Mr Arjun Batra, Executive Chairman, Drewry Shipping Consultants Ltd
Arjun is a multi-faceted maritime professional. He combines an entrepreneurial flair with astute strategic planning and deal making. He is a Master Mariner, a MSc in Shipping, Trade and Finance from Cass Business School in London. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Shipbrokers and a Member of the Nautical Institute.
He currently is (a) Chairman and majority shareholder of Drewry Shipping Consultants group. (b) Managing Director and sole shareholder of North South Maritime Pte Ltd., a ship broker and commercial/corporate manager of a fleet of 32 ships. (c) Shareholder and Director Anchor SM (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. the vessel management arm of an equity fund investing in vessels (d) Shareholder of Maritime Content Limited and Digitalship Limited in the UK (e) Angel/Early-stage Investor in maritime and non-maritime start-ups and growth companies.
Previously, he was a non-executive Director of AIM’s listed dry-bulk operator Globus Maritime Limited (GLBS.L) and Henschien Insurance Services Limited in Norway. CEO of Shipdesk, a start up online ship chartering platform and an advisor to venture capitalist/ incubator Antfactory in London.
He was part of the start-up team and COO of Easyjet Airlines, Finance Director of Stelmar Tankers and Insurance Manager at Troodos Shipping. He started his working career as an officer in the Merchant Navy.