The boss of Odfjell Tankers, Morten Nystad is standing down after 35 years in the chief role.
The Norwegian company said it has started the process of identifying a successor and that Tore Jakobsen, president and chief executive of Odfjell, would act as interim head until a replacement is appointed.
Mr Jakobsen added: “We wish to thank Morten Nystad for his 35 years of dedicated service to the company.”
Odfjell has a fleet of about 80 chemical tankers ranging from from 4,000 to 75,000 tonnes.