A career built in international dry bulk markets

Commercial responsibilities

• Performed daily voyage calculations and freight evaluations to identify profitable cargo opportunities and optimise fleet earnings.
• Worked closely with commodity producers, agricultural traders and industrial customers, supporting freight decisions through market analysis, pricing evaluations and cargo flow optimisation.
• Managed cargo sourcing, contract negotiations and freight exposure in close interaction with customers, brokers, operators and internal stakeholders.

Selected achievements

• Expanded the cargo client portfolio across North Continent/Baltic and Mediterranean trades, strengthening regional market presence.
• Improved fleet employment efficiency through proactive cargo coverage and forward fixing strategies.
• Secured structured freight contracts contributing to revenue stability and downside risk mitigation.
• Strengthened long-term counterparty relationships with key commodity producers and trading houses.
• Enhanced trading performance through disciplined market analysis, freight optimisation and strategic positioning.

Commercial responsibilities

• Directed commercial strategy, cargo sourcing and counterparty development with commodity producers, trading houses and agricultural clients.
• Acted as key commercial interface between the Copenhagen office and headquarters in Dubai, ensuring strategic alignment and coordinated market execution.
• Oversaw forward cargo exposure, freight negotiations and contract structuring across multiple vessel segments, balancing revenue generation with risk management.

Selected achievements

• Led and developed the regional cargo desk, strengthening market coverage and commercial positioning.
• Increased cargo pipeline depth through strategic client acquisition and structured engagement.
• Negotiated and executed freight contracts supporting revenue continuity and portfolio balance.
• Improved cross-office commercial coordination, enhancing responsiveness and execution efficiency.
• Delivered competitive freight exposure management during fluctuating market cycles.

Commercial responsibilities

• Maximised earnings while ensuring efficient vessel operations and high service levels towards customers and counterparties.
• Coordinated closely between the chartering and operations functions.
• Worked with financial partners and institutional stakeholders supporting asset optimisation, earnings performance and commercial strategy execution.

Selected achievements

• Optimised fleet employment strategy, consistently securing premium fixtures aligned with market cycles.
• Strengthened long-term relationships with core industrial clients and trading houses, increasing repeat business and contract coverage.
• Improved fleet utilisation and revenue performance through proactive market positioning and short-to-medium term trading strategies.
• Delivered actionable market intelligence and performance reporting to executive management and institutional stakeholders in the US, Canada and the UK.
• Contributed to strategic decision-making with pension funds and capital partners, supporting asset optimisation and value creation.

Commercial responsibilities

• Held full commercial responsibility for market positioning, client selection, trade focus and the risk management framework.
• Built an operating model centred on competitive freight solutions for trading houses, mining companies and agricultural commodity clients, with a disciplined low-risk, short-term profit approach.

Selected achievements

• Led the successful establishment of the European platform, including commercial structure, market focus and operational framework.
• Developed and implemented the Atlantic spot market strategy targeting selected trades and counterparties.
• Built initial cargo client relationships across trading, mining and agricultural segments.
• Positioned the company as a competitive short-term operator with disciplined risk exposure.
• Contributed to defining the company's commercial identity and market footprint in Europe.

Commercial responsibilities

• Held commercial responsibility for expanding the company's presence among selected cargo clients, including trading houses, mining companies and agricultural commodity players.
• Operated on the freight trading desk, engaging in forward freight trading and cargo positioning while contributing to hedging and exposure management strategy.

Selected achievements

• Contributed to establishing and strengthening the commercial footprint in the Atlantic market.
• Developed and secured new cargo relationships within targeted commodity segments.
• Actively traded forward freight exposure, supporting cargo contracts and speculative positioning.
• Member of the internal hedging strategy team, contributing to risk mitigation and exposure steering.
• Supported the execution of the European growth platform during its expansion phase.

Commercial responsibilities

• Managed forward freight trading and speculative cargo contracts, contributing to the company's hedging and risk management strategy.
• Worked closely with operations teams on voyage execution, laytime performance, cargo scheduling and operational optimisation of owned and controlled tonnage.
• Took a career break from 2009–2010 to complete an HD (Business Economics) at Copenhagen Business School, returning thereafter to full commercial responsibility.

Selected achievements

• Procured and executed profitable fixtures across Handymax and Supramax fleets, optimising utilisation and TCE performance.
• Developed forward freight and speculative trading strategies to manage risk and exposure on the owned fleet.
• Built and maintained long-term relationships with industrial clients and trading houses.
• Contributed to hedging and risk management strategies, reducing market and asset exposure.
• Headhunted for a senior role at Thoresen Shipping following continued expansion of commercial responsibilities.