Dockwise appoints Peter Wit as chief financial officer

Dockwise Ltd has announced that its subsidiary, Dockwise Shipping, has appointed Peter Wit as its chief financial officer with effect from 1 September. Mr Wit, who has a master’s degree in business administration from Groningen University and a post doctorate degree from VU Amsterdam, will lead the company’s global finance, legal and information technology departments.

He was previously employed by Shell and is currently chief operations officer and finance manager of Shell Asset Management Co, Shell’s US$40 billion in-house pension asset management firm. Previously, he worked for Shell as vice president for finance in Shell’s Solar business, in corporate finance and as head of finance of Shell’s Albanian oil exploration venture.

“The appointment of Peter Wit is an important step in the further development of Dockwise,” said André Goedée, the company’s chief executive officer. “His combined background in finance, asset management and the oil and gas industry from the client’s perspective brings added value. I look forward to working with Peter and in undertaking essential financial initiatives to realise the company’s full potential in the months and years to come.”

“At the same time I wish to thank Claudia Mennen, who acted as chief financial officer in the interim period. Her very important support has helped the company during a very uncertain time amidst economic turmoil and difficult financial circumstances. Claudia will resume her duties as vice president for finance at Dockwise, assisting Peter Wit in future developments.”

“Dockwise has a strong heritage and great ambitions and I am very excited to be on board,” said Mr Wit. “I look forward to contributing to the company’s future success.” OSJ