Here’s what our employees have to say about working at J. Lauritzen
Line Lund Clausen
senior chartering manager, JL-Singapore
I find it
challenging to work for JL, and it provides me with great opportunities to
meet new people and create a network within the shipping industry. All this
is very exciting and useful in my day to day work. The willingness of JL to
develop their young employees and give them individual responsibility is
great - as you can see from the fact that in a relatively short time, I
progressed from the trainee program to postings in the US and now
Singapore.
Brian Worning
assistant manager, business development
When I started
working for JL, I came straight out of business school but was immediately
given the opportunity to participate in all aspects of developing
our business project portfolio. I have had great responsibility entrusted
upon me even from the beginning, which has required and inspired me to push
myself even further than I might have hoped for in my "first real
job". My job requires me to cooperate closely with people of different
professions and personalities, which is indeed a great learning experience.
The gravity and complexity of our projects combined with the informal and
flat organizational structure makes for an exciting and very enjoyable
working environment. As of 1 January 2011 I've been posted to JL
Singapore to support the commercial department of Lauritzen Offshore.
Therese Stenderup
senior operations manager
I began my
employment with JL more than eight years ago as a shipping trainee. During
my traineeship I worked for two different business units which also
included a six-month stay at an external office. After graduation I have
been working for Lauritzen Bulkers in the operations department, which has
also included a 2½ years posting to our office in Stamford, CT, USA. This
stay gave me valuable experience both personally and workwise. Today I am a
senior operations manager working in our head office in Copenhagen, and I
am now also involved in the training of our present shipping trainees.
Being a female in shipping can sometimes be a challenge, especially when
travelling to certain places in the world. However, within JL there is no
discrimination between the genders, and that is a strong company force in
my opinion. I like the responsibilities, challenges and trust given to me
and that is why I enjoy working for JL.
Christian F. Grønlund
assistant chartering manager
Since 2007 I
have been employed with Lauritzen Kosan as an assistant chartering manager,
but I began my career with JL as a trainee back in 2005. During my
traineeship I gained broad practical experience. After spending my first
year in JL's Bunkers Department trading oil, I moved to Lauritzen
Kosan, where I worked in both the Operations Department and the Chartering
Department. At the end of my traineeship I had the opportunity of spending
four weeks in Korea, where Lauritzen Kosan had a large number of new ships
built. Like other trainees, I have to confirm that the most intense part of
the training experience was learning to cope with serious job
responsibilities right from the beginning. In March 2009 I was posted to
Hong Kong, working with chartering aspects in relation to LPG vessels / gas
carriers. By March 2010 I moved directly from Hong Kong to JL in Singapore.
I find it very challenging to learn about the way of working and living
here in Asia and get close to a totally different culture than I am used
to. What I really like about working for JL is that there is always room
for personal development - and always something new to learn.
Ole Svendsen
general manager
I have been
part of J. Lauritzen since 1982, when my career as naval engineer began at
the Kogtved Maritime Academy. In 1987 I graduated as naval engineer from
Aalborg Engineer School. I sailed in the Lauritzen fleet, mainly in the
reefer vessels, and worked on the oil rigs in Lauritzen's off-shore
operation as well. JL then gave me the opportunity to seek new challenges
by offering me a position in the head office in Copenhagen as
superintendent. Today, I am in charge of Lauritzen Offshore Services'
technical department. My whole career at Lauritzen has indeed been a
challenging and an enriching experience. In 2005, I decided to take an MBA
degree in Shipping and Logistics at Copenhagen Business School, which
support from JL and the Lauritzen Foundation made possible.
