Mr. William Fairclough
Managing Director
Wah Kwong Maritime Transport
William graduated from Edinburgh University in 2000 with a degree in business studies. He subsequently worked for Credit Suisse prior to joining H Clarkson & Co in London as a shipbroker in 2002 and relocating to Clarkson Asia Ltd in Hong Kong later that year. During his time at Clarkson Asia Ltd he worked in various roles as a chartering broker, sale and purchase broker and for the group’s in-house shipowning and logistics arm. In 2006, William left Clarksons as a co-founder and director of Mandarin Shipping Limited. William joined Wah Kwong as commercial manager in 2008 and in 2016 was promoted to the board and appointed Chief Commercial Officer before taking on the role of Managing Director in 2019.
