EXPERIENCED, EFFECTIVE AND DIVERSED
LEADERSHIP
ELAINE ONG
Chief Financial Officer
Elaine Ong has over 25 years of experience in all aspects of Finance.
Prior to joining BW LPG in 2015, Ms Ong was Senior Vice President at BW Group since 2011. She had also held various Finance leadership positions at Kraft Foods and Teekay Corporation.
Ms Ong is a Chartered Accountant (1996) with the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University of British Columbia.
Born: 1972
NIELS RIGAULT
Executive Vice President, Commercial
Niels Rigault has 15 years of experience in competitive shipbroking. Prior to joining BW LPG in 2016, he was Senior Partner and Member of the Project department at Inge Steensland. He holds a Bachelor’s in business economics from Vrije Universiteit Brussel/Vesalius College and a degree in Marketing from BI Norwegian Business School.
Born: 1976
PONTUS BERG
Executive Vice President, Technical and Operations
Pontus Berg has over 25 years of shipping experience from Ship Owners and Technical Management companies. Mr Berg has sailed up to and in the rank of Chief Engineer.
Prior to joining BW LPG in 2015, Mr Berg was General Manager & Director General of Greenship Gas France and prior that Technical Manager in Evergas and in Eitzen Gas. Mr Berg holds a Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering from Kalmar University.
Born: 1976
PRODYUT BANERJEE
Vice President, Operations
Captain Prodyut Banerjee has more than 18 years of experience in Global Fleet Operations in the maritime industry. He has held various leadership positions with BW Group since 2005. Prior to joining BW, he worked at ExxonMobil and IMT for over 15 years, serving at sea in the Mobil Tanker fleet, and on shore in the UK office. He holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the National University of Singapore.
Born: 1962
KNUT-HELGE KNUTSEN
Vice President, Technical
Knut-Helge Knutsen has been in global leadership positions in the Maritime Industry for the last 19 years. Before joining BW back in 2013, he was Regional Manager in VPS. Mr Knutsen has previously worked 11 years for DNV GL leading various technical disciplines in Norway and in South Korea. He holds a Master degree in Marine Engineering from NTNU in Norway and Global Business Leadership qualifications from IMD Business School in Switzerland.
Born: 1969
JO MOFFAT
Vice President, Product Services
Jo Moffat has over 25 years of experience in LPG markets with her main focus on LPG trading. Her career started in Mobil Oil as an engineer before joining Ferrell Intl as an LPG trader where she stayed for 18 years. Before joining BW LPG she held commercial leadership positions at Shell Intl Trading Ltd and SK Gas Pte Ltd in Singapore.
Born: 1964
