Grosland Joins NAT as VP

Carl Fredrik Grosland has joined Nordic American Tankers as Vice President, working on analyses, projects and business development. Reporting to Chairman & CEO Herbjørn Hansson in a staff position, he will also work closely with others both in NAT and NAO (Nordic American Offshore Ltd.).

Grosland has 12 years of international banking experience as an analyst and broker, focusing mainly on the energy/offshore and the shipping sector. Working from out of New York at the time, he has played a key role in a number of major equity and debt transactions. For several years he was a partner and board member of the investment banking firm of Pareto Securities Inc. (New York).

Going forward, he will focus on the U.S., the Far East and Europe with base in NAT's Oslo office.  Working from out of Oslo, he has recently been Vice President at Clarksons Platou Securites (head office in London), one of the largest international offshore/energy and shipbroking firms - also specializing in investment banking in these sectors. He has a BA (hons) in Business Management and German from the European Business School (EBS) in London.