Teekay Group Announces Changes to Boards of Directors
December 09 2024 - 6:04PM
Teekay Corporation Ltd. (Teekay) (NYSE:TK) and Teekay Tankers Ltd.
(Teekay Tankers) (NYSE:TNK) announced today the following changes
to their respective Boards of Directors, which are effective as of
December 31, 2024. The changes further streamline and simplify the
Teekay Group, and align with the previously announced goal of
having Teekay Tankers serve as the sole operating platform within
the Teekay Group and Teekay focusing on managing its controlling
interest in Teekay Tankers:
Teekay Board Changes
- David Schellenberg and Alan Semple
will be stepping down as Directors of the Teekay Board of Directors
(Teekay Board), and as Board Chair and Audit Committee Chair,
respectively, in order to serve as independent Directors on the
Teekay Tankers Board of Directors (Teekay Tankers Board) and for
Mr. Semple to serve as Chair of the Teekay Tankers Board’s Audit
Committee.
- The Teekay Board has appointed Poul
Karlshoej, nephew of our late founder, Torben Karlshoej, and son of
Teekay’s former Chairman Emeritus, Axel Karlshoej, to fill the
vacancy as a Director of the Teekay Board that will be created upon
the resignation of Mr. Schellenberg. The Teekay Board has elected
not to fill the remaining vacancy, and, as a result, the size of
the Teekay Board will be reduced from the current six members to
five members.
- The Teekay Board has appointed
current director, Heidi Locke Simon, to take over as Chair of the
Teekay Board and Chair of the Teekay Board’s Audit Committee.
Teekay Tankers Board Changes
- Richard du Moulin, Director, and
Sai Chu, Director, are retiring from the Teekay Tankers Board.
- Messrs. Semple and Karlshoej will
join the Teekay Tankers Board to fill these two vacancies. Mr.
Semple will also serve as the Chair of the Teekay Tankers Board’s
Audit Committee.
- Kenneth Hvid, President and CEO of
Teekay and Teekay Tankers, will be stepping down from his role as
Chair of the Teekay Tankers Board, but will remain as a Director on
each Board. The size of the Teekay Tankers Board will be increased
from five members to seven members. The two newly created positions
will be filled by current Teekay Board members, Heidi Locke Simon
and Rudolph Krediet. The Teekay Tankers Board has selected Ms.
Locke Simon to take over as Chair of the Teekay Tankers Board.
“On behalf of the Teekay Tankers Board, we would
like to thank Rich and Sai for their significant contributions to
the Teekay Tankers Board over the years,” commented Heidi Locke
Simon. “Rich has provided valuable insight and leadership since
Teekay Tankers’ initial public offering in 2007, growing the fleet
from nine vessels to over 45 vessels today, and both Rich and Sai
have been instrumental in successfully navigating Teekay Tankers
through challenging years and positioning us to thrive during the
current market upcycle.”
“I’d also like to thank both David and Kenneth
for their excellent leadership as Chairs of the Teekay and Teekay
Tankers Boards. I’m grateful to be stepping into their positions at
a time when the Teekay Group is well-positioned for the future and
I look forward to continuing to work with them both in their
respective Board roles. In addition, I welcome Poul to both Boards
and Rudolph and Alan to the Teekay Tankers Board, and I look
forward to continuing our work together.”
Heidi Locke Simon
Ms. Locke Simon joined the board of Teekay
Corporation Ltd. in 2017 and currently serves as the Chair of the
Compensation and Human Resources Committee and as a member of the
Audit and Nominating and Governance Committees. She also served on
the board of Teekay GP LLC, the general partner of Teekay LNG
Partners LP (now known as Seapeak LLC), from June 2021 until
Stonepeak’s acquisition of Seapeak in January 2022. Ms. Locke Simon
brings over 30 years of experience to these roles. She was formerly
a partner at Bain & Company and an Investment Banking Analyst
at Goldman Sachs. Ms. Locke Simon has served as a Director of
Compass Diversified Holdings (NYSE:CODI) since July 2023, where she
is also a member of the Audit Committee. She has experience as
Board Chair serving on several private company and non-profit
organization boards. Ms. Locke Simon holds an MBA from Harvard
Business School and has completed various certifications in
governance (including cybersecurity governance).
Poul Karlshoej
Mr. Karlshoej has served as a Board Observer on
the Teekay Corporation Ltd. board since 2019 and the Teekay Tankers
Ltd. board since 2021. Prior to these roles, he also served in
various business development, commercial management and chartering
roles within the Teekay Group in its offshore and tanker segments
since 2007. Mr. Karlshoej joined Anholt Services (USA) Inc., a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Kattegat Trust, which oversees the
trust’s globally diversified investment portfolio, in 2018, and
currently serves on its Investment Committee. In addition, Mr.
Karlshoej is involved in a number of commercial ventures in real
estate development and agriculture, both as an owner and investor.
Mr. Karlshoej graduated from Colorado State with a degree in
Agriculture Business in 2006.
Alan Semple
Mr. Semple has served as a Director of Teekay
Corporation Ltd. since 2015 and currently serves as the Chair of
the Audit Committee. He previously served on the board of Teekay GP
LLC, the general partner of Teekay LNG Partners LP (now known as
Seapeak LLC), from May 2019 until Stonepeak’s acquisition of
Seapeak in January 2022. Mr. Semple brings over 30 years of finance
experience, primarily in the energy industry, to these roles. He
was formerly a Director and Chief Financial Officer at John Wood
Group PLC (Wood Group), a provider of engineering, production
support and maintenance management services to the oil and gas and
power generation industries, a role he held from 2000 until his
retirement in 2015. Prior to this, Mr. Semple held a number of
senior finance roles in Wood Group from 1996. Mr. Semple currently
serves on the board of Cactus, Inc. (NYSE:WHD), where he is the
Chair of the Audit Committee. He also served as a Director and
Chair of the Audit Committee of Cobham PLC until 2018. Mr. Semple
graduated from the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland) in
1979 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration and
is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
Scotland.
Rudolph Krediet
Mr. Krediet joined the board of Teekay
Corporation Ltd. in 2017 and brings over 20 years of experience as
a financial investment professional to this role. He has served as
a partner at Anholt Services (USA) Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Kattegat Trust, which oversees the trust’s globally diversified
investment portfolio, since 2013. Mr. Krediet acted as Principal at
Compass Group Management LLC, the manager of Compass Diversified
Holdings, from 2010 to 2013, and as Vice President from 2006 to
2009. He acted as Vice President at CPM Roskamp Champion, a global
leader in the design of manufacturing of oil seed processing
equipment, from 2003 to 2004. Mr. Krediet has an MBA from the
Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of
Virginia.
About Teekay
Teekay is a leading provider of international
crude oil marine transportation and other marine services. Teekay
provides these services directly and through its controlling
ownership interest in Teekay Tankers Ltd. (NYSE: TNK), one of the
world’s largest owners and operators of mid-sized crude tankers.
The consolidated Teekay entities manage and operate approximately
62 conventional tankers and other marine assets, including vessels
operated for the Australian government. With offices in eight
countries and approximately 2,200 seagoing and shore-based
employees, Teekay provides a comprehensive set of marine services
to the world’s leading energy companies.
Teekay’s common shares trade on the New York
Stock Exchange under the symbol “TK”.
About Teekay Tankers
Teekay Tankers has a fleet of 42 double-hull
tankers (including 24 Suezmax tankers and 18 Aframax / LR2
tankers), and has six time chartered-in tankers. Teekay Tankers’
vessels are typically employed through a mix of spot tanker market
trading and short- or medium-term fixed-rate time charter
contracts. Teekay Tankers also owns a VLCC through a 50
percent-owned joint venture. In addition, Teekay Tankers owns a
ship-to-ship transfer business that performs full-service
lightering and lightering support operations in the U.S. Gulf and
Caribbean. Teekay Tankers was formed in December 2007 by Teekay
Corporation Ltd. as part of its strategy to expand its oil tanker
business.
Teekay Tankers’ Class A common shares trade on
the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TNK”.
For Teekay Investor Relations enquiries
contact:E-mail: investor.relations@teekay.com
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Website: www.teekay.com
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements
(as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended) which reflect management’s current views with respect
to certain future events and performance, including the expected
Board of Directors’ changes described in the release and the timing
thereof. The following factors are among those that could cause
actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking
statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, and that should
be considered in evaluating any such statement. Teekay and Teekay
Tankers expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release
publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements
contained herein to reflect any change in Teekay’s or Teekay
Tankers’ expectations with respect thereto or any change in events,
conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is
based.
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