ESBEN POULSSON

Executive Chairman of ENESEL PTE. LTD

Esben Poulsson is Executive Chairman of ENESEL PTE. LTD., a Singapore based commercial management and ship owning entity, managing 14 large modern container vessels all under the Singapore Flag.  Mr. Poulsson has worked in the maritime industry for over 40 years and has held a variety of senior management positions in Hong Kong, London, Copenhagen and Singapore.

Aside from his Chairmanship of Enesel Pte. Ltd., he is a Non-Executive Director of X-Press Feeders Ltd., of Hafnia Tankers Pte. Ltd. and of Avra International Pte. Ltd.  He is non-executive Chairman of Cambiaso Risso Asia Pte. Ltd. and serves as Senior Advisor to Straits Tankers Pte. Ltd.  He also serves on the Board of the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), and was appointed to the Baltic Exchange Council following its acquisition by the SGX.

He was elected President of the Singapore Shipping Association in June 2015 and is an Advisory Panel Member of the Singapore Maritime Foundation.  In 2016, he was elected Chairman of the London-based International Chamber of Shipping, which represents about 80% of the world fleet through a membership of 35 National Shipowner Association and 11 Associate Member Organisations.