Executive Board Members:
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GAURAV SAINI
Managing Partner
About
XGaurav Saini
Gaurav is a high-performing, passionate Director with close to two decades of management and commercial experience in the Maritime, FMCG and B2B industries. He holds a post-graduate qualification in Business Administration and has amassed global exposure with successful working stints in different parts of the world including Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. With his leadership of TECO Chemicals Sales and Marketing division since 2015, he has played an instrumental role in transforming the organization into one of the most profitable and prominent marine chemicals company within the maritime industry. Gaurav is an enthusiastic, creative, talented and highly-motivated individual who thrives on driving successful business performance and sales with a keen strategic focus. His analytical skills, commercial acumen and technical expertise make him adept at evaluating markets, unlocking potential opportunities and developing marketing solutions by introducing and implementing innovative business and revenue streams to expand market reach. He is a dynamic, effective presenter and an avid sportsman who excels at his favourite game of cricket.
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TORE ENGER
Group Executive Chairman, Norway
About
XTORE ENGER
Tore Enger, born in 1963, founded TECO Group in 1994. TECO stands for “Tore Enger Company”. TECO Chemicals is a first baby of Tore under TECO Maritime Group AS. Tore is a true entrepreneur and has initiated a large number of products and services to the Maritime Industry throughout the last 25 years. He has an extensive network in the Industry and thus crucial for TECO Tech’s entrance to shipowners. Tore was also the Chairman and major shareholder in Scanship Holding ASA, listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange for approx. 10 years, (2008 –2017).
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SIGURD GAARDER LANGE
Group CEO, Norway
About
XSIGURD GAARDER LANGE
Sigurd Gaarder Lange, born in 1975 is a partner and director in TECO Group since 2005. Lange has for the last 18 years held various Board and management positions in the maritime industry, among them several public listed companies, including stock listed companies like Scanship Holding AS.
Commercial:
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THOMAS BERTEL
General Manager, Norway
About
XTHOMAS BERTEL
Working out of TECO Headquarters in Norway since Aug 2017 with sales, supplies, operation and business development world wide. More than 25 years of commercial and management experience from the maritime sector; from chartering brokerage and chartering management in the dry bulk sector, B2B sales of shipping related financial services, manager of small offshore companies, and other portfolio management (KAM), and consultancy sales. Education from the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy, with service as a naval officer in the Royal Norwegian Navy and the Norwegian Coastguard.
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KENNETH CHEW
Regional Sales Manager, APAC
About
XKENNETH CHEW
Kenneth’s excellent track record with TECO Chemicals since his tenure began in 2019 has enabled him to achieve his latest appointment as Regional Sales Manager, APAC effective in 2022. He possesses tremendous expertise in bulk carrier cleaning and has helped various clients to reduce cleaning costs and reduce turnover time which in turn, directly increases their profitability. His marine industry experience spans more than 16 years and his loyal clients can count not just on his reliability and knowledge in delivering optimal solutions but are also charmed by his affable personality. Apart from his career as a salesperson, Kenneth is also very talented and has in fact taken on various roles such as wedding emcee, wedding singer, games emcee and church camp committee member in his leisure time. He plays the keyboard and guitar very well and is often requested to play at occasions throughout the year. You might even see him play at your next corporate soiree!
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MANOLIS TSOLAKIS
Country Manager, Greece
About
XMANOLIS TSOLAKIS
Manolis is a dedicated and innovative professional with extensive experience leading business development, sales and account management operations for large corporations, specializing in the marine industry in his native Greek market for more than a decade. He brings with him a robust approach to increasing revenue opportunities and driving process improvements across various channels with client satisfaction as his primary objective. Manolis will be leading the TECO Chemicals flagship in Greece, to establish an impactful presence in the marine community and focus on synergizing relationships with new and existing partners to drive and deliver results.
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ANDREAS WESSEL
Regional Sales & Operations Manager, Norway
About
XANDREAS WESSEL
Andreas Wessel is the newest addition to our maritime family in Norway. As the Regional Sales & Operations Manager, Andreas will primarily focus his efforts in forging stronger, deeper connections with new and existing partners in the Western Hemisphere. He will be the dedicated bridge providing support on market access, personalized service and a doorway to our maritime products and services. Andreas has more than a decade of experience in the marine industry with both commercial and sales operational exposure. Through his work with frame agreements, setting strategy and solving operational challenges, Andreas possesses extensive knowledge across vessel segments, markets and customer types. He holds a business degree (MA) from the University of Edinburgh with a robust understanding of the international maritime landscape.
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ALAFIYAH STATIONWALLA
Sales Manager, Singapore
About
XALAFIYAH STATIONWALLA
Alafiyah Stationwalla has joined our dynamic team as Sales Manager. With qualified local experience in the marine segment, Alafiyah brings with her a diverse skill set encompassing proficiencies in trading, sales, market research, operations as well as excellence in customer service and client liaison. A graduate from the University of Bradford, she will prioritize her endeavours in forging stronger, deeper connections with new and existing partners, focusing on personalized service to provide seamless and impeccable access to our maritime products and services.
Operations:
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ANKIT CHAWLA
Senior Operations Manager
About
XANKIT CHAWLA
Ankit is a highly motivated maritime professional with strong analytical skills and multifaceted managerial experience. His ability to amalgamate technical expertise with commercially viable business solutions has been a highlight throughout his career. Ankit has a proven track record of successful project deliveries spanning across the globe. He is adept in working with cross functional teams which gives his operational footprint a global flavour and allows for resource optimization. He focuses on improving sales force effectiveness by integrating business enterprise solutions with data driven sales strategies. Ankit is an avid reader and has keenly pursued his academic interests in lean operations and six sigma methodologies. As a firm believer of giving, it back to society he has actively contributed to charities both locally and internationally.
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CASSIE LIEW
Assistant Sales & Operations Manager, Singapore
About
XCASSIE LIEW
Cassie is a friendly, self-confident multi-tasker with keen sense of learning and urgency who can complete tasks within tight deadlines has been with the TECO Chemicals team since 2020. With 28 years of sales coordination and customer service related experience under her belt, Cassie has in-depth knowledge of general office administration and management, accounting and logistics operational control. In the past two years since the onset of the pandemic, she has been instrumental in overseeing the day-to-day operational issues while maintaining a positive attitude and cheerful disposition despite ongoing challenges. Cassie represents the true spirit of female change-makers in a traditionally masculine environment and continues to motivate and mentor her colleagues towards achieving excellence.
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MICHAEL TORGERSEN STROEMNES
Sales and Operations Manager, Norway
About
XMICHAEL TORGERSEN STROEMNES
Michael joined TECO Chemicals as a trainee in 2019, armed with a positive attitude, willingness to learn and innate initiative to perform various roles within the organization with dedication. As of June 2022, he has been promoted as a permanent member of our Sales & Operations team based at our office in Norway. During his traineeship, Michael was pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo and has now graduated with flying colours. Even at such a young age, he has proved to be an invaluable resource for the team and is a strong contributor towards managing client relationships, solving operational challenges and setting new goals to surpass past performance. An innovator by nature, Michael brings a youthful enthusiasm to the team with his creative ideas and passion for the maritime industry to transform and make a difference.
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SITI ZAHARA
Assistant Sales & Operations Manager, Singapore
About
XSITI ZAHARA
Professional with over 8 years’ of relevant experience in Ship Maintenance and Operations. Working with diverse types of vessels has equipped Ms. Zahara with a thorough professional approach, and enables her to adapt quickly and efficiently to varying professionals requirements and situations. She previously worked as Technical Officer with a leading ship management company. Ms Zahara is a goal driven professional, skilled planner and implementer, with daftness in formulating plans for augmenting smooth operation of vessels and ensuring attainment of set targets.
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ARIFF RAJAB
Sales & Operations, Singapore
About
XARIFF RAJAB
Ariff is armed with a Diploma in Maritime and Offshore Management awarded by Singapore Polytechnic and has performed stints in logistics and marine operations before joining TECO Chemicals in a sales and operation capacity. A home-grown talent in Singapore, he is in pursuit of opportunities to grow and develop with the team to drive efficient and sustainable shipping practices.
NICHLAS SMØRHOLM
Operations Assistant
About
XNICHLAS SMØRHOLM
Nichlas holds a bachelor’s degree in Shipping and Logistics from The University of South-Eastern Norway, and has also completed financial courses from prestigious Ivy League institutions such as Yale University and The University of Pennsylvania. We look forward to benefiting from his theoretical expertise in balancing a financial understanding to operational themes.
Port Captain / Supercargo:
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CAPTAIN MAGNOR SKOGVOLD
Port Captain, Houston USA
About
XCAPTAIN MAGNOR SKOGVOLD
Operating from Houston for TECO Chemicals since 2013 as Port Captain, Supercargo, with consultancy and sales in the US region. 15 years of sea experience onboard, oil, product and Chemical tankers as 3 rd , 2 nd , Chief Officer and Captain. 2 years as Cargo Officer, Port Captain at the port of Rotterdam, worked for one of the biggest and leading chemical carriers in the world and in addition 2 years as ship operator and director of Operations. Certified as teacher at Nautical College, Extra Master and Master licensed, Chief Officer certificate, 3rd and 2nd officer certificate and background from Norwegian Nautical School, 4 years study.
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SAJITH MURIKKOLI
Supercargo, Fujairah
About
XSAJITH MURIKKOLI
Sajith started his career with petroleum/petrochemical industry as cargo surveyor for tanker loadings with SGS Inspection services in the year 1993, placed at Al-Jubail, KSA and later he joins Saybolt Inspection services, South Africa as senior surveyor, supervisor, trainer, and quality control. Year 1999 he joined United Nations Oil expert team in Iraq on the Oil for food program, working initially on the quantity and quality monitoring for the oil export and later won the end use monitoring of the refinery spares. This also included verification and assessment of refinery needs to sustain/enhance the production of oil within the UN brief. Year 2004 he was assigned as operations manager for Saybolt Iraq, limited for establishing post war company operations. Lead participation in commercial post war developments including staff recruitment for WFP aid monitoring team. Year 2005 he was assigned as operations manager of Saybolt Inspection Services in Saudi Arabia based in Al-Jubail, KSA. During this tenure he was able to identify the area where his experience can be utilized better for vessel operators and charterers to prepare cargo tanks to wall wash standard. This led to discussions and forming L&I Maritime services in Fujairah, UAE. From 2007 till 2019 worked as Operations Director for L&I maritime Services UAE providing supercargo services and other tank cleaning assistance to ship owners, operators, and charters. May 2021 Sajith joined TEO Chemicals as Supercargo based in Fujairah to provide tank cleaning assistance to ship owners, operators, and charters
Accounting:
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SIDSEL MYHRVOLD
Group CFO, Norway
About
XSIDSEL MYHRVOLD
Sidsel is the Group CFO. She has various experiences as Group Accounting Manager from APCOA Parking Norway and NHST Media Group. Her expertise is accounting. Sidsel has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from BI Norwegian Business School.
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ANJALI JAIN
Finance and HR Manager, Singapore
About
XANJALI JAIN
Ms Anjali Jain is a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) from University of Calcutta, India. She went on to pursue Chartered Accountancy as a career and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in the year 2007 from India. Post qualification her first job was with Deloitte Consulting one of the big Four Audit Firms Present in India. In 2008, she migrated to Singapore and started her career with Natarajan & Swaminathan, a renowned Audit firm in the Statutory Audit division to get a better understanding and exposure of the Singapore Corporate Laws and Regulations. Finance and Accountancy being the subjects of her interest, she went on to peruse a career in Trade Finance and Accountancy by first working with various renowned Singapore based Multinational Commodity Trading Companies and the same time while pursuing her further academic interests and subsequently obtained the coveted CPA (Certified Public Accounts) degree in Singapore in the year 2012.
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ANNA KOSUT
Accountant
About
XANNA KOSUT
Anna is a Accountant in TECO Chemicals AS. She has been working in the NorSun like a accountant for the last to years, before joining TECO Chemicals in 2022. She has experience in accounting gained both from Norway and Poland. Anna’s skills cover a comprehensive range of general accountancy. Anna finished bachelor’s – graduate studies in Accounting and also Master Engineer – graduate studies in Technology and Computer Science.
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SUSITHRA GANESAN
Senior Accounts and Administration
About
XSUSITHRA GANESAN
Susithra brings nearly 2 decades of dedicated experience in the field of accountancy. Upon completion of her Bachelor’s in Commerce in 2006, she has amassed years of skills, certifications and knowledge in several accounting disciplines, enabling her to manage a full set of accounts single-handedly. She was last appointed as Accounts Manager for a major trading company handling the entire responsibility of the organization’s books. She is a tenacious and highly motivated individual making her a sought-after asset in any team.
