The Trustee-Manager - First Ship Lease Trust

FSLTM is led by a team of highly experienced shipping and finance professionals who have an average of over 17 years of experience in structured finance, ship financing and the operational and commercial aspects of the shipping industry. FSLTM continues to maintain strong relationships it has built with both FSL Trust’s customers and intermediaries in the finance and shipping industries. The team also works directly with customers of the trust to provide tailored solutions that meet their respective needs.

The Senior Management consists of:

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	Mr Philip Clausius President and Chief Executive Officer

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Mr Philip Clausius is responsible for the general management of the business with an overall responsibility for Trustee-Manager's performance. He has 18 years of financial and operational experience in the shipping industry. He co-founded First Ship Lease Ltd. in 2002, and oversaw the constitution of First Ship Lease Trust and its successful listing on the Mainboard of SGX in March 2007. He currently sits on the Advisory Panel of the Singapore Maritime Foundation.

Mr Clausius was formerly the Director of Business Development at Schoeller Holdings Ltd., Cyprus between 1997 and 2003, where he was responsible for developing the company’s long-term financing and investment strategy. Prior to this, he founded Philco Security Ltd., a Greek marine insurance and ship broking firm in 1996 and was its Managing Director. Between 1992 and 1995, he held the position of Director of International Broking at Hubertus Clausius, a German marine insurance broker with special expertise in marine hull and liability insurance products.

Mr Clausius holds a “Diplom - Betriebswirt,” the German equivalent of a graduate degree in Business Administration from the European Business School, Germany.



	Mr Cheong Chee Tham Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Mr Cheong Chee Tham is responsible for the financing, treasury and accounting functions of the Trustee-Manager’s operation.

Mr Cheong has more than 18 years of experience in accounting, leasing and asset financing. He spent more than 12 years with the Singapore Airlines (“SIA”) Group (1989 to 1997, 2001 to 2005).

Prior to joining the Sponsor, Mr Cheong was responsible for raising long-term financing for the freighter acquisition programme as well as the financial reporting for SIA Cargo Pte. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SIA. He joined the Sponsor in 2005 as the Chief Financial Officer.

Mr Cheong holds a Master of Applied Finance degree from Macquarie University, Australia and a Bachelor of Accountancy (Second Class Honours) degree from the National University of Singapore.



	Ms Kwa Lay San Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer

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Ms Kwa Lay San began her career as a Corporate Banker at DBS Bank in 1995, responsible for the relationship and credit management of large corporate clients in shipping, logistics, communications and property development. From 2003 to 2006, she was a Credit Approver covering the transport and logistics industry with responsibility for approving and supporting credit recommendations and reviews, and counterparty risk ratings.

Ms Kwa holds a Master of International Management (Honours) degree from Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management and a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours and Distinction) degree from the University of Iowa.



	Mr Vijay Kamath Vice President and Head of Sales - East of Suez

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Mr Vijay Kamath has more than 15 years of maritime industry experience. As Senior Relationship Manager of Marine Finance at the National Bank of Fujairah psc in Dubai, U.A.E. (2005 - 2008), he was responsible for planning and executing the bank’s entry into the ship financing market. Prior to this, he held various positions with Essar Shipping Ltd., India. (1993 - 2005), with his last position being Joint General Manager responsible for international banking and special projects.

Mr Kamath holds a Master of Management Studies degree in Finance and a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics, both from Goa University, India.



	Ms Rebecca Cheng Pei Jiuan Legal Counsel and Company Secretary

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Ms Rebecca Cheng Pei Jiuan was called to the Singapore Bar in 1990 and she joined a law firm where she was involved in general corporate and conveyancing work. From 1997 to 2007, she was legal counsel at DelGro Corporation Limited and then ComfortDelGro Corporation Ltd (after the merger with Comfort Group Ltd) and was also its company secretary in 2007.

Ms Cheng holds a Bachelor of Law (Honours) degree from the National University of Singapore.