We would like to inform you that Rahul Kulkarni has stepped down from his role as Vice President of the SIGTTO Board, having left BP to pursue other opportunities. Rahul has been a valued contributor to SIGTTO over many years, engaging across various roles and initiatives. I particularly appreciated the constructive and collegial engagement we shared while we were both member of the General Purposes Committee. I’m also personally grateful for the guidance and briefings he offered following my appointment as General Manager—they were both generous and helpful. We thank Rahul for his longstanding commitment to SIGTTO and extend our sincere appreciation to BP for their support throughout his impactful tenure.
We are also pleased to announce that Carl Henrickson, who was elected Vice President during the May Board meeting for the upcoming leadership term, has kindly agreed to assume the role with immediate effect. Please join us in congratulating Carl on his early appointment. Carl brings valuable knowledge from his time as a seagoing Officer and Master, as well as deep gas industry experience from working in senior leadership positions at BP, BG Group British Gas, and currently Shell. During his time in BP, Carl led the Global Commercial Operations team overseeing the day-to-day operations and commercial optimisation of the BP owned and chartered fleet, including their gas fleet operations.
In BG-Group, Carl was the Owner Representative for the BG owned LNG fleet where he worked closely with technical managers to ensure the integrity of the assets and their optimisation on behalf of BG’s chartering function. In Shell, Carl currently leads the Shell Ship Management activities for the LNG, oil, and specialist (LH2) ships they technically manage on behalf of third parties; he also leads Shell’s innovation work focused on shipping decarbonisation and the energy transition. We look forward to his leadership and continued contributions to SIGTTO. Our thanks also go to Shell for their support in enabling this transition.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out.