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Former Brightoil Bunker CEO Joins Goldman Sachs

by Ship & Bunker News Team

Friday January 11, 2013

The former CEO of Brightoil's trading and bunkering team has joined The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. [NYSE:GS], according to Reuters.

Quek Chin Thean will be based in Singapore and head the investment bank's commodities trading team in Asia-Pacific, a spokeswoman said.

Quek left Brightoil in November, and was one a number of high level departures from the firm last year.

Brightoil since announced a shake up of its fuel oil and bunkering business as part of its Strategic Reform of Fuel Oil International Trading and Bunkering Business.

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