Board of Directors
Mike Bandy is an oil industry veteran with 37 years of experience. He worked for Texaco from 1970 to 1997. From 1997 to 2001, Mr Bandy was President and Director of Fuel and Marine Marketing LLC, a major supplier of marine fuels and lubricants. From 2001 to 2004, he served as President of Global Trading at Chevron where he successfully merged the global trading platforms of Texaco and Chevron. Mr Bandy was also Chairman of OceanConnect.com. He continues to hold advisory positions in Lloyds (USA) and Houston Maritime Arbitrators Association. He holds a B.S.Engineering degree from Texas A&M University, an MBA degree from the University of New Mexico, and an Executive Program certificate from the University of Michigan.
Michael Lim is Chairman of Nomura Singapore Limited, the Land Transport Authority of Singapore and the National Healthcare Group Pte Ltd. He is currently a Member of the Public Service Commission and the Legal Service Commission. Mr Lim was previously the Executive Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers Singapore. Mr Lim is a Director of Olam International Limited, PSA International Pte Ltd and a Trustee of the Nanyang Technological University. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration degree from the Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand and is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand and a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore.
Philip Anderson is the INSEAD Alumni Fund Professor of Entrepreneurship at INSEAD. He is also the director of 3i VentureLab and director of The Rudolf and Valeria Maag International Centre for Entrepreneurship. Previously, he taught at Cornell University and the Amos Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College. His book “Inside the Kaisha: Demystifying Japanese Business Behavior’’ was named Booz Allen & Hamilton/Financial Times Global Business Book of 1997 for Industry Analysis/Business Context. Mr Anderson obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of California at Davis, and his Ph.D. in Management of Organizations from Columbia University.
Peter Meade is Chairman and independent director of OceanConnect Holdings Inc., a worldwide brokerage for marine fuel, gas oil, clean products, biofuels and risk management services. From 1998 to 2002, Mr Meade was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Fuel and Marine Marketing LLC. From 1980 to 1998, he held various management, finance and treasury positions in Texaco including Assistant General Manager of the Marine Lubricant Group. Previously, he worked at General Foods Corporation and Chase Manhattan Bank. He holds a BA degree in Liberal Arts from Saint Leo University and an MBA degree in Finance from Long Island University.
Vivian Chandran is a director of various companies within the Chemoil Group. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Transformative Learning and Change and a Master of Arts degree in Organization Development and Transformation from the California Institute of Integral Studies. She was an active board member within March of Dimes and a President and Board Member of the Asian American Women’s Alliance in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Sharon Chandran has worked within the Chemoil Group since 1999 and currently manages our shipping operations in the Americas. Previously, she has worked in the Group’s Finance, Operations, Marketing, Chartering, and Trading divisions and has been a director of various companies within the Group. She attended the University of California at Berkeley.
Harry Chang is Managing Director of Golden Gate Investment Management, part of Li & Fung Limited, a leading provider of international supply chain management and product sourcing services for leading consumer brands. He has held various positions in private equity investments and senior management within the Hong Kong-listed company since joining in 1994. Previously, Mr Chang had worked with Coopers & Lybrand, Goldman Sachs & Co and Deloitte. He holds an MBA degree from Stanford University, a Masters degree in Accounting from New York University and Bachelor’s degree in Chinese Literature from Yale University.
Koji Takayanagi is Chief Operating Officer (Energy Trade Division) and Executive Officer of Itochu Corporation. He has worked within the Itochu group of companies since 1975 in Gas Trading, Overseas Energy, Energy, Refinery Development, Basic Industries Group Planning, Energy and Chemical, Crude and Fuel Oil, Energy Sales and Supply, Corporate Planning and Energy Trade groups, departments and divisions. Mr Takayanagi holds a Bachelor of Science and Engineering degree from Waseda University.
Fuminobu Oda is General Manager within the International Energy Trading Department of the Energy, Metals and Minerals Company of Itochu Corporation. He has held appointments in the Itochu group of companies since 1984 within Domestic Marketing, Petroleum Products, Energy Sales and Supply, and International Energy Trading sections, departments and divisions. Mr Oda holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from Hiroshima University.