Western Bulk appoints new Head of North Atlantic
(Posted on 28/06/24)
Joachim Frantsen has been appointed as the new Head of the North Atlantic desk, effective 1 September. He succeeds Torbjørn Gjervik who has been promoted to Group CEO.
“I´m pleased that we have so much internal talent willing to take on exciting opportunities as we are growing our company. With more than 20 years’ experience from chartering and dry bulk, Joachim is equipped with all the tools needed for the team’s continued success in serving our customers,” says Torbjørn Gjervik.
Joachim has previously held the position of Head of Black Sea and Mediterranean/Steel team and joined Western Bulk as a chartering manager in January 2017, coming from the Thorvald Klaveness Group where he worked in chartering for more than 10 years.
The North Atlantic desk consists of 9 chartering managers working out of the company´s offices in Oslo and Seattle. The team handles a volume of more than 40 vessels across the North Atlantic region.
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