At its meeting in Amsterdam on 15 November 2012, ITOPF’s Board of Directors voted unanimously to extend the appointment of Mr Bjorn Moller (Teekay Corporation Inc, Canada) as chairman of ITOPF for a further year. Mr Moller has been chairman since 2006 and his term of office will expire at the end of the next meeting of the Board in St. Petersburg, Russia, in September 2013. To ensure the smooth transition of chairmanship, Ms Hanne Sørensen was elected as chairman-elect and will take office immediately after the meeting in St. Petersburg.

Mr Moller expressed his appreciation, saying that he was proud to lead this professional and highly talented organisation for another year.

In her comment to the Board of Directors, Ms Sørensen stated that ITOPF is well respected as the global leader in response to ship source spills of oil and chemicals. As a director, she has been impressed by the importance of its work to the shipping industry worldwide and by the expertise of its staff.

Ms Hanne B. Sørensen is the CEO of Maersk Tankers A/S which transports crude oil, refined oil products and gas around the world. Maersk Tankers employs around 3,800 seafarers and 400 people ashore and manages a fleet of more than 200 vessels. Ms Sørensen has extensive experience of shipping having held various financial and commercial positions within the A. P. Moller – Maersk Group since 1994 in Europe, Asia and the Far East. In addition to being the CEO of Maersk Tankers A/S, Ms Sørensen is a Director of ITOPF, as well as a member of the Advisory Committee. She currently holds the role of Deputy Chairman of Höegh Autoliners AS. Ms Sørensen has a Master of Science in Business Economy from the University of Aahus, Denmark (1993) and currently resides in Denmark. (spill-international, Edited by Topco)