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Tue 5 Aug 2014, 14:42 GMT

KPI Bridge Oil appoints new CEO


In an interesting sequence of events, Carsten Ladekjaer's move from Bunker Holding subsidiary, Dan-Bunkering, to KPI Bridge Oil is announced a day after former KPI Bridge Oil CEO, Jan Obel, is named Bunker Holding Chief Sales Officer.

KPI Bridge Oil, a broker and trader of marine fuel, marine lubricants and risk management products, has announced the appointment of Carsten Ladekjaer [pictured] as chief executive officer (CEO) for the group.

Ladekjaer is an industry veteran. He joins KPI Bridge Oil Group having worked in a number of roles for leading global bunker companies.

In an interesting sequence of events, Ladekjaer's move from Bunker Holding A/S subsidiary, Dan-Bunkering, to KPI Bridge Oil has been confirmed a day after former KPI Bridge Oil CEO, Jan Obel, was named Chief Sales Officer at Bunker Holding.

Ladekjaer started his career with Dan-Bunkering in 1995 as a trainee and worked for the company for 13 years. In 2006, he was promoted to the role of Senior Bunker Trader at Dan-Bunkering. He then moved to the Middle East in 2008, where he became Managing Director and CEO at Dubai-headquartered bunker trading company International Bunkering Middle East DMCC. In 2013, he returned to Dan-Bunkering, where he was named Head of Operations Europe/Asia & Senior Vice President.

Ladekjaer took up his position as CEO of KPI Bridge Oil on August 1 and he will primarily be based at the company's office in London.

Commenting on his new role at KPI Bridge Oil, Ladekjaer said: "It is a privilege to be taking the helm at this very dynamic and steadily expanding group and I am very excited to start this new challenge. I am greatly looking forward to building upon the successes of KPI Bridge Oil in recent years and in leading the future growth of the group.”

Contact details for Carsten Ladekjaer have been provided below.

Carsten Ladekjaer
CEO, KPI Bridge Oil Group
4th Floor Cardinal Place
80 Victoria Street, London SW1E 5JL
Phone: +44 20 7799 4420
Mobile: +44 7824 311 311
E-mail: carsten.ladekjaer@kpibridgeoil.co.uk

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