Hong Kong-listed Brightoil Petroleum has welcomed Ronnie Ho as its new Global Bunker Director.
Ho has a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Banking and Finance from the University of London and comes with more than 10 years of experience as a fuel trader at Maersk Oil Trading, a source at Brightoil told Manifold Times.
Hans Staal, the previous Global Bunker Director of Brightoil Petroleum, has left the company.
“Staal officially left Brightoil on Wednesday,” said the source.
Staal joined Brightoil in January 2016, managing sales and operations for multiple service locations across Singapore and China, according to his Linkedin profile.
His previous tenure was at O.W. Bunker & Trading where he started as Key Account Manager / Sales Manager, Reselling Division in January 2004; he rose the ranks and left the company as General Manager of O.W. Bunker North America in December 2015.
Brightoil’s shares has been suspended since 3 October 2017 pending release of its annual results for the year ended 30 June 2017 due to a review.
Manifold Times was first to publish the above.
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Published: 4 January, 2018
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