Massoel, the Swiss based owner and operator of 14 bulk carriers, has appointed a new CEO and made a number of changes to its management and operational team.
The Giorgio P Sulser-headed company has appointed Lionel Fluckiger as the new CEO as from 1 March, following the departure of Michael Deslarzes at the end of 2011. “ We have looked at a number of candidates over the past two months and are now delighted to make the appointment from within our team” says Sulser.
Lionel Fluckiger was appointed CFO of Massoel in January 2010 and retains this role within the group. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Geneva and a masters in Finance from the University of Southern Queensland, Australia.
Philip Lord has been appointed as General Manager, Commercial, Operations and Insurance, again working out of the Group’s Geneva office.
Stewart Hayes moves up to the position of Fleet Manager, working under General Manager,Trevor Shaw, at Massoel (UK) Limited, based in Liverpool, which provides technical
ship management services to the group’s fleet of bulkers, ranging in size from 7,400dwt to 50,500 dwt.
Massoel Group Chairman, Giorgio Sulser says he is also particularly pleased to be able to welcome Lock Parker to the board of directors at Massoel (UK) Limited. “Lock Parker worked with me at Acomarit as Chief Technical Officer and more recently has been Technical Director of V.Ships. Lock brings a wealth of experience to Massoel and will play an important role in assisting in the coordination of various added value projects we are running with V.Ships in the areas of planned maintenance and advanced management systems.”
Lionel Fluckiger comments,“ Having worked with the Massoel Group for the past two years, I fully understand the potential we have and am delighted to take up this new challenge. We have an excellent fleet of the right size in a difficult market and happily a good percentage of our vessels on charter with quality partners. These new developments at Massoel are the right ones to take us through to the next stage of development”.