Executive Management

Mikael Skov is Chief Executive Officer, a role he assumed in 2019 after the merger between Hafnia Tankers and BW Tankers. Mikael Skov was the co-founder and CEO of Hafnia Tankers and has more than 33 years of experience in the shipping industry. Prior to establishing Hafnia Tankers, Mikael held various positions over his 25-year career at Torm, of which the last two years he served as CEO.

Mikael is a board member of Clipper Group Ltd. and was an industry representative of the Danish Maritime Strategy Team established by the Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs.

Mikael Skov is a Danish citizen, and resides in Monaco.

Perry van Echtelt is Chief Financial Officer, a role he assumed in early 2019 after the merger between Hafnia Tankers and BW Tankers. Perry has more than 20 years of experience in investment banking and ship finance. Prior to Hafnia, he was CFO of BW Tankers from 2017, a role he took after leaving ABN AMRO Bank as Head of Transportation and Logistics Asia Pacific & Middle East. For 17 years Perry held various positions in the corporate finance and capital markets group of ABN AMRO and its predecessors (MeesPierson and Fortis Bank). Prior to joining MeesPierson, he worked for Gilde Investments from 1998 until 2000.

Perry has been involved in numerous M&A transactions, advisory mandates and debt and equity raising transaction across various industries including the shipping sector.

Perry Van Echtelt is a Dutch citizen, and has resided in Singapore since 2013.

Jens Christophersen is Executive Vice President, Commercial of the Hafnia MR Pool, a role he assumed in 2019 after the merger between Hafnia Tankers and BW Tankers. Jens has more than 25 years of experience in tanker chartering across all product segments.

Jens began his career as a trainee at A.P. Møller Maersk in 1992 and left as Chartering Manager after eight years. He had held various senior positions, including 12 years at Norient Product Pool A/S as General Manager, before joining BW Tankers in 2016.

Jens Christophersen is a Danish citizen and resides in Denmark.

Søren Steenberg Jensen is Executive Vice President, Asset Management. Søren has more than 20 years of experience in ship owning, chartering and operations and is one of the original partners of Hafnia Tankers and Hafnia Management A/S.

Prior to his current role, Søren was Vice President, Projects and Sale & Purchase of Hafnia Tankers, a role he took after returning from Singapore where he was CEO of the Hafnia/Mitsui OSK joint venture company Straits Tankers Pte Ltd. Prior to Hafnia Tankers, Søren worked at Torm A/S for 10 years in various commercial roles, before leaving as Vice President, Chartering. Prior to Torm A/S, he held various positions in operations and chartering at A.P. Møller Maersk.

Søren Steenberg Jensen is a Danish citizen, and has resided in Monaco since 2019.

Mia Krogslund Jørgensen is Vice President, Head of People, Culture & Strategy, a role she assumed in 2020 following the merger between Hafnia Tankers and BW Tankers.

Mia has worked in the shipping industry since 2006 and holds a Master of Science in International Marketing and Management from Copenhagen Business School. Mia Jørgensen began her career as a shipping and CSR specialist at Torm before joining Hafnia Tankers in 2012. Prior to Mia's current position, she held various commercial, operational and strategic roles, including being responsible for executive projects for the management team at Hafnia.

Mia Krogslund Jørgensen is a Danish citizen and resides in Denmark.

Ralph Juhl is Executive Vice President, Technical. Ralph has over 36 years of experience in shipping. He began his career in 1983 as an Ordinary Seaman, and came on shore in 1997 as a Master Mariner.

On shore, Ralph held various technical positions in safety and quality, crewing, and technical organization strategy and development. From 2010 Ralph was instrumental in establishing two shipping companies, Evergas and Hafnia Tankers, where he was responsible for fleet technical operations, newbuilding programs and technical projects.

Ralph Juhl is a Danish citizen and has resided in Singapore since 2019.