HOMEABOUT USOUR PEOPLESAFETYSUSTAINABILITYOUR BUSINESSNEWSINVESTORS Home/ About Us/ Management Committee BW Group Board of Directors Management Committee History Global Offices BW Group Fleet Contact Us Privacy Statement Management Committee Andreas Sohmen-Pao Group CEO Andreas Sohmen-Pao is currently CEO of BW Group, Chairman of the BW LPG Board of Directors and a director of BW Offshore Limited. He is a non-executive director of The Esplanade Co. Ltd and National Parks Board (Singapore), a board member of the Singapore Maritime Foundation, and a member of the Singapore Sports Council and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra Council. Sohmen-Pao previously worked at Goldman Sachs International in London. He has served as a director of the London P&I Club, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore amongst others. Sohmen-Pao was educated at Oxford University in England, from which he graduated in 1993 with an honours degree in Oriental Studies. He also holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. Yngvil Eriksson Åsheim Managing Director, BW Shipping Yngvil Åsheim joined BW on 1 November 2010 as Managing Director for BW Fleet Management as well as Country Head for Norway. In October 2013 she moved on to the position of Managing Director for BW Shipping. She holds a Masters in Marine Engineering from the Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTNU). Åsheim started her career at DNV as a surveyor in 1993 and held various positions within the classification society. In 2002, she joined Höegh Fleet Services, where she started as a fleet manager overseeing the technical operation of a fleet of car carriers. After a year, she went on to the position of President responsible for all ship management activities for the Höegh Group. Subsequently, she was appointed as EVP of Höegh Autoliners responsible for global operation and ship management. Åsheim has also held several board positions and was heading the work to establish an Innovation and Research Strategy for the Norwegian Maritime Industry on behalf of the Ministry of Trade and Industry in Norway. Lars Pedersen Managing Director, BW Fleet Management and Country head, Norway Lars Pedersen joined BW on 1 October 2011, as head of fleets for LPG and LNG. In October 2013, Pedersen took on the position of Managing Director of BW Fleet Management and Country Head of Norway. Pedersen holds a Marine engineering degree from Svendborg International Shipping Academy. Pedersen started his career as an engineer cadet at A.P. Moller – Maersk and ended his career at sea as Chief Engineer in 1998 and moved on to various shore positions within A.P. Moller – Maersk. In 2008, Pedersen joined Höegh Fleet Services as fleet manager overseeing the technical operation of LNG and car carriers. Sverre Prytz Managing Director, BW Ventures Sverre Prytz is the founder and Managing Director of BW Ventures. In addition to initiating and building Green Marine Capital, an industry-funded investment partnership, Sverre has also led BW’s growth in the areas of Gas Solutions, Power (gas and renewables), and integrated LNG/LPG infrastructure projects, in conjunction with his corporate responsibilities at BW Group. Prytz holds a Bachelor of Science (ChE) degree from the University of Michigan, and Master Degrees from MIT (ChE) and the University of Chicago, GSB (Finance). In 1995, he joined McKinsey, spending seven years at the firm and leaving as an Associate Principal to join DuPont. At DuPont, Prytz held a number of business development and strategy positions in the US, Shanghai and Hong Kong. These included heading the M&A, Business Development and Strategy functions for DuPont Asia-Pacific, and leading the Advanced Fiber Systems business out of Hong Kong. Before he joined BW, Prytz was the head of the operating group at ADM Capital, an Asia-based distressed debt hedge fund managing $2 billion in assets, where he spearheaded their due diligence and portfolio company performance improvement efforts. Nicholas Fell Senior Vice President, Corporate Services and General Counsel Nick Fell joined BW on 9 January 2012 as head of Corporate Services, holding responsibilities for Legal, Insurance, Corporate Secretarial, IT and Communications departments. He holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago, a Master of Laws from the University of Leicester and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Liverpool. He is admitted to practice law in England, New York, California and Hong Kong. Prior to joining BW, Fell was Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel for AET Group (formerly known as American Eagle Tankers) based in London, where he led the Group’s Legal, Risk Management and Compliance, HR and IT functions. From 1999 to 2005, Fell worked in San Francisco as In House Counsel at GATX Financial Corporation, where he was responsible for the shipping, aviation and technology businesses worldwide. Billy Chiu Senior Vice President, Quality, Audit and Compliance Billy Chiu has been with BW since 1985 and has more than 25 years of experience in the shipping industry. Prior to his current role as SVP Quality, Audit and Compliance, Chiu was head of Finance and Accounts in 2012. Before this he oversaw the Corporate Affairs and Compliance division of the company since 2011. Chiu was appointed as Director of Commercial and Operations in 2003 and later as SVP of Commercial (Tankers). From 2002 to 2003, Chiu was Chief Operating Officer with responsibility for operations, manning, fleet systems and purchasing. Before joining BW in 2002, Chiu held senior management positions within World-Wide Shipping Agency (Singapore) Pte Ltd, first as Manager, Commercial, between 1995 and 2000 and subsequently as Vice President, Commercial, between 2000 and 2002. From 1990 to 1995, Chiu was Manager, Commercial, in World-Wide Shipping’s Japan office. Chiu graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Social Science degree, majoring in management studies and economics. He holds director positions at the Britannia Steam Ship Insurance Association Limited and the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Limited. Elaine Ong Senior Vice President, Finance Elaine Ong joined BW in 2011 as Vice President, Finance, for BW Group. She is responsible for the Corporate Finance, Controlling and Financial Planning & Analysis departments of the Group. Before joining BW, Elaine was Internal Audit Regional Lead for Kraft Foods Asia Pacific from 2009 to 2011. Prior to that, Elaine was with Teekay Corporation for 10 years from 1999 to 2009, holding various positions in Finance before leaving as Vice-President of Financial Projects & Systems and Regional Controller for Asia Pacific. Elaine started her post-graduate career with Ernst and Young from 1993-1999, where she held various positions in the Audit department. Elaine is a Chartered Accountant (1996) with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. She has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Sebastien Brochet Senior Vice President, Strategy, Corporate Development and HR Sebastien Brochet joined BW on 3 September 2013, as Vice-President for Strategy & Corporate Development. In December 2013, he also took on the responsibilities for Human Resources. Before joining BW, he worked for Bain & Company, spending eight years in its Energy and Industrial Practice in Singapore, Dubai and Paris and leaving as a Principal. Prior to that, he held various operational responsibilities (industrial, purchasing) in the Chemical industry, at Rhodia in Asia Pacific. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Master degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Technology of Compiegne in France. HOME ABOUT US BW Group Board of Directors Management Committee History Global Offices BW Group Fleet Contact Us Privacy Statement OUR PEOPLE Who We Are Our Values Careers Join Us SAFETY Security Emergency Response SUSTAINABILITY Environment CSR OUR BUSINESS BW Maritime Shipping Gas Infrastructure Ventures BW LPG BW Offshore NEWS Press Releases Image Gallery Latest Updates © 2013 BW Group | All Rights Reserved | For best viewing experience please use IE 8 and above.