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Wah Kwong appoints David Palmer as new ceo

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Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings has found a replacement for former ceo Tim Huxley, announcing the appointment of David Palmer as the new ceo with effect from May 14, 2018.

Palmer is an industry veteran with a long and distinguished career in shipping, having served with John Swire and Sons, Stolt-Nielsen, International Maritime Carriers ( IMC) and most recently as ceo of Pareto Securities Asia in Singapore, where he has served for the past 12 years.

“The Board is pleased to have secured the services of Mr Palmer, who has a well-rounded corporate shipping career and will bring to Wah Kwong a broad experience across many shipping sectors and disciplines,” the company said in a press release.

The post had been vacant since mid-2016 when Huxley resigned