Himalaya Shipping Ltd. announced the appointment of Mr. Lars-Christian Svensen will also be appointed Chief Commercial Officer of Himalaya Shipping Ltd, under the management agreement between 2020 Bulkers Management AS and Himalaya Shipping Ltd. Mr. Svensen has a 17-year career in international shipping. From 2007 to 2008, he worked as a shipbroker for Cmarine Services and from 2008 to 2009, he served as a Project Analyst for Petredec Pte Ltd. in Singapore. From 2009 to 2020, Mr. Svensen was employed by Western Bulk, where he held various positions within the group in Singapore (Head of Arabian Gulf), Seattle, US (President), and Oslo (Senior Vice President).

From 2020 - 2024, he acted as CCO and CEO of Golden Ocean Management AS.