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Senior Management
| Born | 1970 |
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| Shareholding | 49,993 |
Marco Beenen
Marco Beenen holds the position as Chief Executive Officer of BW Offshore.
Mr. Beenen was appointed Chief Operation Officer of BW Offshore in 2016, responsible for the global operations and development of BW Offshore's fleet of FPSOs. He joined BW Offshore in 2012 as Vice President Business Development, followed by the position as Senior Vice President Fleet, responsible for operations in West Africa.
Mr. Beenen is Chairman of the Board of Directors of BW Ideol.
Prior to joining BW Offshore, Mr. Beenen has held executive positions in the Netherlands and USA as President of GustoMSC Inc and Vice President Engineering with SBM Offshore.
He holds a Master’s Degree in Naval Architecture and Offshore Hydrodynamics of Delft University of Technology.
| Born | 1975 |
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| Shareholding | 229,273 |
Ståle Andreassen
Ståle Andreassen holds the position as Chief Financial Officer of BW Offshore.
Mr. Andreassen came from the position as SVP Finance and joined the company in 2008.
Prior to joining BW Offshore, Mr. Andreassen spent 8 years working for Deloitte in Norway and UK, where he held several positions, lastly as Senior Manager in Audit and Assurance.
Mr. Andreassen holds a MSc in Business from Bodø Graduate School of Business in Norway and an MBA from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH). He is also a state-authorised public accountant in Norway.
| Born | 1975 |
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Anders S. Platou
Anders S. Platou holds the position as Chief Strategy Officer of BW Offshore.
Mr. Platou came from the position as Head of Corporate Finance and Strategy and joined the company in 2018.
Prior to joining BW Offshore, Mr. Platou spent 17 years working for DNB in Norway, Singapore and the US, where he held several positions, lastly as Managing Director, Debt Capital Markets.
Mr. Platou holds a B.A with Majors in Economics and International Relations from Tufts University.
| Born | 1974 |
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| Shareholding | 1,618 |
Mona Rajoo
Mona Rajoo holds the position as Chief Commercial Officer of BW Offshore.
Ms. Rajoo has over 20 years of experience in the oil and gas arena, beginning with maritime and moving on to offshore. Before joining BW Offshore in 2010, she held several responsibilities in maritime and offshore which included cost control and fleet personnel management and aspects of project services. She has managed the commercial responsibilities within BW Offshore since 2016 as VP Commercial and subsequently SVP Commercial, reporting directly to the Chief Commercial Officer.
She holds a Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) from Monash University, Australia and an EMBA from INSEAD. She is also a member of CPA Australia.
Being an advocate of mental wellbeing and continuous learning, she more recently earned a Postgraduate Diploma in Psychotherapy and Counselling and is a psychotherapist in training.
| Born | 1978 |
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Ming Yen Yip
Ming Yen Yip holds the position as General Counsel of BW Offshore.
Ms. Yip joined BW Offshore in 2012 and has been responsible for corporate matters of the BW Offshore group, acting as board secretary and dealing with investments in respect of projects and operations, mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) and corporate restructurings.
Prior to joining BW Offshore, Ms. Yip spent 11 years in private practice, starting with Dentons Rodyk and thereafter with Clifford Chance. Her experience as a corporate and transactional lawyer covers advising clients on domestic and cross-border M&As, joint ventures, private equity, corporate finance and capital markets work.
She graduated from the National University of Singapore and was qualified as Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Singapore in 2002 and has been admitted in England and Wales (Solicitor) since 2007.
| Born | 1970 |
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Mike McAreavey
Mike McAreavey holds the position as Chief Technical Officer of BW Offshore.
Mr McAreavey was appointed Chief Technical Officer of BW Offshore in in 2024, succeeding his previous role as Head of Operational Integrity which he held from 2017. He joined the company in 2014 as Engineering Manager.
Prior to joining BW Offshore, Mr McAreavey held various engineering and technical management positions within EPC and Operating companies, including Woodside Energy and SBM Offshore.
Mr McAreavey holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Process and Chemical Engineering from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. Mr McAreavey is a Fellow of the Institute of Chemical Engineers.
Board of Directors
| Born | 1971 |
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| Chairman since | 2014 |
| Shareholding | 90,245,285 |
Andreas Sohmen-Pao
Andreas Sohmen-Pao is Chairman of BW Group and listed affiliates BW Offshore, BW LPG, Hafnia, BW Energy and Cadeler. He is also Chairman of the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation, and a trustee of the Lloyd’s Register Foundation.
Mr Sohmen-Pao was previously Chairman of the Singapore Maritime Foundation and has served as a non-executive director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd, London P&I Club, Navigator Holdings, Singapore Symphonia Company, National Parks Board Singapore, Sport Singapore and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore amongst others.
Mr Sohmen-Pao graduated from Oxford University in England with an honours degree in Oriental Studies and has an MBA from Harvard Business School.
| Born | 1970 |
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| Director since | 2020 |
| Shareholding | 0 |
Rebekka Glasser Herlofsen
Rebekka Glasser Herlofsen has over 25 years of experience from the shipping and finance industries, and has served on the management teams of several leading Norwegian shipping companies.
Ms Herlofsen is a board member of Equinor ASA, Rockwool International A/S, the Torvald Klaveness Group, Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA and Egmont Group, and Chair of the boards of the marine insurer Norwegian Hull Club and of Handelsbanken Norway.
Ms Herlofsen is independent from the Company’s management, major shareholders and principal business associates.
| Born | 1954 |
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| Director since | 2010 |
| Shareholding | 160,761 |
Maarten R. Scholten
Maarten R. Scholten has over 30 years of extensive legal, financial and operational experience in the upstream oil and gas sector.
Mr Scholten has held senior and executive positions at Schlumberger spanning two decades. He was co-founder of Delta Hydrocarbons, an alternative investment fund in the upstream oil and gas sector and held the role of General Counsel at TotalEnergies SA from 2013 to 2017.
Mr Scholten is independent from the company's management, major shareholders and principal business associates.
| Born | 1973 |
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| Director since | 2019 |
| Shareholding | 13,183 |
René Kofod-Olsen
René Kofod-Olsen has more than 25 years’ experience in the shipping and energy industries.
Mr Kofod-Olsen was appointed CEO of V.Group in November 2020. He started his career in the A.P. Møller-Maersk Group, where he held a variety of executive positions in numerous countries, including Chief People Officer of the SVITZER Group, Chief Executive Officer of SVITZER Asia, Middle East & Africa. In 2012 Mr Kofod-Olsen was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Topaz Energy & Marine, a position he held until the company’s successful acquisition by the DP World Group in 2019, where he became Chief Executive Officer of the combined P&O Maritime Logistics, stepping down after its completed integration in 2020.
Mr Kofod-Olsen has pursued an Advanced Executive Program at Harvard Business School, and Senior Executive programs at INSEAD, IMD and holds a Graduate Diploma in Organization and Marketing from University of Southern Denmark.
Mr Kofod-Olsen is independent from the Company’s management, major shareholders and principal business associates.
| Born | 1966 |
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| Director since | 2024 |
| Shareholding | 0 |
Kees van Seventer
Kees van Seventer has more than 25 years’ experience in the infrastructure, new technologies, LNG and energy transition industries.
Mr van Seventer is currently a Managing Partner at KS7 Impact Ventures. He also serves as Chairman of the KitchenSmart Foundation and is a Board member of Sohar Industrial Port Company (Oman) on behalf of the Port of Rotterdam. Mr van Seventer was a Strategic Committee member at Royal Vopak for 18 years, where he held senior executive roles. Prior to this, he held positions at Solveigh M&A and Corporate Development, as well as Royal Pakhoed.
Mr van Seventer studied Technical Business Management (Rijswijk) and holds an MBA from Business School Nederland.
Mr. Kees van Seventer does not hold any ownership interest in the Company and is currently engaged under a one-year consultancy contract to provide consultancy services to BW Offshore in respect of potential new energy business opportunities.
Committees
Nomination Committee
The Nomination Committee is responsible for nominating candidates for election as directors, providing recommendations on the suitability of candidates as a director and to make recommendations for the remuneration of the directors. The Nomination Committee also proposes candidates for election to the Nomination Committee and proposes the remuneration to be paid to the members of the Nomination Committee. The Nomination Committee comprises Mrs Sophie Smith (Chair), Mr Bjarte Bøe and Ms Elaine Yew Wen Suen as members.
All shareholders are entitled to propose candidates for the Board to the Nomination Committee. Proposals must be submitted to the Nomination Committee by 1 February each year in order to be taken into consideration at the the company’s AGM.
All proposals shall be sent by email to nomination.committee@bwoffshore.com
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee is responsible for approving the Board’s annual review of the Company’s most important areas of exposure to risk and its internal control arrangements, as well as an annual supervisory plan for internal audit work.
The Audit Committee follows up on internal controls in connection with quarterly reviews of the Group’s financial reporting. At least once a year, the Board and the Audit Committee review the Company’s internal control procedures relating to its financial reporting process. The Audit Committee consists of Ms Rebekka Glasser Herlofsen (Chair) and Mr René Kofod-Olsen, both of whom are also members of the Board.
Technical and Commercial Committee
The Technical and Commercial Committee is responsible for reviewing commercial and technical matters of the Company’s operations, reviewing marketing and tender activities, and matters relating to the undertaking of any technology development and innovation projects, as well as management of risk and opportunities related to these activities. The Technical and Commercial Committee consists of Mr Kees van Seventer and Mr Maarten R. Scholten, both of whom are also members of the Board.
Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee ensures thorough and independent preparation of matters relating to compensation paid to the Executive Personnel. The Compensation Committee consists of Mr Andreas Sohmen-Pao (Chairman) and Mr Maarten R. Scholten, both of whom are also members of the Board.
Corporate Governance
At BW Offshore, we conduct our business with high ethical standards and in compliance with relevant laws. We hold ourselves to high standards, and we expect the same from our external stakeholders and partners. Read more about corporate governance.
Nomination Committee
Sophie Smith
Mrs. Sophie Smith joined BW Group in August 2021 as the Chief Human Resources Officer. Mrs. Smith’s focus is the people strategy for BW Group, of which one key element is the identification and development of talent.
Before joining BW Group, Mrs Smith was HR Director for the EMEA and then the APAC regions of Experian. While at Experian she designed the company’s global strategy on the Future of Work, securing board approval. She also took a lead role in acquisition integrations as well as divestment planning. Prior to Experian, Mrs Smith spent time at 3i and was accountable for the company’s global early career and talent development programmes. Before 3i she was Head of HR for Corporate Functions at the Royal Bank of Scotland, supporting the bank though a significant period of restructuring and cultural transformation. She started her career at Rolls-Royce, spending time living and working in China and Singapore.
Mrs. Smith has a first class honours degree from Durham University and is a member of the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development.
| Born | 1967 |
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Elaine Yew
Ms Elaine Yew Wen Suen is a Senior Partner in Egon Zehnder, one of the world’s largest executive search and talent strategy firm. Ms Yew’s focus is on CEO and C-suite succession planning, and board effectiveness and she also advises clients on CEO development, top team effectiveness, and organisational culture.
Before joining the firm, Ms Yew led an industry change program while at Global Freight Exchange, the world’s first Internet-based global marketplace for air cargo. Prior to that, she was Executive Director with Goldman Sachs in the European Equities Division and was a Consultant with Monitor Company. Ms Yew started her career with the Singapore Economic Development Board, helping Singapore companies develop their presence in Indochina and Myanmar in the early 1990s. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the National University of Singapore and chairs the Industry Advisory Board of NUS’ Centre for FutureReady Graduates. Ms Yew also serves on the Board of Governors of the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus group of schools in Singapore, the Board of Workforce Singapore and the Advisory Board of Women’s Forum Singapore. Ms Yew is a member of the Asia Advisory Board of Allianz and sits on the board of The Majurity Trust and chairs the Tangent Initiative.
Ms Yew has a BA with Honours in English and Drama from the University of Kent and an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.
Bjarte Bøe
Mr Bjarte Bøe has over thirty years of experience in the finance industry. He currently serves as a Director of Hermitage Offshore, a NYSE listed company and Agera Venture, a Norwegian venture capital company.
Mr Bøe is a member of the Nomination Committee of BW Offshore Limited and Chairman of the Investment Committee at SEB Venture Capital, a subsidiary of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), or SEB, a Nordic financial services group, where from 1995 to June 2019, he held a range of management positions. He most recently served as Head of Shipping and Offshore Finance at SEB, and was Global Head of Investment Banking at SEB Stockholm between 2012 and 2016. Mr Bøe previously held various other bank related management positions at Christiania Bank between 1986 and 1995, a Norwegian bank that later merged with MeritaNordbanken to become Nordea, and was a shipbroker at R.S. Platou between 1983 and 1986.
Mr Bøe has an MBA from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, graduated in 1983.