The Board of Viking Supply Ships AB (under name change from Rederi AB Transatlantic) has decided to appoint Christian W. Berg as CEO of the company with immediate effect. Christian will in parallel continue as head of the Viking Supply Ships business area just as today.
Christian W. Berg is born 1968 and has since 2011 been head of the business area Viking Supply Ships, coming previously from Chief Commercial Officer in Siem Offshore (2008-2011) which is a company listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. From 1999 to 2008, Christian has had various leading positions at several companies, such as Promarine Ltd and Promarine AS, NavTech AS in Egersund and Horizon Mobile Communications in Singapore. Christian has had various board engagements within the scope of his employments. From 1988-1996 Christian has been seaborne within the offshore industry at Bergesen and the Norwegian Navy. Christian holds a degree from Vestfold University College (1992-1994), Horten, Norway and has studied at the Norwegian Navy Academy (1989-1990) in Horten, Norway.
The focus within the TransAtlantic business area (previously Industrial Shipping) is still on the strategy to build a profitable RoRo- and Container Feeder business. Heléne Mellquist remains as CEO of TransAtlantic AB.
