Biography
Appointment
Mr. Samuel Cooperman is an independent Board member and has served as Chairman of
the Board of Directors since 2016. He has been a
Director of Stolt-Nielsen Limited since 2008 and
Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board of
Directors since 2009. He has been a member of the Compensation Committee since 2016.
Experience
Mr. Cooperman joined Stolt-Nielsen in 1974 and
held a number of senior management positions,
including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group. He retired from
the Company in 2003. Mr. Cooperman was a
member of the Executive Committee of the
International Chamber of Shipping until May 2010;
he also served as Vice-Chairman for two years. He
holds BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering
from Columbia University and from the Graduate
School at the University of Pennsylvania,
respectively, and an MBA from Temple University.
He is a citizen of the United States.
Other Appointments
Mr Cooperman is the Chairman of New York Cruise
Line and Chief Executive Officer of Cooperman Weiss
Consulting LLC.