Christian W. Berg will step down as CEO of Viking Supply Ships

Press release

Christian W. Berg will step down as CEO of Viking Supply Ships (VSS). He will however take on various projects within the group and act as an advisor to the BOD. At the same time, Chairman of the Board Mr. Bengt A. Rem (b. 1961) is appointed as interim CEO of the group. For further information on the background of Mr. Bengt Rem, please see www.vikingsupply.com.

The Board thanks Christian W. Berg for his dedication and hard work over the last 5 years. Christian W. Berg has been instrumental in building VSS to become the leading provider of services in the Arctic regions.

For further information, please contact:  

Bengt A. Rem, Interim CEO, ph. +47 940 17 171, e-mail bengt.rem@kistefos.no 

Viking Supply Ships AB (publ) is a Swedish company with headquarter in Gothenburg, Sweden. Viking Supply Ships A/S is a subsidiary of Viking Supply Ships AB (publ). In addition Viking Supply Ships AB (publ) has the subsidiary TransAtlantic AB. The operations are focused on offshore and icebreaking primarily in Arctic and subarctic areas as well as on Shipping services mainly between the Baltic Sea and the Continent. The company has in total about 500 employees and the turnover in 2015 was MSEK 1,977. The company’s B-shares are listed on the NASDAQ Stockholm, Small Cap segment. For further information, please visit: www.vikingsupply.com 

This information is information that Viking Supply Ships AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 14:30 CET on 15 September 2016.