At the Annual General Meeting of Assuranceforeningen Skuld (Gjensidig) and Skuld Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association (Bermuda) Limited ("the Associations") held in Oslo, Norway on 8 September 2016, members and clients received reports on matters of importance to the Associations’ business and annual elections were held.
1. 2015 Financial Year
The Board of Directors' report and the financial statements for the Associations for the year ending 20 February 2016 were approved by the Annual General Meeting.
2. Review of Policy Years
2013 Policy Year: The AGM decided to close the 2013 policy year without supplementary calls.
2014 Policy Year: The year will be kept open until 2017.
2015 Policy Year: The year will be kept open until 2018.
3. Elections
3.1 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 2018:
Erik Hånell
Stena Bulk AB, Sweden
Michael Ippich
Hartmann Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG, Leer, Germany
Gökhan Kiran
Kiran Holding A.S., Istanbul, Turkey
Odd-Christian Krohn (as member)
Fred. Olsen Insurance Services AS, Oslo, Norway
Jan van der Laan
Feederlines BV, Groningen, The Netherlands
Stefanos D. Michalis
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 Aggregates As, Lysaker, Norway
b) The following were elected as new members for a one year period until the Annual General Meeting in 2017:
Achim Boheme
Lomar Shipping, Bremen, Germany
Øistein Dahl
Golar, Oslo, Norway
Guy-Louis Fages
Total, Paris, France
Mikael Skov
Hafnia Tankers, Copenhagen, Denmark
c) The following was re-elected as President of the Committee for a one-year period until the Annual General Meeting 2017:
Ulrich Niebusch
German Tanker Shipping GmbH & Co., Bremen, Germany
d) The following was re-elected as Vice President of the Committee for a one-year period until the Annual General Meeting 2017:
Odd-Christian Krohn
Fred. Olsen Insurance Services AS, Oslo, Norway
e) The following shall resign from the Members' Committee:
Jens Ismar
Western Bulk Chartering AS, Oslo, Norway
Yngvar Larsen
Thor Dahl Management AS, Sandefjord, Norway
Nils Aardal
Jo Tankers AS, Bergen Norway
(Catherine Cheung and Ann-Marie Åström were elected to the Board 17 June 2016.)
f) The following are not due for re-election until 2017:
Ulrich Niebusch (as member)
German Tanker Shipping GmbH & Co, KG, Bremen, Germany
Roberto Giorgi
Fraser Yachts, Monaco
Gong Xiqian
China P&I Management, Beijing, China
Sedat Gümüşoğlu
U.N Ro-Ro Isletmeleri A.S, Istanbul, Turkey
Eivind Holte
Saga Shipholding (Norway) AS, Nøtterøy, Norway
Han Jun
China Shipping Tanker Company, Shanghai, China
Mark Jansen
Seatrade Holding, Groningen, The Netherlands
Michael Lai
EMAS, Singapore
Li Hua
Sinotrans Shipping Hong Kong Ltd., Hong Kong
Jacob Meldgaard
Torm A/S, Hellerup, Denmark
Capt. Peter Raes
Sea-Tankers, Merignac, France
Tan Chin Hee
Pacific Carriers Ltd, Singapore
Katy Therapiotis
Ionia Management S.A, Piraeus, Greece
Capt. Xie Chun Lin
China Merchants Energy Shipping Company Limited, Hong Kong
g) After the election, the Committee comprises:
Ulrich Niebusch (President)
German Tanker Shipping GmbH & Co, KG, Bremen, Germany
Odd-Christian Krohn (Vice President)
Fred. Olsen Insurance Services AS, Oslo, Norway
Achim Boheme
Lomar Shipping, Bremen, Germany
Guy-Louis Fages
Total, Paris, France
Øistein Dahl
Golar, Oslo, Norway
Roberto Giorgi
Fraser Yachts, Monaco
Gong Xiqian
China P&I Management, Beijing, China
Sedat Gümüşoğlu
U.N Ro-Ro Isletmeleri A.S, Istanbul, Turkey
Han Jun
China Shipping Tanker Company, Shanghai, China
Eivind Holte
Saga Shipholding (Norway) AS, Nøtterøy, Norway
Erik Hånell
Stena Bulk AB, Sweden
Michael Ippich
Hartmann Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG, Leer, Germany
Mark Jansen
Seatrade Holding, Groningen, The Netherlands
Gökhan Kiran
Kiran Holding A.S., Istanbul, Turkey
Jan van der Laan
Feederlines BV, Groningen, The Netherlands
Michael Lai
EMAS, Singapore
Li Hua
Sinotrans Shipping Hong Kong Ltd., Hong Kong
Jacob Meldgaard
Torm A/S, Hellerup, Denmark
Stefanos D. Michalis
EPIC GAS Ltd. (Diamantis Pateras), Piraeus, Greece
Leon S Patitsas
Atlas Maritime Ltd, Athens, Greece
Capt. Peter Raes
Sea-Tankers, Merignac, France
Phil Rundle
Versabar, Inc., Houston, USA
Mikael Skov
Hafnia Tankers, Copenhagen, Denmark
Tan Chin Hee
Pacific Carriers Ltd, Singapore
Katy Therapiotis
Ionia Management S.A, Piraeus, Greece
Felix H. Tschudi
Tschudi Aggregates As, Lysaker, Norway
Capt. Xie Chun Lin
China Merchants Energy Shipping Company Limited, Hong Kong
3.2 Elected members of the Board of Directors of Skuld Mutual Protection & Indemnity Association (Bermuda) Limited
a) Elected as new members for a one-year period until Annual General Meeting in 2017:
Catherine Cheung
Ann-Marie Åström
b) Re-elected for a two-year period until the Annual General Meeting in 2018:
Terje Hj Michelsen
Bernt O. Bodal
Manfredi Lefebvre
c) The following are not up for election until 2017:
Klaus Kjærulff
Martin Larsen
Douglas Jacobsohn
Trygve Seglem
Sergey Popravko
John P. Tavlarios
d) The following shall resign from the Board:
Ulrich Niebusch
e) Re-elected as Chairman for a one-year period until the Annual General Meeting in 2017:
Klaus Kjærulff
f) After the elections, the Board of Directors of Skuld Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association (Bermuda) Limited comprises:
Klaus Kjærulff, Chairman
Bernt O. Bodal
Catherine Cheung
Douglas Jacobsohn
Martin Larsen
Manfredi Lefebvre D’Ovidio
Terje Michelsen
Sergey Popravko
Trygve Seglem
John P. Tavlarios
Ann-Marie Åström
3.3 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 1.11.1. The Election Committee consists of the President of the Members' Committee and three members elected by the Annual General Meeting.
a) The following member retired from the Election Committee:
Nils Aardal
b) The following members were elected for a one year period until the Annual General Meeting in 2017:
Felix H. Tschudi
Tan Chin Hee
c) Elected new member to the Election Committee:
Eivind Holte
d) After the elections, the Election Committee comprises:
Ulrich Niebusch (President of the Committee)
Felix H. Tschudi
Tan Chin Hee
Eivind Holte
Yours faithfully
Assuranceforeningen Skuld (Gjensidig)
Ståle Hansen
President and CEO