Samantha Xu has more than 20 years of international finance experience in the shipping and energy sectors. Samantha started her career with A. P. Moller-Maersk Group as management trainee, and worked at its headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark as financial controller upon graduation. She also headed the finance team for Odfjell SE in Middle East before joining J. Lauritzen Singapore as its CFO in 2012. In 2019, she joined Royal Vopak, a leading independent terminal company, as its Finance Director, managing their terminal portfolio in Asia and Middle East. Her career primarily focuses on board governance, risk management, project investment and M&A. Ms. Xu holds a Global Executive MBA and a Corporate Governance Certificate from INSEAD.