MAERSK Tankers will soon welcome two new executive leaders as it prepares to divide its commercial business into three strategic areas.
Maersk Tankers manages chartering, partner and operations activities and operates one of the largest tanker fleets in the world.
The division will see the business split into areas focusing on chartering and freight solutions, commercial and operations.
Two new leaders, Tom Hewitson and Aditya Trehan, will be appointed to the executive team while one leader, Eva Birgitte Bisgaard, will take on a new executive role as the change unfolds.
Maersk Tankers chief executive officer Christian Ingerslev said the upcoming changes will better enable the company help shipowners boost economic and environmental performance.
“Therefore, I am delighted to have these three highly capable leaders in the executive team,” Mr Ingerslev said.
“They have a deep understanding of partners and customers’ needs, and they bring diverse but complementary skills within chartering, commercial partnerships and operations, which will bring value to partners, customers and employees.”
From 1 October, Mr Hewitson will lead Maersk Tankers’ chartering and freight solutions unit.
Mr Hewitson has served in leadership positions with companies such as Morgan Stanley, bp and Castleton Commodities International, including as managing director of global tanker freight trading and chartering.
His background is in freight trading, risk management and chartering for crude and product tankers.
Ms Bisgaard, currently Maersk Tankers’ chief commercial officer, will lead the company’s sales and services for shipowners, which are being brought together under the new Commercial unit.
Ms Bisgaard will also head the company’s work on decarbonisation and digitalisation.
And MrTrehan, global head of operations and managing director of Maersk Tankers’ activities in Mumbai, has been promoted to the executive team.
Mr Trehan’s background is in shipping, having spent most of his career in operations.
Maersk Tankers’ executive management team will increase from five to seven people once the appointments take effect on 1 October this year.
