Gearbulk Integrated Report 2023 - Report - Page 26
GEARBULK
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Gearbulk is governed by its Board of Directors,
which sets the overall strategy. The Board meets
on a quarterly basis.
KRISTIAN JEBSEN (69)
CHAIRMAN
HANS PETTER AAS (78)
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Kristian Jebsen has been with the
Hans Petter Aas was appointed as a
Company since 1980. He was appointed
Director of the Company in 2010 and is
as a Director of the Company in 1991
the Chairman of the Audit Committee.
and has held a variety of positions
From 1989 to 2008 he was with the
across its o昀케ces worldwide. He worked
Shipping, Offshore and Logistics
in the Company’s Tokyo o昀케ce from
Division of DnB NOR Bank ASA and
1982 to 1985, holding the position of
was Global Head and Executive Vice
General Manager of the Company’s
President from 1998 to 2008. He is
Tokyo operations from 1984 to 1985.
now an independent consultant and
He was Vice President and General
Board Member of several quoted and
Manager for the Company in Canada
privately held shipping companies.
from 1985 to 1989 and was Executive
He was appointed as a director of the
Vice President in Bergen from 1989
Board of G2 Ocean Holding AS in May
to 1993 before assuming the role of
2017.
President of Gearbulk UK over the
period 1993 to 2006. He received a
business degree from the University
of Lausanne, Switzerland in 1978 and
a Master’s Degree in International
Management from the American
Graduate School of International
Management (Thunderbird) in Glendale, Arizona in 1980. Mr. Jebsen was
appointed Chairman of the Company
in May 2006, and he was appointed
Chairman of the Board of G2 Ocean
Holding AS in May 2017.
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