KPI Bridge Oil Appoints Vice CEO for the Group

Atkinson has held a senior position in the company since 1993

KPI Bridge Oil announced in an emailed press release today that it has appointed its Managing Director of KPI Bridge Oil Americas, Rob Atkinson, as Vice CEO for the group.

Jesper Rasmussen, currently the Commercial Director of KPI Bridge Oil North America, will be promoted to Managing Director for its North American operations as part of the round of promotions.

"Rob stepping up to work at group level will without doubt significantly strengthen our executive management team and enable us to provide more resources to key projects and the individual offices as well as enable us execute commercial decisions faster," commented CEO Jan Obel.

Atkinson has held a senior position in the company since joining Kristensons-Petroleum, Inc. (KPI) in 1993, and is credited as being the mastermind of the original KPI-Bridge Oil alliance.

"KPI was one of the first true marine fuel broking houses in the United States and having been part of it from creation to seeing it grow into one of the largest bunker broking and trading houses in the Americas today makes me very proud as the exact vision I started out with 20 years ago has now become a reality," said Atkinson.

"I very much look forward to taking on a truly global role in the company and getting involved in the development of the wider group and of course to work closer with the management teams around the world."

Rasmussen's new role will see him take responsibility for the Miami, New York, and Seattle offices of the group.

"Jesper's in depth knowledge of the shipping industry and in particular of larger shipping companies combined with a substantial international sales and leadership experience will no doubt be a great asset to our American operations as we continue our ambitious and exciting development strategy for the region," said Atkinson.