management team - Nordic Hamburg

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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.

Dr. Mattia Janari

Managing Director

Dr. Mattia Janari has acquired 20 years of experience within the finance and banking industry. Amongst others he has worked for the Hamburgische Landesbank and Deutsche Bank AG. Since 2003 he has expanded his knowledge to the areas of marketing, sales and PR while working in leading positions of established issuing houses. Within the Nordic Hamburg Group Dr. Janari is responsible for Financial Accounting and Controlling.

Sören Hössermann

Managing Director

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.

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Valeriy Pushchin

Director Shipmanagement

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 and container) and received in 2002 the German Master’s License. In 2003 he started his career ashore as inspector by a well-known stevedoring company and after one year changed to the Shipmanagement business working nine years as a Nautical Superintendent, Safety & Quality Manager and DPA/CSO by a traditional Shipmanagement Company in Bremen. Since August 1st 2013 Mr. Pushchin continued his office career with Nordic Hamburg Shipmanagement in the position of Marine Risk & Safety Manager. Mr. Pushchin was then promoted to Director Shipmanagement in July 2015, after the procuration in January 2014.

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

Operations 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.

Ann-Kristin Siewert

Senior Crew Manager

After her apprenticeship in a travel agency Mrs. Siewert worked at the travel agency for another five years being responsible for travel booking for seafarers and technical superintendents. In 2008 she changed into shipping business becoming a crew operator. She was in charge for the crew planning, training and wage accounts for 20 gas tankers. For a small shipping company from Hamburg she started as crew manager with responsibility for third party management as well as selection and training of cadets. Already after one year Mrs. Siewert was promoted to head of the crewing department. Since June 2013 Mrs. Siewert is with Nordic Hamburg Shipmanagement holding the position as Senior Crew Manager.