John Fredriksen has served as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer,
President and a director of the Company since November 3, 1997. Mr. Fredriksen
has established trusts for the benefit of his immediate family which indirectly
control Hemen, our largest shareholder. Mr. Fredriksen is Chairman, President
and a director of a related party Seadrill Limited, a Bermuda company listed on
the Oslo Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange. He is also Chairman, President
and a director of a related party Golden Ocean Group Limited, a Bermuda company
listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange whose principal shareholder is Hemen and a director
of a related party Frontline 2012 Ltd., a Bermuda company listed on the NOTC,
whose principal shareholder is Hemen.
Kate Blankenship has been a director of the Company since August 2003. Mrs.
Blankenship joined the Company in 1994 and served as the Companys Chief Accounting
Officer and Company Secretary until October 2005. Mrs. Blankenship has been
a Director of Ship Finance International Limited since October 2003. Mrs. Blankenship
has served as a director of Golar LNG Limited since July 2003, Golden Ocean
Group Limited since November 2004, Seadrill Limited since May 2005, Archer Limited
since August 2007, Golar LNG Partners LP since September 2007, Independent Tankers
Corporation Limited since February 2008, Frontline 2012 Ltd. since December
2011, Seadrill Partners LLC since June 2012 and Avance Gas Holdings Limited,
or Avance Gas, since October 2013. She is a member of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants in England and Wales.
Georgina E. Sousa has been a director of the Company since April 2013 and has
been employed by the Company since February 2007. Mrs. Sousa is also a director
of Frontline 2012 Ltd., Golar LNG Limited and Golden Ocean and has served as
Secretary of Knightsbridge Shipping Limited since March 2007. Prior to joining
the Company, Mrs. Sousa was Vice-President-Corporate Services of Consolidated
Services Limited, a Bermuda management company having joined that firm in 1993
as Manager of Corporate Administration. From 1976 to 1982, she was employed
by the Bermuda law firm of Appleby, Spurling & Kempe as a Company Secretary
and from 1982 to 1993 she was employed by the Bermuda law firm of Cox &
Wilkinson as Senior Company Secretary.
Jens Martin Jensen joined us in September 2004 as Commercial Director. Mr.
Jensen served as acting Chief Executive Officer of Frontline Management AS from
April 2008 to May 2009 and served as Chief Executive Officer from May 2009 to
November 2014. Mr. Jensen was appointed a director of the Company in September
2014 and was appointed a director of FLEX LNG Limited in October 2014. From
August 1996 to September 2004, Mr. Jensen was a partner in Island Shipbrokers
in Singapore. From April 1985 to August 1996, Mr. Jensen worked in the A.P.
Moller Group with postings to Singapore, Tokyo, Mexico and Denmark. Mr. Jensen
completed the A.P. Moller training program in 1987.
Robert Hvide Macleod has served as Chief Executive Officer of Frontline Management
AS since November 2014. Mr. Macleod was employed by the A.P. Moller Group from
2002 to 2004 and Glencore-ST Shipping from 2004 to 2011. He is the founder of
Highlander Tankers AS. Mr Macleod holds a Maritime Business (Hons) degree from
Plymouth University.
Inger M. Klemp has served as Chief Financial Officer of Frontline Management
AS since June 1, 2006. Mrs. Klemp has served as a director of Independent Tankers
Corporation Limited since February 2008 and has served as Chief Financial Officer
of Knightsbridge Shipping Limited since September 2007. Mrs. Klemp served as
Vice President Finance from August 2001 until she was promoted in May 2006.
Mrs. Klemp graduated as MSc in Business and Economics from the Norwegian School
of Management (BI) in 1986. Prior to joining the Company, Mrs. Klemp was Assistant
Director Finance in Color Group ASA and Group Financial Manager in Color Line
ASA, a OSE listed company and before that was Assistant Vice President in Nordea
Bank Norge ASA handling structuring and syndication of loan facilities in the
international banking market and a lending officer of Fokus Bank ASA.
Frontline Plc currently has 77 employees.
