Kristian Sørensen has over 20 years of experience in the LPG shipping industry where he has held several commercial and management positions. He started his career as a shipbroker in Lorentzen & Stemoco in 2002 before joining Inge Steensland AS (today Steem1960) in 2004 as a broker and later partner and Head of Gas department. From 2010-2013, he was responsible for expanding and heading its Singapore office. In 2016 he became CEO of Norwegian broking house Fearnleys, and also served as Deputy Group CEO for the Astrup Fearnley Group until 2021, when he joined Avance Gas as CEO.

Kristian joined BW LPG as Deputy CEO and Head of Strategy in September 2022. Kristian spent two years in the Royal Norwegian Navy as a graduate of the Junior Naval Academy and holds a “Siviløkonom” degree from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).

Born: 1976

Samantha Xu has more than 20 years of international finance experience in the shipping and energy sectors. Samantha started her career with A. P. Moller-Maersk Group as management trainee, and worked at its headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark as financial controller upon graduation. She also headed the finance team for Odfjell SE in Middle East before joining J. Lauritzen Singapore as its CFO in 2012. In 2019, she joined Royal Vopak, a leading independent terminal company, as its Finance Director, managing their terminal portfolio in Asia and Middle East.

Her career primarily focuses on board governance, risk management, project investment and M&A. Ms. Xu holds a Global Executive MBA and a Corporate Governance Certificate from INSEAD.

Born: 1980

Captain Prodyut Banerjee has more than 18 years of experience in Global Operations in the maritime industry. He has held various leadership positions with BW Group since 2005. Prior to joining BW, he worked with ExxonMobil for over 15 years, serving on vessels at sea and in shore positions in the United Kingdom. He has an MBA from the National University of Singapore.

Knut-Helge Knutsen has held global leadership positions in the maritime and shipping industry for the past 20 years. Before joining BW in 2013, he was Regional Manager at Veritas Petroleum Services for six years, and was with DNV for 11 years where he led various technical departments related to ship building in Norway and South Korea.

Mr. Knutsen currently also holds the role of Managing Director for BW LPG Fleet Management AS, and he is a member of LIoyds Nordic Committee and DNV Nordic Safety Committee. He has a Master’s degree in Marine Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and Global Business Leadership qualifications from the IMD Business School in Switzerland.

Iver Baatvik had 10 years of investment banking background before joining BW LPG in 2018, and has been working within the finance and commercial departments.

Mr. Baatvik has a Master’s Degree in Economics from the University of Oslo and a Bachelor’s degree in Business and Administration from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington.

Leona brings more than 18 years of experience in the oil and energy industry.She began her career in Accenture Singapore as a consultant in organization change management. Leona then spent 15 years in Chevron in several senior HR positions, including a two-year assignment at Chevron’s HQ in California. Thereafter, she moved to Shell to lead HR for the chemical manufacturing business unit. Before joining BW LPG, she was Global HR business partner to the COO and CFO at Maxeon Solar.

Leona holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Business degree with First Class Honors from Nanyang Technological University (NTU).