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THE GROWING MARITIME ANNUITY
INVESTMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
FSL Trust Management
Pte. Ltd., as Trustee-
Manager of First Ship
Lease Trust, is advised by
an investment advisory
committee comprising
four external investment
experts who provide
perspectives on the
maritime industry as
well as ship fnancing
knowledge.
The members of the Committee are:
MR PETER MICHAEL KLOPFER
Mr Klopfer founded P.M. Klopfer
Shipbrokers, Inc. in 1991 and co-
founded First Ship Lease Ltd. alongside
HSH Nordbank, Bayerische Hypo- und
Vereinsbank and Schoeller Holdings
in 2002. He was a line manager in
Hellenic Lines Limited (1965 – 1973), joint
managing partner of LQM Associates, Inc
(1979 – 1981), partner in Jacq. Pierot Jr.
& Sons, Inc. (1981 – 1989) and chairman
and chief executive officer of Finanshuset
(USA) Inc (1989 – 1991). He is currently
President of P.M. Klopfer Shipbrokers, Inc.
which provides ship brokerage, maritime
consulting and financial and securities
analysis services to the shipping and
financial communities. Mr Klopfer worked
his way through evening school, having
attended Queens College of the City
University of New York and Pace College.
MR ULF GÄNGER
Prior to his retirement in 2003, Mr
Gänger was a member of the board of
managing directors of HSH Nordbank
and was responsible for matters
relating to shipping companies,
transport, commodity trade
and corporate finance. During
his employment with HSH
Nordbank, he developed
its Asian network and
founded, among others,
the Singapore branch
office of HSH
Nordbank. Under
his direction, the ship financing portfolio
of HSH Nordbank became number one
worldwide. After his retirement in 2003,
Mr Gänger remains active as business
consultant to several international shipping
companies and HSH Nordbank AG. He
graduated from the University of Hamburg
with a diploma in economics in 1965.
MR HEINRICH LEOPOLD FELIX
SCHOELLER
Mr Schoeller is currently chairman of
Schoeller Holdings Limited, a Cyprus-
based investment holding company which
he founded in 1978. Schoeller Holdings
Limited engages in a range of businesses,
including ship owning, ship management,
liner services and hotel services. Mr
Schoeller was a superintendent in C.F.
Ahrenkiel GmbH (1970 – 1972), managing
director of Hanseatic Shipmanagement
Ltd (1972 – 1976) and technical director
of C.F. Ahrenkiel GmbH (1977 – 1981). He
was awarded the Cyprus Maritime Award
in 2005 by the government of Cyprus for
his contribution to the Cyprus shipping
industry.
MR TORSTEN TEMP
Mr Temp is currently an Executive Vice
President of Bayerische Hypo- und
Vereinsbank. Mr Temp was assistant
to the board of directors of Bayerische
Hypo- und Vereinsbank (1993 – 1995),
headed a team in the structured finance
department of Bayerische Hypo- und
Vereinsbank (1995 – 2000) and the
corporate banking division of Vereins-
und Westbank AG (2000 – 2005). Mr
Temp graduated from the University
of Tübingen with a degree in German
literature in 1988.
Clockwise from top Left:
Mr Torsten Temp,
Mr Heinrich L.F. Schoeller,
Mr Ulf Gänger, and
Mr Peter M. Klopfer.
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