Senior Management

Jan Vermeij
COO Ultranav

Mr. Vermeij has more than 30 years of working experience, holding different management positions in Chile, Argentina and Peru. Mr. Vermeij has been part of Ultramar/Ultranav Group for about 18 years. In 2007, he was appointed Executive Vice President of Petrolera Transoceanica, an important shipping Company based in Peru. In 2009, he came back to Chile being designated CEO of Ultratug, the Ultranav's tugboat company with operations in 8 countries in South America. In 2014, he assumed the responsibility to lead Ultramar group of companies holding the position of CEO. In 2018, Mr. Jan Vermeij is back to Ultranav as COO. Mr. Vermeij has a Bachelor of Arts degree (Economics major) from the Occidental College – Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. and a post-graduated in Business Administration from Universidad Adolfo Ibañez – Santiago, Chile. Mr. Vermeij is a Chilean citizen and resides in Chile.

Christian Csaszar
CEO Ultratank

Mr. Csaszar started his shipping career with the company in 1986 and has since then carried out several duties in various positions within the Group. Since 2002 he has held senior management positions as Executive Vice President at Petrolera Transoceanica, Peru and as CEO of SONAP, Chile. Mr. Csaszar has a diploma as qualified shipping businessman from Insalco, Chile / Chamber of Commerce Hamburg, and holds a degree in business administration from DAV-Foreign Trade and Transport Academy of Bremen, Germany. In addition he completed executive development programs PED at IMD, Switzerland and AMP at Harvard Business School, USA. Mr. Csaszar is a Chilean citizen and resides in Chile.

Per Lange
CEO Ultrabulk

Mr. Per Lange has been with the Company since 1995 when Eitzen acquired EAC Shipping A/S. He has been a part of the management of the Bulk division since 1997 and was promoted Managing Director in 2006. He started his shipping career in 1981 in A.P.Møller-Maersk where he was a part of the Maersk Bulk team from 1985 to 1995. He is also chairman of; Ultrabulk Logistics Services (India) Ltd., Cedrela Transport Ltd., Bahamas. Per Lange is a Danish citizen and resides in Denmark.

Martin Fruergaard
CEO Ultragas

Mr. Fruergaard joined Ultragas in 2015. Mr. Fruergaard was previously 26 years with the A. P. Møller – Maersk Group in various executive positions, most recently as CCO of Maersk Drilling. Mr. Fruergaard is a Board Member of Danish Shipping. He holds an EMBA from IMD in Lausanne and has attended various executive courses at IMD and Harvard Business School, most recently he completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. Martin Fruergaard is a Danish citizen and resides in Denmark.

Martin Brau
CEO Antares Naviera

Mr. Brau joined the Ultranav Group in 2008 and has since been working in managerial positions in Antares. Until 2013, he was the Head of the Offshore and Tug Division as well as a Member of the Board of Directors; in January 2014 he was appointed CEO of the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Brau worked for 15 years in the oil sector and served in several countries such as Argentina, Ecuador and Venezuela.
Mr. Brau holds an MBA from the M.I.T (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and graduated with honors as an Industrial Engineer from the Buenos Aires Institute of Technolgy (ITBA). He is an Argentinean citizen and resides in Argentina.

Alvaro Valdez
CEO Naviera Transoceanica

Mr. Valdez joined the Ultranav Group as CEO of Naviera Transoceánica in Lima, Perú in January of 2011. He previously acquired extensive experience as CEO in different industries while working for companies mainly related to the Wholesale and Retail Distribution of Hydrocarbons and also in B2B Technology Sectors in South America, Europe and the Middle East. Mr. Valdez serves as board member of a leading company managing private funds as well as companies directly related to Naviera Transoceánica. He received a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the Universidad de Lima (Lima, Perú), and later obtained an M.S. in Management Science at Lehigh University (Pennsylvania, USA) and an MBA from Northern Illinois University (Illinois, USA). Mr. Valdez is a Peruvian citizen and currently resides in Lima, Perú.

Bernd von Malapert
CEO Transmares

Mr. von Malapert started his shipping career with the company in 1998 and has since then carried out several duties in various positions within the Group. Since 2001 he has held management positions in Ultrabulk and in 2011 started in Transmares as Break Bulk Service Manager. In 2013 Bernd von Malapert also became Commercial Manager of NAVIN and oversaw the coastal trades on Ultrabulk´s Handy segment.  In 2014 he assumed the General Management position in NAVIN and finally was promoted to CEO of Transmares in April 2016.  Mr. von Malapert graduated as an Industrial Engineer from Universidad Católica de Chile,  is a Chilean citizen and resides in Chile.

Benedict Geber
CEO Horizon

Mr. Geber started his shipping career with the Ultranav Group in 2006, as part of the team responsible for developing the Group’s Ultrabulk, dry cargo business platform. In 2009 he was promoted and transferred to Horizon Shipping in Miami, as Chartering Manager. Three years of intense company development followed and culminated with his appointment as CEO in 2013. Mr. Geber completed his business studies at the University of Passau in Bavaria and he holds a degree in Business Administration (Diplom-Kaufmann) from the Technische Universität (TU) - Berlin. Mr. Geber is a German citizen and resides in Miami, USA.

Raimundo Sanchez
CFO Ultranav

Prior to joining Ultranav Mr. Raimundo Sanchez held several positions in Business Develop and Finance including being CFO at International Salt Company in the United States (Pennsylvania). In 2010 Mr. Sanchez joined Ultranav as Business Development Manager and in 2011 became CFO of Ultranav. Mr. Sánchez graduated as an Industrial Engineer from Universidad Católica de Chile and holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management. Mr. Sanchez resides in Santiago and is a Chilean citizen.