BW Epic Kosan announces Maltby successor

BW Epic Kosan has promoted its chief commercial officer, Jakob Bode, to the position of CEO, taking over from Charles Maltby at the gas owner.

Andreas Sohmen-Pao, chairman of the board of BW Epic Kosan, said: “We are very grateful to Charles for his dedication and for the successes under his leadership as executive chairman from 2014 to 2019 and as CEO from 2015 until today. We welcome Jakob, who has over 25 years of experience in the gas shipping sector and who has worked closely with Charles for the past four years. Jakob will provide a seamless CEO transition.”

Bode commented: “The company has never been stronger, and we are well-positioned to deliver further value not only in our core LPG and petrochemical sectors but also for the safe transportation of ammonia and CO2.”