Written by
Nick Blenkey
New Exmar CEO: Carl-Antoine Saverys
One delivery dynasty that’s been a lot within the information this 12 months, notably within the long-drawn battle for management of Euronav, has been Belgium’s Saverys household. Dynasties, in fact, contain successions and the New 12 months will see a change in management at Antwerp-headquartered Exmar, the place Carl-Antoine Saverys will turn out to be CEO on January 1, taking up from Francis Mottrie who will keep on board as COO.
Exmar, which is 81% owned by the Saverys household’s holding firm SAVEREX, has a fleet of greater than 40 gasoline carriers and floating gasoline terminals and is the world’s largest impartial transporter of ammonia.
Carl-Antoine Saverys, who’s the son of Exmar govt chairman Nicolas Saverys, involves the CEO function after serving in key deputy roles in Exmar’s infrastructure division and subsequently its delivery division.
Becoming a member of him on the govt prime degree are newly appointed CFO, Hadrien Bown, and govt director infrastructure Jonathan Raes, who has been a member of the manager committee since 2018. Additionally remaining on the manager board will likely be Francis Mottrie, in his new function as COO and Jens Ismar, director delivery.
Exmar govt chairman Nicolas Saverys commented: “Francis led a full transition of the corporate since 2020 and managed Exmar in the direction of nice achievements, placing the corporate in a wonderful place to sort out future alternatives with a powerful stability sheet. I want to categorical my because of Francis for his constant steering and management.
“As govt chairman I give my full help to my son Carl-Antoine and the workforce (Francis, Jens, Jonathan and Hadrien). Collectively they make an brisk govt workforce and we’ve full confidence of their potential to construct and develop the corporate additional. It’s an thrilling time for Exmar.”
“It has been one in every of my core goals to create a company that values the event of expertise,” stated Francis Mottrie. “It’s an thrilling change and I’m very proud at hand over the wheel to Carl-Antoine. It’s a optimistic transfer for all stakeholders, our staff particularly, they usually have my full cooperation.”
Carl-Antoine Saverys said: “With the upcoming world challenges, Exmar is completely positioned to play a significant function within the additional optimization of the power worth chain. The workforce will proceed to develop Exmar as a key participant within the transportation and transformation of gasses by state-of-the-art property.”
