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Morten Arntzen has been involved in the global shipping industry since 1979 and was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. in January 2004.
Before joining OSG he was Chief Executive Officer of American Marine Advisors Inc. (AMA) a U.S.-based merchant banking firm specializing in maritime industry merger and acquisition advisory work and corporate restructuring for a global client base. Prior to his work at AMA he ran the Global Transportation Group for Chase Manhattan Bank (Chase) which held a $5 billion shipping portfolio. Chase pioneered the introduction of shipping companies to the high yield market and under Mr. Arntzen was the largest arranger of shipping loans in the world. Mr. Arntzen held the same position at Chemical Bank before it merged with Chase. Mr. Arntzen set up and ran the Global Shipping Group for Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company.
Mr. Arntzen is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee of Chiquita Brands International Inc. He is also a Board member of the Seaman’s Church Institute in New York and New Jersey. Mr. Arntzen holds a bachelor of arts degree from Ohio Wesleyan University and a master of international affairs degree from Columbia University. He has been an OSG Board member since 2004. | 