Brief: Golden Ocean Group CEO Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal Resigns

Golden Ocean

21/11/2019 07:46

Nov 21 (Reuters) - Golden Ocean Group Ltd  GOGL.O :
    * REG-GOGL – NOTICE OF RESIGNATION FROM THE CEO
    * ANNOUNCED THAT MS. BIRGITTE RINGSTAD VARTDAL, CEO OF
GOLDEN
OCEAN MANAGEMENT AS, HAS SUBMITTED HER NOTICE OF RESIGNATION.
    * VARTDAL HAS HELD POSITION AS CEO SINCE APRIL 2016, AND
BEFORE
THAT SERVED AS CFO SINCE JUNE 2010
    * COMPANY HAS APPOINTED OLA LORENTZON, CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF
GOLDEN
OCEAN, AS INTERIM CEO AND WILL INITIATE SEARCH FOR A NEW CEO
IMMEDIATELY.
    * VARTDAL WILL STEP DOWN AS A CEO ON NOVEMBER 30, 2019 AND
WILL
REMAIN AVAILABLE TO COMPANY UNTIL END OF FEBRUARY 2020.

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