Board of Directors

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.

Andreas 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.

Andreas graduated from Oxford University in England with an honours degree in Oriental Studies and has an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Emanuele Lauro is the Chief Executive Officer of Scorpio Holdings Limited. He is the founder, Chairman and CEO of Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG). He has chaired and held executive roles in various US listed as well as private entities in the maritime industry.

He is the Vice President of the Monaco Chamber of Shipping and a member of the London Advisory Board of Fordham University NY, USA. He has also served as non-executive director of The Standard P&I Club.

Andrea is a non-executive director of Energy Technology Holdings LLC and a Member of the Supervisory Board of Gerresheimer AG. Andrea has a comprehensive functional knowledge of procurement and logistics and has held several board positions in globally active public and private companies.

Thomas has extensive executive experience in various leadership positions, including at A. P. Moller Maersk, and non-executive experience in both listed and privately held companies within the energy, manufacturing, and marine and industries, with a particular focus in recent years on the energy transition. Thomas currently serves as chair of the board of directors of Lloyd’s Register Group, Lloyd’s Register Foundation and VKR Holding A/S, the senior independent director of IMI plc, and a non-executive director of BW Group Ltd and Lambert Energy Advisory Ltd. Additionally, Thomas has been a member of the Danish Committee on Corporate Governance since 2018.

Thomas has participated in an Advanced Executive Programme (ISMP) in Economics at Harvard University, a Senior Management Programme at Columbia University and holds a Graduate Diploma in Foreign Relations (HD) from Copenhagen Business School.

Colette has extensive executive experience, with a particular focus on the energy transition. She was formerly the CEO of the Net Zero Technology Centre and currently serves as a non-executive director on the boards of several companies in the energy industry.

Jim has experience from investment banking, having served clients across a variety of international industrial and renewable markets at Bear Stearns and JPMorgan Chase & Co. He is currently Chairman of the Audit Committee and Capital Structure and Asset Management Committee of Gibraltar Industries a NYSE listed company that provides products serving the renewable energy, home improvement and infrastructure markets. He is also lead Director of Alert 360 a privately held home automation and security services company.

Jim is a certified public accountant and an adjunct professor of accounting and finance at The Zicklin School of Business at Baruch in and at Pace University, both in NYC. He graduated with an MBA from the Wharton School in 1984.

Ditlev has extensive experience in the shipping industry and is currently the owner and chairman of Weco Invest A/S. He has acted as the board director for Höegh LNG and Höegh Autoliners since 2006. Ditlev has a professional background in management consultancy and currently serves as a director or advisor for more than 10 companies.