left to right), Ernst Meyer, Brita Eilertsen, Winifred Patricia Johansen, Magne Øvreås, Gøran Andreassen
Oslo, 3 May 2022: Following the Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA (“KCC”) Annual General Meeting held on 29 April 2022, KCC is pleased to welcome several new members to the Board of Directors.
Chair of the Board:
Ernst Meyer
Meyer replaces Lasse Kristoffersen as Chair. Meyer was appointed President and CEO of Torvald Klaveness in April 2022 after three years as COO of Klaveness and Managing Director of Klaveness Ship Management AS. Prior to joining Klaveness, Meyer worked 20 years for Det Norske Veritas (DNV) in various global and regional executive positions including North America and Asia Pacific.
Appointed Board Members:
Gøran Andreassen
Andreassen joined Torvald Klaveness in April 2021 as Chief Strategic Investment Officer and brings more than 20 years of experience across private equity, investment banking and industry positions. Prior to Klaveness, he was Senior Partner in OMP Capital and Partner in HitecVision, where he served on the Board of multiple portfolio companies during his seven years with the firm.
Brita Eilertsen
Eilertsen, has vast experience from investment banking and consulting institutions such as SEB Enskilda, Orkla Finans and Touche Ross Management Consultants (today Deloitte). She has held Board positions for several listed and private companies in different industries since 2005, currently holding Board positions for Pareto Bank, Axactor, and C World Wide.
In addition, the Board of Directors consists of Magne Øvreås and Winifred Patricia Johansen, who will continue as Board Members of KCC.
Departing Board Members:
KCC extends its sincere gratitude to former Chair Lasse Kristoffersen and departing Board Members Rebekka Glasser Herlofsen and Morten Skedsmo for an excellent cooperation during their respective tenures.
Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA
KCC is the world leader in combination carriers, owning and operating eight CABU and eight CLEANBU combination carriers. KCC’s combination carriers are built for transportation of both wet and dry bulk cargoes, being operated in trades where the vessels efficiently combine dry and wet cargoes with minimum ballast. Through their high utilization and efficiency, the vessels emit up to 40% less CO2 per transported ton compared to standard tanker and dry bulk vessels in current and targeted combination trading patterns.
