CLARKSONS ...ENABLING GLOBAL TRADE HOME ABOUT US SERVICES INVESTORS NEWS CAREERS OFFICES CONTACTS ABOUT US/ BOARD OF DIRECTORS Andi Case Chief Executive Officer Andi Case was appointed to the board as chief executive on 17 June 2008, having previously been Clarksons' chief operating officer. He joined Clarksons in 2006 as managing director of the group's shipbroking arm, H Clarkson & Company Limited. He began his shipbroking career with C W Kellock and later Eggar Forrester. Prior to joining Clarksons he was with Braemar Seascope for 17 years, latterly as head of sale and purchase and newbuildings. Peter M. Anker President of Brokerage and Investment Banking Peter M. Anker is President of Brokerage and Investment Banking. He has been the Chief Executive and Managing Partner of RS Platou Shipbrokers AS since 1987. He has also served as Head of Platou Group and Offshore Division. He served as Vice President of RS Platou (USA) Inc. from 1982 to 1986. He has been a Deputy Board Member of the Norwegian Shipowners Association since 1996. Jeff Woyda Finance Director Jeff Woyda was appointed to the board on 1 November 2006. He qualified with KPMG and before joining Clarksons, was a member of the executive committee of Gerrard Group PLC and spent 13 years at GNI where he was chief operating officer. He also serves as a non-executive Director of the International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC). James Hughes-Hallett, CMG Chairman (Non-executive) James Hughes-Hallett was appointed to the board on 20 August 2014. He is Chairman of John Swire & Sons Limited and a Non-executive director of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited, Swire Pacific Limited and Swire Properties Limited. Additionally he is a director of Steamships Trading Company Limited and is Chairman of United States Cold Storage Inc. Former appointments include: Managing Director and Chairman of The China Navigation Company, Chairman of Swire Pacific Offshore, Chairman of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association and Non-executive Director of HSBC Holdings plc. James is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and an honorary Fellow of the University of Hong Kong and Merton College, Oxford. He is Chairman of the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and of The Courtauld Institute of Art. He was made a CMG in the 2012 Queen's Birthday Honours. Peter Backhouse Senior Independent Director (Non-executive) Peter Backhouse was appointed to the board on 16 September 2013 and became senior independent director on 5 November 2013. He is a non-executive director of BG Group PLC, the international energy company, and is a member of the Advisory Board of private equity firm Riverstone Energy Partners. Peter has 40 years' experience in the international energy business and considerable experience in international gas development. Former appointments include: chairman and chief executive of BP Europe; executive vice president of global refining and marketing, head of North Sea oil development and head of mergers and acquisitions at BP PLC. Ed Warner OBE Director (Non-executive) Ed Warner was appointed to the board on 27 June 2008. He is chairman of investment bank Panmure Gordon, derivatives exchange LMAX, the Standard Life European Private Equity Trust PLC and the Blackrock Commodities Income Investment Trust Plc. He is a non-executive director of Grant Thornton UK LLP, a leading accountancy and advisory practice and the Senior Independent Director of SafeCharge International Group Limited. He was previously chief executive of IFX Group PLC and Old Mutual Financial Services UK, head of Pan European Equities at BT Alex Brown, and head of global research at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson. He is chairman of UK Athletics, the sport's governing body. James Morley Director (Non-executive) James Morley was appointed to the board on 5 November 2008. He is a chartered accountant with 25 years of experience as an executive board member at both listed and private companies. He is currently senior independent director of Costain Group PLC and The Innovation Group PLC, and a non-executive director of Speedy Hire PLC. Previously he was chief operating officer at Primary Insurance Group, group finance director at Cox Insurance Holdings, group finance director at Arjo Wiggins Appleton PLC, group executive director (finance) at Guardian Royal Exchange, deputy chief executive and group finance director at AVIS Europe PLC, and a non-executive director of The Bankers Investment Trust PLC, W S Atkins PLC and Trade Indemnity Group PLC. Birger Nergaard Director (Non-Executive) Birger has been deputy chairman of the Platou board since 2008. Mr Nergaard established Four Seasons Venture (Verdane Capital as it is today) in 1985 and was the company's CEO until 2006. Mr Nergaard is currently a director of Verdane Capital's funds III, VI and VIII, a director of Nergaard Investment Partners AS and an advisor to Advent International in Norway. Mr Nergaard was awarded King Harald's gold medal in 2006 for pioneering the Norwegian venture capital industry. Mer Nergaard holds a degree from the University of Oslo. BOARD MEMBERS © 2015 CLARKSONS GlossaryAccessibilityPrivacy policyTerms of businessSitemapDesigned by Radley Yeldar