Cockett strengthens commercial team with three hires

Fri 20 Jan 2017, 18:14 GMT

Cockett strengthens commercial team with three hires

Eric van Oers, Maria Sortsi and Mehul Vora will be based in Rotterdam, Athens and Dubai respectively.

Cockett Group has announced that it has strengthened its commercial team with the appointment of Eric van Oers, Maria Sortsi and Mehul Vora, who will be based in Rotterdam, Athens and Dubai respectively.

Cem Saral, chief executive officer for Cockett Group, commented: "We are delighted to be strengthening our customer offering in key regional locations. Eric, Maria and Mehul are experienced professionals who will enhance the consistently high level of service we seek to provide."

Cockett Group is one of the world's leading providers of marine fuel; it is jointly owned by Vitol Group (50%) and Grindrod Limited (50%).

Headquartered in Dubai-UAE, Cockett operates globally from 16 offices and claims to trade in excess of 7 million metric tons per annum.

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