Nordic American Tankers Ltd (NYSE: NAT) – Changes to the Board Composition
Nordic American Tankers announced the appointment of Jenny Chu to its board of directors, effective immediately. Chu, an experienced professional in US capital markets, has longstanding ties with NAT and a significant network in South Korea, which is crucial as NAT’s fleet frequently operates in the region. Concurrently, Doug Penick will step down from the board to focus on other ventures, with appreciation for his contributions during his tenure. Following these changes, the board comprises two US citizens and two members based in Norway and Monaco.
- Jenny Chu's extensive experience in US capital markets.
- Strong network in South Korea critical for NAT's operations.
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Monday, March 28, 2022
Dear Shareholders and Investors,
In our message of Thursday March 24, 2022, we advised you of our suggested new board member Ms. Jenny Chu. Please see enclosure for her CV.
Jenny Chu has extensive experience from US capital markets and knows Nordic American Tankers for decades.
Most of our ships are built in South Korea and our one million barrel Suezmaxes regularly call South Korean ports. Jenny Chu, who is an American citizen, living in Los Angeles, speaks Korean and her network in South Korea has been very valuable for NAT through the years.
The experience of Jenny Chu with her knowledge of NAT, capital markets and Asia is important. She will join our board of directors now.
In parallel Dallas based Doug Penick will be leaving the board to focus his attention on other business. We thank Doug Penick for his insight and contribution to the board during his tenure with NAT. We wish to continue a dialogue with Doug and draw on his comprehensive experience, in particular from Wall Street.
Following these changes, there are two US citizens on the NAT board, James Kelly and Jenny Chu, one Norwegian based, Herbjorn Hansson and Alexander Hansson, the leader of our Monaco operation.
For contacts, please see at the end of this communication. www.nat.bm
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Important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values, changes in demand in the tanker market, as a result of changes in OPEC’s petroleum production levels and worldwide oil consumption and storage, changes in our operating expenses, including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, the market for our vessels, availability of financing and refinancing, changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, potential liability from pending or future litigation, general domestic and international political conditions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or political events, vessels breakdowns and instances of off-hires and other important factors described from time to time in the reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the prospectus and related prospectus supplement, our Annual Report on Form 20-F, and our reports on Form 6-K.
NAT is a Bermuda based company.
Contacts:
Gary J. Wolfe
Seward & Kissel LLP
New York, USA
Tel: +1 212 574 1223
Bjørn Giæver, CFO
Nordic American Tankers Ltd
Tel: +1 888 755 8391 or +47 91 35 00 91
Herbjørn Hansson, Founder, Chairman & CEO
Nordic American Tankers Ltd
Tel: +1 866 805 9504
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