management team - Nordic Hamburg

senior management
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senior management

Rowil Ponta

Managing Director

Before co-founding Nordic Hamburg, Rowil successfully worked for more than 12 years in management positions at Hamburg Sud and MPC Group. He was previously the managing director responsible for Hamburg Sud’s activities in Australia and New Zealand, and has successfully completed a number of new building projects primarily in China. Before entering the shipping industry, Rowil worked for Deutsche Bank.

Richard Grube

Managing Director

Richard has worked in the logistics industry and liner and tramp shipping sectors for 18 years. He held various management positions with Hamburg Sud before joining the board of an IT and consulting company serving the shipping and logistics industry. At Hamburg Sud, he managed reefer shipping, administration of dry bulk, container chartering and the company’s tanker division. Richard is co-founder of Nordic Hamburg Group.

Andreas Mrozek

Managing Director, COO & CFO

Andreas Mrozek studied at the Universities of Hamburg and Stirling, Scotland. After various positions in Hamburg Süd Logistics and Controlling since 1995. 2000 he was appointed Joint General Manager of the business unit Continental Western Europe and thereafter UK. In 2011 Andreas Mrozek returned to Hamburg assuming the responsibility of the department Global Marine and Terminal Operations of Hamburg Süd. 2019 Andreas joined the Nordic Hamburg Group.

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Susann Milord

Director Crewmanagement

Started her shipping career in 2008 sailing on board of cruise vessels. Has worked in Crew Operations (Container and Oil/Chemical Tankers) and Payroll/Admin. Joined Nordic Hamburg in 2013 and took over the lead of Crewing activities in 2018. Based in Hamburg.

Oliver Tiedchen

Director Inspection

In direct succession to his apprenticeship as an engine mechanic and his sea career with Hamburg Süd, Mr. Tiedchen studied at Hamburg’s Technical university and the university of applied science Berliner Tor, receiving a diploma in engineering. Following two years in Southeast–Asia as service engineer for a big German engine maker, Mr. Tiedchen took up various positions with well know German shipping companies, evolving through all positions from superintendent to fleet manager of a fleet of Container and Bulkers of up to 32 units. A core area of his work throughout was the supervision and commissioning of new buildings. Since September 2015, Mr. Tiedchen holds the position of Director Inspection at Nordic Hamburg Shipmanagement, being in charge of Inspection, heading the Technical Fleet Managers, Marine and Technical Superintendents and Procurement Departments.

Jacobus Varossieau

Senior Operations & Insurance Manager

Has graduated as maritime officer on the nautical college in Flushing, Netherlands, with navigation as main subject. After his studies, he sailed for nine years on various types of vessels, mainly tankers. In 1999 he started his career ashore with Jo Tankers followed by the employment at several reputable shipping companies, i.e.: Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement, E.R. Schiffahrt, as operations manager.

Valeriy Pushchin

Managing Director Nordic Hamburg Hong Kong

Captain Pushchin began his nautical career in 1988 at the Odessa State Marine Academy. After the graduation in 1994 he was sailing across the world’s oceans on different type of ships (tanker, bulk-carriers, multi-purpose, container). 2003 he started his career ashore and worked as stevedoring inspector, Nautical Superintendent, Safety & Quality Manager and DPA/CSO. Since 2013 Mr. Pushchin continued his office career with Nordic Hamburg Shipmanagement and was promoted to Managing Director of Nordic Hamburg (HK) in 2018.

Sören Hössermann

Managing Director Nordic Hamburg Hong Kong

Sören started his career with Ship Owner Ahrenkiel and later, while studying shipping and logistics joined Nordic in 2010 as project developer. Since 2014 Sören is based in Asia being responsible for Nordic’s new building supervision, project management and ship management activities in Hong Kong / China.

Keno Eden

Managing Director Nordic Projects & Finance

Began his career in the shipping industry in 2008, working for Salomon Invest AG while studying Shipping and Finance in Hamburg. After successfully graduating his MSc from Singapore National University, Mr. Eden worked for Liberty One Shipmanagement in Singapore and Bremen. In 2014 he joined Nordic as Project Manager being responsible for project development, fund-raising and sale & purchase.