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Kristian Sorensen

Kristian Sorensen
Chief Executive Officer
BW LPG Ltd.

Kristian Sorensen has over 20 years of experience in the LPG shipping industry where he has held several commercial and management positions.

He started his career as a shipbroker in Lorentzen & Stemoco in 2002 before joining Inge Steensland AS (today Steem1960) in 2004 as a broker and later partner and Head of Gas department. From 2010-2013, he was responsible for expanding and heading its Singapore office. In 2016 he became CEO of Norwegian broking house Fearnleys, and also served as Deputy Group CEO for the Astrup Fearnley Group until 2021, when he joined Avance Gas as CEO. Kristian joined BW LPG as Deputy CEO and Head of Strategy in September 2022.

Kristian spent two years in the Royal Norwegian Navy as a graduate of the Junior Naval Academy and holds a “Sivilokonom” degree from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).

Born: 1976

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