The Board of the Group

Geir Solem is the chairman of the Group. He is Norwegian born and has lived in different countries around the world including extended periods in Eastern Europe and the Middle East which is still his main locations. He has been in investment banking for many years. He has created and managed a number if investment companies with main interests in shipping and new technology industries. Geir Solem is on the board of several investment companies. He previously worked with the Norwegian ship owning group Wilh. Wilhelmsen Ltd., the French computer vendor Bull Group and the American software and consultancy company Continuum Inc.

Kemal Zade is assistant member of the Board. He is Azerbaijani born and is based in West Africa. He is an investment adviser working mainly in Africa and Asia.

Gerald Walter is Special adviser of the Board. He is German born and is based in the Middle East. He holds a PhD in molecular biology and is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in Biochard Ltd. He has worked as a senior scientist and group leader in world-class academic institutions (Medical Research Council, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK; Max Planck Institute of Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany) and biotechnology companies (e.g. Cambridge Antibody Technology Ltd., Melbourne, Cambridge, UK). His main expertise is in genomics and proteomics, bioinformatics and antibody engineering, robotics and biochip technology. Together with Northern Shipping ASA, he started Biochard AS in Norway in January 2000.





Associated Investments Holdings Ltd

Associated Investments Holdings Ltd is a Liberia based diversified financial/ industrial holding company with its main areas of activity within the shipping, the offshore oil & gas industry and the financial sector.

The company's main subsidiaries include Investor Inc. , Cornupia Capital Ltd., Nanobiocorp. and Oprhys Properties Ltd.
 
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