Circular to all Members
At the Annual General Meeting of Assuranceforeningen Skuld (Gjensidig) (“the Association”) held in Oslo, Norway on
4 September 2014, members and clients received reports on matters of importance to the Association’s business and
annual elections were held.
1. 2013 Financial Year
The Board of Directors’ report and accounts for the Association for the year ending 20 February 2014 were approved by the
Annual General Meeting.
2. Review of Policy Years
2011 Policy Year - The AGM decided to close the 2011 policy year without supplementary calls.
2012 Policy Year - The year will be kept open until 2015.
2013 Policy Year - The year will be kept open until 2016.
3. Statutes amendments
Statutes
On the Committee’s recommendation, the Meeting adopted amendments to the Statutes 1.10 and 1.12, based on
recommendations from the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA). The amendments establish that the Audit
Committee shall consist of 3 to 4 members instead of the full Board collectively.
4. Elections
4.1 Elected members of the Members’ Committee of Assuranceforeningen Skuld (Gjensidig)
The members of the Members’ Committee are elected at the Annual General Meeting in accordance with statute 1.3.4.
a) The following were re-elected for a two-year period until the Annual General Meeting 2016:
Michael Ippich
Hartmann Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG, Leer, Germany
Gökhan Kiran
Kiran Holding A.S., Istanbul, Turkey
Odd-Christian Krohn
Fred. Olsen Insurance Services AS, Oslo, Norway
Jan van der Laan
Feederlines BV, Groningen, The Netherlands
Michalis D. Stefanos
EPIC GAS Ltd. (Diamantis Pateras), Piraeus, Greece
Leon S Patitsas
Atlas Maritime Ltd, Athens, Greece
Phil Rundle
Versabar, Inc., Houston, USA
Felix H. Tschudi
Tschudi Shipping Company AS, Lysaker, Norway
Nils Aardal
Jo Tankers AS, Bergen, Norway
b) The following were elected as new members for a one year period until the Annual General Meeting in 2015:
Roberto Giorgi
V.Ships, Monaco
Mark Jansen
Seatrade Holding, Groningen, The Netherlands
Capt. Xie Chunlin
China Merchants Energy Shipping Company Limited, Hong Kong
Gong Xiqian
China P&I Management, Beijing, China
Michael Lai
EMAS, Singapore
Li Hua
Sinotrans Shipping Hong Kong Ltd., Hong Kong
Han Jun
China Shipping Tanker Company, Shanghai, China
c) The President, Ulrich Niebusch was re-elected as President of the Committee for a one-year period until the Annual General Meeting 2015.
d) Terje Michelsen was elected as Vice President of the Committee for a one- year period until the Annual General Meeting 2015.
e) The following shall retire from the Members’ Committee:
Geraldine Otto, Seahold S.a.r.l., Luxembourg
Huang Shaoije, Associated Maritime Company (Hong Kong) Ltd., Hong Kong
Harald Andresen, Fred. Olsen & Co., Oslo, Norway
Toril Eidesvik, Green Reefers ASA, Norway
f) The following are not due for re-election until 2015:
Ulrich Niebusch (as member)
German Tanker Shipping GmbH & Co, KG, Bremen, Germany
Terje Michelsen (as member)
Grieg Shipping Group AS, Bergen, Norway
Capt. Peter Raes
Sea-Tankers, Merignac, France
Sedat Gümüşoğlu
U.N Ro-Ro Isletmeleri A.S, Istanbul, Turkey
Jens Ismar
Western Bulk AS. Oslo, Norway
Eivind Holte
Saga Shipholding (Norway) AS, Nøtterøy, Norway
Yngvar Larsen
Thor Dahl Management AS, Sandefjord, Norway
Jacob Meldgaard
Torm A/S, Hellerup, Denmark
Fabio Montanari
Navigazione Montanari SPA, Fano, Italy
Tan Chin Hee
Pacific Carriers Ltd, Singapore
Katy Therapiotis
Ionia Management S.A, Piraeus, Greece
Anne-Marie Åström
Rederi AB Gotland, Visby, Sweden
4.2 Elected members of the Board of Directors of Skuld Mutual Protection & Indemnity Association (Bermuda) Limited
a) Re-elected for a two year period until the Annual General Meeting in 2016:
Ulrich Niebusch
Bernt O. Bodal
Manfredi Lefebvre D’Ovidio
b) Elected as members for a one year period until the Annual General Meeting in 2015:
Martin Larsen
c) Elected as member for a three year period until the Annual General Meeting in 2017:
Douglas Jacobsohn
d) Re-elected as Chairman for a one year period until the Annual General Meeting in 2015:
Klaus Kjærulff
e) The following shall retire from the Board:
Peter Wilsund
Roberto Giorgi
f) After the elections, the Board of Directors of Skuld Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association (Bermuda) Limited comprises:
Klaus Kjærulff, Chairman
Ulrich Niebusch, Vice Chairman
Sergey Popravko
Ulf G. Ryder
Trygve Seglem
John P. Tavlarios
Bernt O. Bodal
Manfredi Lefebvre D’Ovidio
Martin Larsen
Douglas Jacobsohn
Alan Bossin (Partner in law firm Appleby, Bermuda)
Brad Adderley (Partner in law firm Appleby, Bermuda)
4.3 Elected Members to the Control Committee of Assuranceforeningen Skuld (Gjensidig)
The members of the Control Committee are elected at the Annual General Meeting in accordance with statute 1.3.6.
a) Re-elected for a one-year period until the Annual General Meeting in 2015:
Harald Andresen
b) After the elections, the Control Committee comprises:
Karl-Erik Nitter Foss
Harald Andresen
Nils Aardal
Eivind Holte, deputy member
4.4 Elected Members of the Election Committee of Assuranceforeningen Skuld (Gjensidig)
The members of the Election Committee are elected at the Annual General Meeting in accordance with statute 1.3.5. The Election Committee consists of four members, with the President of the Committee as one of its members.
a) The following members are elected for a one year period until the Annual General Meeting in 2015:
Felix H. Tschudi
Nils Aardal
Tan Chin Hee
b) After the elections, the Election Committee comprises:
Ulrich Niebusch
Felix H. Tschudi
Nils Aardal
Tan Chin Hee
Yours faithfully
Assuranceforeningen Skuld (Gjensidig)
Douglas Jacobsohn
President and CEO