Pole Star Global appoints two chiefs to boost innovation

Pole Star Global, a provider of maritime insights and regulatory compliance solutions, has appointed Matt Morgan as its new chief product officer and Saleem Khan as chief data and analytics officer to enable innovation, artificial intelligence (AI) development and growth.

Both bring decades of experience in maritime technology, data analytics and risk management to the company.

“These appointments mark an exciting new chapter for Pole Star,” said Pole Star Global chief executive Bob Skea.

“Matt and Saleem bring complementary expertise and a shared vision for advancing our product, data and predictive analytics and AI strategy across the entire maritime ecosystem.”

Mr Morgan previously served as founder and chief executive of FreightFlows, a maritime data analytics company, and has a career spanning container shipping, commodity trading, and supply chain visibility solutions.

He will lead Pole Star’s product strategy including innovations in AI-based risk analytics, sanctions compliance and operational intelligence, and will lead Pole Star Labs, the company’s innovation hub.

Mr Khan has 20 years of experience in financial services, data insights and risk management, including senior roles at Standard & Poor’s and Dun & Bradstreet.