Tue 1 Mar 2011, 20:22 GMT

KPI Bridge Oil appoints key account manager


Experienced shipping professional joins KPI Bridge Oil's London office.



KPI Bridge Oil has announced that it has appointed Jesper Rasmussen as Senior Key Account Manager at its London office.

Rasmussen, a Danish national, has extensive management and sales experience in the global maritime industry and speaks Danish, English, German, Norwegian, Dutch and Greek. He holds a degree from Copenhagen Business School and has completed various business courses at Management Centre Europe in Brussels and Cranfield University in the UK.

Rasmussen joins the KPI Bridge Oil group from a leading global marine paint and coating supplier where he was Regional Director for South Europe. He has spent more than 20 years in shipping working in various locations such as Denmark, UAE, The Netherlands, UK, Norway and most recently in Greece where he worked for more than 10 years in the shipping industry.

Commenting on the appointment, Jan Obel, CEO of KPI Bridge Oil said: "I am very excited to welcome Jesper to our group as I believe his substantial international sales experience and in depth knowledge of the shipping industry will be a great asset to our sales teams across the group and that he'll positively contribute to the continued growth of our group."

Jesper Rasmussen's contact details have been provided below.

E-mail: jesper.rasmussen@kpibridgeoil.co.uk
Yahoo: jesper_kpibo
Tel: +44 20 7799 4420
Mobile: +44 78 0879 4484
Fax: +44 20 7799 4421


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