Odfjell Elects Klaus Nyborg Director of the Board

 

Nyborg, a Danish citizen, owns no shares in Odfjell SE and has no formal ties to major shareholders of the company, according to Odfjell.

 

Nyborg was recently Interim CEO of DS Norden AS from 2014-2015, where he has also been on the board since 2012, and chairman since 2015. He also serves board director of several other companies, including being chairman of A/S United Shipping & Trading Company and BAWAT A/S.

 

Nyborg graduated with a M.Sc. in economics and law from Copenhagen Business School in 1990 and has management degrees from London Business School (1997) and IMD (2004). From 1990 to 2002, he held various positions in the A.P. Møller/Maersk Group, the last years as Vice President/Regional CFO/Head of Corporate Affairs for Maersk Line in Singapore (1998-2001) and Global CFO & Director for Maersk Logistics International AS. From 2002 to 2012, Nyborg was first member of the executive management of the tanker company Torm AS and then CEO of Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd in Hong Kong.